{"id":305,"date":"2024-01-23T14:16:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apah.onpressidium.com\/north-austin\/blog\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T19:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:53:40","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aplaceathome.com\/north-austin\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tStacey Eisenberg Named Finalist for Austin Business Woman’s 2026 Health Business\/Expert of the Year\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Stacey Eisenberg was 13 when she started working in senior care. Before that, she grew up around it, in the nursing home where her mother worked. Today she is co-owner of A Place At Home – North Austin, and earlier this week we got news we are proud to share.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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I hear a version of this question almost every week from families in Round Rock and North Austin who\u2019ve just gotten a loved one home from the hospital: \u201cShe\u2019s got home health coming, so we should be covered, right?\u201d I understand exactly why people think that. The words sound similar.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tRecovery Isn\u2019t Just Healing. It\u2019s Still Having a Life While You Heal.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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  Somewhere in the middle of a recovery, usually around week three or four, I\u2019ve watched the same thing happen to a lot of families. The medical milestones are being hit. The wound is healing. The PT exercises are getting done. By every clinical measure, things are going fine. And<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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  The first fall almost always gets explained away. The rug was bunched up. He was tired. She stood up too fast. Everyone has a reason, and the reason is usually believable, because it\u2019s usually at least partly true. The second fall is where I want families to stop and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Follow-Up Calls Nobody Makes (and Why They\u2019re the Difference Between Recovery and Readmission)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ask any case manager what keeps them up at night and most of them will tell you some version of the same thing: it\u2019s not the discharge plan they wrote. It\u2019s everything that was supposed to happen after the discharge plan was handed over, and didn\u2019t. The follow-up appointment that<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHip Replacement, Heart Surgery, Stroke: What Recovery at Home Actually Looks Like for Each\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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  David wants specifics. I\u2019ve learned this over enough conversations with sons and daughters trying to plan their parent\u2019s recovery: vague reassurance doesn\u2019t help. \u201cWe\u2019ll take good care of them\u201d means nothing if you don\u2019t know what the actual recovery looks like for the specific thing your parent went through.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat \u201cRecovering at Home\u201d Actually Requires (That Nobody Tells You at Discharge)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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The discharge nurse hands you a folder. It has a follow-up appointment card, a list of medications with new dosages, and a sheet of paper that says \u201cactivity as tolerated.\u201d Everyone shakes hands. Your dad is wheeled out to the car in a wheelchair he won\u2019t need by next week,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t“I’ll Know When It’s Time” Isn’t a Plan. Here’s What Actually Is.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Your mother-in-law is 84. She’s had a hard year. And when you gently suggested she at least go look at a few assisted living apartments, just to see what’s out there, she told you she’ll know when the time is right. Meanwhile, she’s calling more. Asking for help with things<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWhat Happens After You Call: How Our Dementia Care Process Works\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Most people who contact us have done their research. They’ve read about dementia. They know what stage their parents are in. They have questions about accountability, caregiver consistency, and what happens if something goes wrong. What they don’t always know is what actually happens after they make the call. That’s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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