The Benefits of Getting Home Care

by Genesis Texas HHC on 05/23/11

• It Promotes Healing.  Having a loved one in their own surroundings promotes healing not only of the body, but also of the mind.

• It is Safe.  Many times when a patient is transported to a hospital, infections can occur.  As clean as hospitals can be, it is difficult to keep the place 100% free of bacteria with so many sick people everywhere.

• It Allows Freedom for the Individual.  While staying in the privacy of their own residence, patients can enjoy engaging in familiar activities.  A home care professional is on hand to assist them.  The patient is much more at ease when keeping their independence.

• It Eases the Burden.  Having your loved one in their home does ease the burden of family members once they opt for care at home.

• It Encourages Family Involvement.  Family members usually are free to come and go instead of making a special trip to a nursing home.

• It Provides Personal Attention.  It ensures that the person you love will get what they want when they need it without going through hospital channels.

• It Lowes Costs.  The cost of in-home care is usually quite less than a traditional nursing facility or even assisted living centers.

Life can actually go on pretty much the same as before when you have competent home care.

If you are a loved one can use non-medical home care services, please give us a call at 713.983.9300 or visit us on the web at www.genesistexas.com.

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Live In The Moment

by Genesis Texas HHC on 05/19/11

1. Consider What's Right With You.  Until you stop breathing, there is more right with you than wrong with you.  Every day, take a moment to be grateful for the blessings in your life.

2.  Love Yourself Unconditionally.  Hate yourself for being 40lbs. overweight?  Those berating thoughts you have about your imperfections can actually derail you instead of motivating you into action.

3.  Focus On Here And Now.  Don't think about what you ate yesterday or make promises to exercise tomorrow.  Every moment gives you the ability to learn, grow, and change.

4.  When Life Gets Tough, Don't Take It Personally.  When faced with job loss, a foreclosure, or an impending divorce,  it is hard not to place the blame on your shoulders and get stuck in the "if only" mindset.  Accept responsibility for your actions.  What are you going to do that is different right now?

5.  Put The "Being" Back In Human.  If you fill every moment with frenetic activity - work, phone calls, household chores, shopping - you never give yourself a chance to be. 

If you are a loved one can use non-medical home care services, please give us a call at 713.983.9300 or visit us on the web at www.genesistexas.com.

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While You Still Can

by Genesis Texas HHC on 05/04/11

You will need to consider getting long-term care insurance in advance of the time when you can no longer complete ordinary daily living activities.  Paying for help with these activities can be significant.  Addressing the threat of potentially ruinous long-term care expenses could be one of the most difficult challenges facing you in  your retirement years.  Everyone needs to have a strategy.

There are two primary reasons you may need long term care in your future.  The first is health-related: If you're in poor health and cannot take care of yourself, you are going to have to find some help.  This includes relocating into high-cost facilities due to severe illness or simple frailty that comes with age.

The other primary reason has to do with the availability of family or friends who can help take care of you when you need it.  In our grandparents' day, families were not dispersed across the country and family members often took care of their ailing relatives.  These days, if you have family nearby that can help, you are in the minority.

It is easy to ignore the potential risk of long term care expenses when you're in your fifties, sixties, or seventies, since the threat seems so far in the future.  Resist this temptation and contact a long term care specialist.

If you are a loved one can use non-medical home care services, please give us a call at 713.983.9300 or visit us on the web at www.genesistexas.com.

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