Senior Living Alternatives

When it comes time for the next place to call home.

It happens. At some point, you realize it is time to move out of your home. This move can be due to health, finances, or simply because it feels like the right time. Finding the right community that suits your needs can be a confusing and time-consuming task, but it doesn’t have to be.

A Place at Home’s Senior Living Alternatives program is a free, personalized service that helps seniors and families identify the senior care community that fits their needs – whether it’s independent, assisted, memory, or long term care.

We’ve already done the legwork.

Our Senior Living advisors are experts when it comes to identifying a senior living community in our service area that works for you. We’ve not only visited and placed our clients in these communities, but many of our Caregivers already provide services at these locations.

With a thorough understanding of the amenities, costs, available care services, activities and layout and design at each community, our advisors can easily narrow down the options based on your criteria and arrange for private tours so that you can feel empowered to make the right decisions.

Knowing that you or your senior have a trusted advocate makes transitions much easier.

Senior Living Alternatives offers:

  • No cost to families to use our service
  • Simplification of a complex process
  • Compassionate, knowledgeable advisors
  • Reliable information on available senior living options
  • Personalized service
  • Trusted referrals
  • Private location tours

Five Senior Fall Prevention Tips

At least one-fourth of people above the age of 65 fall every year. Most of these falls occur at homes and are primarily as a result of hazards around the house, reduced strength and reduced reaction time that comes with aging.

At A Place at Home, we have a team of professionals who help you prevent these falls. These tips ensure seniors are safe, independent and also help them avoid the health complications that may come with the falls. Below are five tested and proven tips that help to prevent falls in seniors’ homes.

Hygiene Inspection

This entails keeping the house clutter-free and transferring benches, chairs or anything else from hallways and the stairs. It may also be clearing the house of any tripping hazards such as uneven floors, throw rugs and electrical cords and wires. Switching patterned or striped rags to the ones with solid colors improve depth perception hence aiding fall prevention.

Slip-Proofing the House

We highly recommend that homes be slip-proofed to minimize the risks of falling. This takes into account; keeping floors dry, repairing cracks, ensuring seniors shoes are light to maintain balance and help them feel where they step so they can react better to hazardous situations. Slip-proofing the bathrooms using slip-resistant mats, shower, and tub benches are is also very important.

Installation of Assistive Devices

These can be used to help seniors maintain their balance and independence as they move around the house. Handrails, electric beds, non-slip stairs as well as shower seats are great assistants to seniors. Electric beds are great as they make getting in and out of bed more comfortable and maintain a lower sleeping position.

Review of Medication Side Effects

By understanding the risks posed by some medications, we can help seniors prepare better and avoid falling in their homes. Apart from medication side effects, we advise eye check-ups that will tell of an impending vision problem that may increase the chances of falling.

Reorganizing the House

We suggest rearranging the house to ensure that our clients have all they need at proximity. Moving their bedrooms from the upper level to the main floor is an effective way of preventing a senior from falling on the stairs.

At A Place at Home, we recommend the above tips to aid fall prevention among seniors. Good lighting around the home, and staying active to improve muscle tone and strength are also very useful.

Get to Know A Place at Home

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We’re excited to share two new videos that help you get to know our very own clients and caregivers. These videos encompass all that we do at A Place at Home and show how the services we provide make a difference in so many lives. Take a look, and if you are anything like the rest of the office staff, seeing these filled our hearts.

Our clients and caregivers are the heart of what we do. Without them, our company would not thrive.

From Our Caregivers:

Our caregivers love the one-on-one time they get with our clients. To them, their clients become more like family instead of patients. In-home care offers a special bond between caregiver and client that cannot be received in a community living setting.

From Our Clients:

“If you ever mention A Place at Home to somebody, their face lights up” – Bill (family member). Our clients mention that our caregivers give them peace of mind. The family members are able to continue with their everyday lives, knowing their loved one is safe in their home.

If you are looking for a loving, caring option for keeping your loved one in the place they call home, call us. We’d like to help make a difference in your life.  A Place at Home provides a range of at home services, advocacy, care coordination, and helping seniors find the next place to call home across the communities in and around Omaha and Council Bluffs.

VIDEO: How Does A Place at Home Compete with Other Care Agencies?

https://www.facebook.com/aplaceathome/videos/954506554580505/

About A Place at Home

Our mission is to be an in-home care agency providing Compassionate Care delivered by Passionate Professionals who advocate for the health and wellness of those who want to remain in the comfort of their own home. We believe that seniors are happiest when they are able to remain in the comfort of their own homes. When you need us, we are also there to offer care coordination of the healthcare system.

