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    Thriving at Home
    Thriving at Home
    Thriving at Home
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    Thriving at Home

    By Dave Tasto

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    The aim of "Thriving at Home - A Handbook for Preventing Hospital Stays" is to help readers maintain their independence and live their advancing years to the fullest. A critical element of maintaining health and ha

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Sesame Productions
    Release dateNov 1, 2020
    ISBN9780933578029
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      Thriving at Home - Dave Tasto

      Thriving at Home

      A Handbook for Preventing Hospital Stays

      DAVE TASTO,

      CERTIFIED DEMENTIA PRACTITIONER®

      Copyright© 2020 Dave Tasto

      All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any other means - electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, or recording, without prior, written permission.

      The content in this book is for informational purposes only and not intended as medical advice. Please consult your doctor or health care provider to discuss your own situation. Neither the author nor the publisher is responsible for any actions taken or outcomes experienced based on the information contained herein.

      For further information, contact:

      Dave Tasto

      [email protected]

      781-315-6700

      www.assistinghands.com/bostonnw

      eBook ISBN: 978-0-933578-02-9

      Open Sesame Productions

      Winchester, MA 01890

      617-651-1182

      Typeset by Amnet Systems

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Foreword

      Introduction

      1Home is Where the Heart Is

      2Chronic Conditions Can Cause Trips to the Hospital

      3How to Prepare for a Hospital Stay

      4Tips to Prevent Going Back to the Hospital

      5After You Leave the Hospital

      6Empowering Patients and Their Loved Ones

      7How to Choose the Best Home Care Service

      8A Successful Approach to Home Care

      9About Assisting Hands® – Boston Northwest

      Appendix

      Monitoring for Specific Conditions

      Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

      Heart Failure

      Diabetes

      Stroke

      References

      Sources

      FOREWORD

      We first met Dave and his Assisting Hands® team when I returned home from a series of hospitalizations associated with my recovery from leukemia treatments. Due to a series of rejection complications, my needs were not ordinary protocols of post chemotherapy.

      Dave spent hours with us evaluating my situation until he pieced together a solution that would be the best fit. I remain impressed with his depth of serious concern and caring, as if I were the only client he had.

      We value his advice and focus. We know that he brings an exceptional talent to each situation; he buoyed our confidence, which we so needed.

      This informative piece on how to prevent hospitalizations reflects his thoroughness and approach. His research is in-depth, and his recommendations are most pertinent.

      I hope you will feel confident after reading this, that Dave’s team can offer among the best services in this field.

      Dave Reed, retired NASA mission controller and current Assisting Hands® Home Care client

      Dave, with his grandmother, mom and children

      INTRODUCTION

      A few years ago, my grandmother was diagnosed with dementia. As daily activities became challenging for her, she moved in with my mom and stepdad, who became her primary caregivers. They supported her needs and cared for her with a great deal of love as would any daughter or son.

      As the disease progressed, my grandmother moved into an assisted living community. Eventually, her needs required the support available through hospice care. This included supplemental help from home health aides for bathing, dressing and other daily tasks. My mom shared with me how impressed she was by the thoughtfulness of those caregivers and mentioned that had she known help like that was available, she would have been able to keep her mom at home longer.

      As it turns out, Mom could have had her wish for my grandmother. There is help available to care for loved ones in their homes, even in that rural town in Minnesota where my parents live, and where I spent the better part of my formative years. In fact, there are many resources available to families whose loved ones want more than anything else to age in place.

      After observing what my mom went through and witnessing the care provided by professional caregivers, I decided to pursue a new career path. I leveraged my strong program management and leadership skills honed through a successful engineering career, and a graduate business degree, to begin a new career in the home care field. Earning my certification as a dementia practitioner is evidence of my commitment to my career move.

      As the owner

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