Greetings from Liberty Healthcare Services!

October 2011

Each month we bring news and information that is important to you and your family regarding senior issues, elder care and much more. Enjoy our enews!

Greetings,

Happy October! This month we welcome the beginning of our beautiful fall foliage and crisp mornings. We have a few things to be aware of this month. This first week of October is Mental Illness Awareness Week, we also have National Breast Cancer Awareness and a new one for me, Organize Your Medical Information Month, something VERY important for you and your senior parents to be thinking about. Enjoy our October news and have a great month!

Warm Regards,

Kevin Zepp, President

Liberty Healthcare Services

Liberty Healthcare Happenings!

LHS - Whiting

Liberty Healthcare Services had such a wonderful turnout for our Oktoberfest on Ocotber 6, 2010 at the Stop and Shop in Whiting, NJ, that we are going to host "Fall Fun" on November 3, 2011 from 11am to 1pm, please join us for employment opportunities, free blood pressure screenings, fun fall facts and free refreshments. Come see us at The Whiting Stop and Shop!

LHS - Hamilton

CHHA (Certified Home Health Aide) classes are scheduled for October 11th - 28th

For more information, call 609-890-0311.

www.lhshomecare.org

The Vial of Life

October Is Organize Your Medical Information Month: Are You Prepared For An Emergency?
By LTC Expert Publications

Along with other observances this month, we want to share something that benefits our elder care clients, loved ones and friends.

When it comes to your medications and dosage, allergies, or life threatening challenges to a medical professional, emergency response professionals and caregivers need to know about you, what you are taking or what could harm you should there be an emergency.

The Vial of Life is the perfect solution. Having this information on your refrigerator for emergency response is invaluable. This information could be a life saver!

What is the Vial of Life?

The Vial of Life is designed to speak for you when you can't speak for yourself. The vial contains important medical information that can assist emergency personnel in administering the proper medical treatment. It is a small vial, bag, envelope or container that has all of your pertinent medical information in one place. It is also provided free, thanks to the ongoing support of American Senior Safety Agency.

"The Vial of Life is free because it should be!" Every person should have a Vial of Life form filled out. Seniors need this because of their constant medical changes and medications. It's the right thing to do.

Put one in your wallet, in your glove compartment, and especially on your refrigerator door, and one in your child's pocket.

"May I speak to you from my heart? People find themselves in emergencies that make it difficult to think straight. At these times, all emergency personnel who are trying to help you need to know many things about you." says Jeffrey C. Miller, Director Vial of Life Project http://www.vialoflife.com/vial_is_free.html

Please take the time to check this out by visiting vialoflife.com. If you don't use the Vial of Life, do something similar for yourself or the loved one you care for. The only cost to help save a life is time!

Helping Seniors Stay At Home

Helping Seniors Stay At Home
By Diane DiGiorgi, GateHouse News Service

Most seniors would prefer to live at home rather than in a nursing facility. A goal of many Medicare and Medicaid programs is to help seniors remain in their own homes.

We are frequently asked about Medicare's home health benefit. It is widely thought that Medicare's home health benefit is short-term and limited to elders who are recuperating from illness or injury; but this is not the case. In fact, Medicare's home health benefit is available to all seniors who meet program eligibility criteria and has no durational limit, which means the benefit does not end after a certain amount of time. Under Medicare, seniors do not have to pay an additional deductible or any other fee for the Medicare home health benefit in order to receive skilled nursing and home health aide care, in their own home, as authorized by a physician.

read more here

Meet Our Team!

Erin Hennessey

Director of Human Resources

Liberty's Director of Human Resources, graduated from West Chester University in the spring of 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. Erin worked at the Office of Alumni Relations and assisted in planning and executing events to help the graduates reconnect through social and professional avenues. Erin's customers service skills were enhanced during her previous position in the restaurant industry.

erin@lhshomecare.org

609-528-2096