A Place At Home’s current coverage area in Nebraska includes the communities of Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Elkhorn, Fremont, Blair, Wahoo and Gretna. With the completion of our second branch office in Council Bluffs in June 2015, we have expanded our reach to Nebraska’s neighboring communities in Iowa.

VIDEO: Understanding the Major Problems with Typical Senior Living Situations

https://www.facebook.com/aplaceathome/videos/954525884578572/

About A Place at Home

Our mission is to be an in-home care agency providing Compassionate Care delivered by Passionate Professionals who advocate for the health and wellness of those who want to remain in the comfort of their own home. We believe that seniors are happiest when they are able to remain in the comfort of their own homes. When you need us, we are also there to offer care coordination of the healthcare system.

A Place At Home‘s current coverage area in Nebraska includes the communities of Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Elkhorn, Fremont, Blair, Wahoo and Gretna. With the completion of our second branch office in Council Bluffs in June 2015, we have expanded our reach to Nebraska’s neighboring communities in Iowa.

VIDEO: Why Choose A Place at Home?

https://www.facebook.com/aplaceathome/videos/951815304849630/

About A Place at Home

Our mission is to be an in-home care agency providing Compassionate Care delivered by Passionate Professionals who advocate for the health and wellness of those who want to remain in the comfort of their own home. We believe that seniors are happiest when they are able to remain in the comfort of their own homes. When you need us, we are also there to offer care coordination of the healthcare system.

A Place At Home‘s current coverage area in Nebraska includes the communities of Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Elkhorn, Fremont, Blair, Wahoo and Gretna. With the completion of our second branch office in Council Bluffs in June 2015, we have expanded our reach to Nebraska’s neighboring communities in Iowa.

VIDEO: CEO Dustin Distefano Talks About Our RN Advocacy Program

https://www.facebook.com/aplaceathome/videos/961943830503444/

About A Place at Home

Our mission is to be an in-home care agency providing Compassionate Care delivered by Passionate Professionals who advocate for the health and wellness of those who want to remain in the comfort of their own home. We believe that seniors are happiest when they are able to remain in the comfort of their own homes. When you need us, we are also there to offer care coordination of the healthcare system.

A Place At Home‘s current coverage area in Nebraska includes the communities of Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Elkhorn, Fremont, Blair, Wahoo and Gretna. With the completion of our second branch office in Council Bluffs in June 2015, we have expanded our reach to Nebraska’s neighboring communities in Iowa.

VIDEO: Our Care Coordination Program

https://www.facebook.com/aplaceathome/videos/954514757913018/

About A Place at Home

Our mission is to be an in-home care agency providing Compassionate Care delivered by Passionate Professionals who advocate for the health and wellness of those who want to remain in the comfort of their own home. We believe that seniors are happiest when they are able to remain in the comfort of their own homes. When you need us, we are also there to offer care coordination of the healthcare system.

A Place At Home‘s current coverage area includes the Nebraska communities of Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Elkhorn, Fremont, Blair, Wahoo and Gretna as wall as Council Bluffs, Iowa and surrounding Iowa communities.

VIDEO: Understanding the Major Problems with Typical Senior Living Situations II

https://www.facebook.com/aplaceathome/videos/954532617911232/

About A Place at Home

Our mission is to be an in-home care agency providing Compassionate Care delivered by Passionate Professionals who advocate for the health and wellness of those who want to remain in the comfort of their own home. We believe that seniors are happiest when they are able to remain in the comfort of their own homes. When you need us, we are also there to offer care coordination of the healthcare system.

A Place At Home‘s current coverage area in Nebraska includes the communities of Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Elkhorn, Fremont, Blair, Wahoo and Gretna. With the completion of our second branch office in Council Bluffs in June 2015, we have expanded our reach to Nebraska’s neighboring communities in Iowa.

VIDEO: Understanding the Importance of Our Hiring and Training Process

https://www.facebook.com/aplaceathome/videos/954492167915277/

About A Place at Home

Our mission is to be an in-home care agency providing Compassionate Care delivered by Passionate Professionals who advocate for the health and wellness of those who want to remain in the comfort of their own home. We believe that seniors are happiest when they are able to remain in the comfort of their own homes. When you need us, we are also there to offer care coordination of the healthcare system.

A Place At Home‘s current coverage area in Nebraska includes the communities of Omaha, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Elkhorn, Fremont, Blair, Wahoo and Gretna. With the completion of our second branch office in Council Bluffs in June 2015, we have expanded our reach to Nebraska’s neighboring communities in Iowa.