Assurance of Care Geriatric Care Management

06/13/2022

help for the needy

06/13/2022

Please reach out to your elder neighbors for the next few days and make sure they have proper cooling equipment for their environment, and that they have proper hydration and nutrition to sustain them! ,

03/31/2022

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02/14/2022

12/27/2021

If you had a loved one that passed away from Covid, FEMA will assist you with the burial expenses!

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11/13/2021

Dickson Street in Fayetteville now.

04/22/2021

Be aware of those energy drinks!

The man reported consuming four energy drinks per day for two years.

01/21/2021

A Great Resource for Dallas County Elders
Dallas County Open Data Site:
https://www.dallasopendata.com/

You can access this site to follow crime in your exact vicinity:

 Live police activity (Current calls and responses)
 Police Arrest up to date
 Restaurant and Code Reports
 Code Violations
 Voting Records for Dallas County Officials
 Animal Shelter data
 Dallas Revenue and Budgets
 Calls for services access (Code enforcement, etc.)
You can sign up for free and customize the reports to come to you notifying you of any police activity/arrests within your pre-set determination of miles from your exact street address.

Provided by:
Greer A. Smith MSN, RN, CMSRN, CCM
Assurance of Care
8181 Midtown Blvd. Ste 7109
Dallas, TX 75231
469-718-9112

Dallas OpenData is an invaluable resource for anyone to easily access data published by the City. We invite you to explore the continually growing datasets to help make Dallas a more accessible, transparent and collaborative community.

12/15/2020

A Place for Mom Senior Living Advisors. A free resource helping seniors, families, moms and dads find assisted living facilities, dementia care, Alzheimer's memory care, and nursing homes.

11/30/2020

Helping family caregivers find senior housing, in-home care, elder care resources, and caregiver support.

11/25/2020

CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR AGING PARENTS

As your parents start aging, it can be hard to have those tough conversations regarding their driving, assisted living or care. We help break it down.

11/18/2020

11/15/2020

See my latest post on looking after your elderly neighbors during the holidays!

11/15/2020

The Holiday Season, CoVid 19 and your lonely elder neighbors:

It’s important to remember that social distancing has caused many seniors to live in an isolated world of fear. Those of us with senior parents can’t visit. We aren’t going to religious services together or gathering for meals. Many senior activity centers and gyms are closed. We know that many seniors are afraid to go to healthcare providers’ offices for routine care or checkups — afraid they will be exposed to people with the virus. Some are even choosing not to seek emergency care for chest pain, diabetes or stroke for fear of being exposed to COVID-19 or being hospitalized alone with no visitors. Given this, how can family members and friends respond?
1. Find ways to “keep an eye” on your senior. Drive by the house and talk to your parents/grandparents/senior friends as they stand in the driveway or on the porch. Drop off a meal and leave it on a table outside in the yard. Use FaceTime. How are they acting? Do they seem depressed? Confusion or change of mental status is often the first sign of any infection in seniors — including COVID-19 — and always requires evaluation. If something seems off, dig deeper.
2. Even a simple phone conversation can provide clues on how a senior adult is doing in terms of cognitive function and memory. Ask questions beyond, “How are you doing?” Ask if they’re stressed or anxious about anything. Ask what specific actions you can take to help. Seniors may be focused on 24-hour channels with non-stop stories about COVID-19. Urge them to stay informed but not spend hours in front of the TV. Empower them with information on the virus and help them understand the steps they can take to protect themselves.
3. Make sure they are getting appropriate medical care and that they continue to go to healthcare providers for chronic conditions and health screenings. Remind them that clinics are taking precautions to protect them from exposure to COVID-19. Be sure they are getting their prescriptions and other medical equipment delivered and that they are taking those therapies. There is a great new medical service that will come to your home and provide a wide variety of health care services; labs, x-rays, and treat a very wide range of illnesses right from the comfort of your home. If in the Ft Worth area, call Dispatch Health at 817-476-1420 or if in the Dallas area, call 888-908-0553. They can also perform CoVid 19 testing in the home.
4. Watch for signs they may have COVID-19. Older adults don’t always have a fever response to infection so don’t assume that’s the first symptom to consider. Many seniors have reported a sore throat and loss of smell as their first sign of COVID-19. If they have possible symptoms, schedule a telehealth visit with their physician — these are now covered by Medicare. Don’t just show up to the clinic or the emergency room.
5. Urge seniors to stay active and engaged. Suggest an early-morning walk, before it gets too hot, for older adults who are not at risk for falls. YouTube has chair aerobics classes. Help your senior set up a social media exercise or book club. Technology can provide connection during social isolation.
6. Check on your elder neighbors and see if they might need financial assistance, you can also utilize local favorite restaurants such as Norma’s Café and purchase them a Thanksgiving dinner, I believe a full dinner for 8 to 10 people is around $100, you could purchase one dinner and feed approximately 4 elderly couples.

Remember, our elderly are the ones that worked hard to ensure the world we live in today benefits us to be able to have the freedom and opportunities most of them only dreamed of!

Greer A. Smith MSN, RN, CMSRN, CCM
Assurance of Care Geriatric Care Consulting
8181 Midtown Blvd. Ste 81709
Dallas, TX 75231
469-718-9112
Greersmith1@gmail.com

11/11/2020

“I’m in a caregiver's relationship with my body, a perpetual internal gauging of wellness. My spine is Hogarth’s thermometer. I ascend and descend its rungs a hundred times a day, reading the mercury level. The same dis-ease speaks many languages. If you block one mouth, another will speak. The symptoms represent differently, and as I get older, my translation changes. The prescription changes. Must be vigilant. Must be my best nurse.”
― Jalina Mhyana

06/16/2020

It's National Elder Abuse Awareness Day: look out for everyone elderly, there are a lot of people out there abusing them in many ways!