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Lee County Meals On Wheels

December 21, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

        Often times those requiring a caregiver to provide in-home care in Fort Myers require assistance with meals. While a private caregiver can assist with cooking and meal preparation there are inevitably times where a senior requires more help with meals than is provided by a private caregiver. It is for that reason…

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Cypress Pointe

November 28, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

      At Abby Services In-Home Care for Seniors we enjoy working with other care providers in our community. Just recently, we had the opportunity to tour and provide breakfast for the staff at Cypress Pointe. It was a beautiful senior community and a delicious breakfast.               Cypress…

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Caregiver Health Screening

November 16, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

Are you a caregiver who needs a health screening to work? Per FAC 59A-10.005 (6) Prior to contact with patients or clients, each independent contractor referred for client care must furnish to the registry a statement from a health care professional licensed under Chapters 458 or 459, F.S., a physician’s assistant, or an advanced registered…

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Tuberculosis Screening and your caregiver.

November 7, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorized2 comments

The Agency For Healthcare Administration or AHCA requires all caregivers registered with Abby Services to have a health statement from a medical professional that states they are free of communicable disease. This was put in place to cover Tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. Although not required by Abby Services some facilities still require traditional PPD…

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Accushield Protection. What is it?

November 2, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

Many local facilities have begun implementing a digital sign in requirement provided by Accushield. According to Accushields website “The Accushield Visitor Sign in System replaces the paper sign-in logs at entrances to Assisted Living, Independent Living, Memory Care, and CCRC communities and in their place utilizes a touchscreen Tablet to sign-in families and friends and to…

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COPD: Managing Care At Home

October 25, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

COPD: Managing Care at Home According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, an estimated 12 million adults have been diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and many more may be living with the disease without knowing it. While there is no cure for COPD, there are treatments that can effectively ease symptoms,…

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Client Email Campaign to restore the Companionship Exemption

October 19, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

Many of the families working with Abby Services have been impacted by changes to the way they are permitted to work with their caregivers.  This has resulted in many being limited to working less than 40 hours per week by their clients. Abby Services believes this is harmful to the caregivers and families we work together…

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Workers Comp, Independent Contractors, and Occupational Accidental Insurance

October 19, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

  Often clients ask about Workers Compensation Insurance when working with Independent Contractors. They either ask because they have been told this is a risk for them, or because they are genuinely concerned what would happen should an accident occur in their home. It has been our experience that for a consumer, the best protection…

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CPR and your caregiver.

August 24, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

        One of the safeguards the Agency For Healthcare Administration has in place to be sure clients have trained caregivers is a CPR requirement. As of August 2017 only CPR offered by the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and The Health and Safety Institute can be accepted. The explanation we have…

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Be Sure to lock your car doors. Personal safety doesn’t end at your front door.

August 3, 2017Scott StrachanUncategorizedNo comments

Unlocked Car + Thief = Crime of Opportunity Director Stacey Payne from Lee County Sheriff’s Office · 17h ago The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in putting a halt to a recent rash of car burglaries by reminding residents that vehicle burglary is most often a “crime of opportunity” that can…

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