Met Life publishes a periodic survey listing costs for various services broken down by region. This survey provides national, statewide, and area specific, average daily residency rates in a nursing home, monthly base rates in assisted living communities, hourly rates for home health aide and homemaker services, and daily rates for adult day services as well…

        AHCA or The Agency For Healthcare Administration, lays out guidelines that are designed to help protect the population we serve. One such example is the requirement of a health statement from a health care professional certifying that an individual is “Free of communicable disease”. The exact verbiage can be found here under FAC59A-18.005(6)….

Abby Services was honored to participate in this years “Conference On Aging”. Scott Strachan an RN and administrator of Abby Services attended. Hope HealthCare Services Hosted the 15th annual Southwest Florida Conference on Aging, a multi-disciplinary conference for health care professionals, older adults and family caregivers. The conference offers education on health care, mental health, case…

As part of our ongoing commitment to compliance with all state and federal regulations we at Abby Services wanted to make our clients aware of recent Labor Law changes.  The United States Department of Labor released a document titled “Paying Minimum Wage and Overtime to Home Care Workers” on March 30,2016. This document explains that…

New study shows that more and more seniors are going online. A recent study by the Pew research group shows that six in ten seniors now go online. As the internet plays an increasingly central role in connecting Americans of all ages to news and information, government services, health resources, and opportunities for social support the...

Lee County Sheriffs Office teams up with local business for Operation Medicine Cabinet in an effort to protect the public and our waterways. In an effort to reduce prescription drug abuse & prevent harmful contamination of our local water sources Operation Medicine Cabinet continues in Lee County. Safe disposal of medications and syringes used for…

To be able to care for others, you must first care for yourself. The following very accurately describes Caregiver Burnout, its causes, and possible solutions. What is Caregiver Burnout? Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that may be accompanied by a change in attitude from positive and caring to negative…