Don’t Skip Your Flu Shot!
With all the talk about COVID vaccines and boosters, it might be easy to forget about another important vaccination – the flu shot. Seasonal flu cases dropped to a historic low last year. This is likely due to mask-wearing, social distancing, and other precautionary measures designed to fight the pandemic. But, now that schools and […]
Pandemic Scams Often Target Seniors
Pandemic Scams Often Target Seniors From bogus miracle cures to attempts to steal stimulus checks, the pandemic has given scammers an opportunity to use new tactics to defraud older adults – and a new report shows they’ve taken full advantage. In its 2021 Fraud Book, the Federal Trade Commission estimated that, in 2020, older adults […]
More Than a Meal on the Menu
When is the last time you enjoyed a meal with your aging loved ones? Research shows that seniors who regularly dine with friends and family tend to eat more and make healthier choices. More importantly, most older adults say they feel happier and more fulfilled when eating with others. “Sharing a meal is about so […]
Helping Your Senior Age in Place
Helping Your Senior Age in Place Do your aging loved ones have a long-term care plan? If they’re like most seniors, they want to remain in their homes for as long as possible. A new AARP poll of 1,400 older voters shows an overwhelming majority (88%) prefer to age in place. Eight in ten of […]
Services for Senior Loved Ones – No Matter Where They Call Home
Services for Senior Loved Ones – No Matter Where They Call Home You moved mom into a senior living community, so she can get the care she needs… but is she getting ALL the care she needs? Whether independent living or assisted living… our senior living partners deliver exceptional service to their residents. There are […]
HCAN’s Senior Living Franchise Option Offers a Better Way
We started the HomeCare Advocacy Network with the intention of disrupting both the home care and senior living industries, because we know there’s a better way. And we’re not alone. As long-term care expert David Grabowski explains in this Home Health Care News podcast, home health care, community-based care, and skilled nursing CAN and, more […]
Celebrating America’s Older Workers
Celebrating America’s Older Workers It’s National Employ Older Workers Week! From September 19 through September 25, employers and organizations across the country will celebrate older workers and bring attention to the important role those aged 55 and older play in the workforce. “At the HomeCare Advocacy Network (HCAN), we don’t just care for seniors – […]
Ten Steps to Prevent Falls and Fractures
Ten Steps to Prevent Falls and Fractures A new national study, shows the COVID-19 pandemic may have increased the fall risk in older adults. Conducted in January 2021 by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, the poll found: 37% of people between the ages of 50 and 80 report their physical […]
Meet the Bickford Home Care Team
Bickford Senior Living The team at Bickford Senior Living gets it. They understand that the senior care landscape is changing, and that, over the next 10 – 15 years, senior living is poised to become the largest provider of in-home services. So, they partnered with HCAN, and they recently began rolling out in-home services to […]
Five Reasons to Invest in an HCAN Franchise
There’s never been a better time to invest in-home care. “We’ve long known that most seniors prefer to age in place, and the pandemic has shown us that, for many, home really is the safest place to be,” said Aaron McMartin, vice president of development at the HomeCare Advocacy Network Franchise (HCAN). “Right now, the […]