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Spada Care Homes awarded Best Home Care Professionals in Seattle – Again!
Spada Care Homes awarded Best Home Care Professionals in Seattle in 2018 – again! After reviewing 140 local long-term care providers in the Seattle and Puget Sound area, Expertize.com issues this Award to the top 16 businesses and providers. More than 25 variables across five categories are scored and analyzed to give consumers a hand-picked…
Is There A Correlation Between Alzheimers And Poor Sleep?
If you’re like most people, I’d venture to guess that at some point in your life you experienced a decline in mental sharpness and cognitive acuity after a poor night’s sleep. Is there a correlation between Alzheimers and poor sleep? The brain only accounts for about 2 percent of the body’s mass, yet uses 1/4…
Adult Family Home Licensing Fees Increase – Again!
Washington State continues to gouge adult family home providers by seeking to increase licensing fees to $325 per bed, per year, driving up the cost of long-term care for elderly consumers in Washington State. Since 2008, Medicaid occupancy in AFHs has increased from 46% to 57% of the available bed pool. Since these Medicaid recipients live in adult family…
Introducing Healing Colors
HOW COLORS AFFECT MOOD I’ve always been a fan of vibrant colors, but sadly, when it comes to picking the “right” color for walls in my homes, well… I do a lot of repainting! None-the-less, I’ve been wanting to use the power of color to help residents in my adult family homes feel better for a long…
AFH Audio Book Release Coming Soon!
I’m excited! I’m about to release the audio version of my book “How to find the best adult family homes care for your elderly parent…” Take a listen below for the preview sample… The book reached a #2 Bestseller status in LTC category on Amazon and a 5-star rating. Now, with this audio version, thousands more people in the…