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Hands holding a tablet showing the Home Care 100 chart of COVID headwinds, projected volume by sector

Those of us in home care know that senior adults prefer staying independent in their homes. Until recently, and particularly since COVID, healthcare has moved more toward home-based care, with the agreement that home is the safest place to be. Recently, I sat in on a webinar hosted by Home Care 100, a preeminent leadership…

Veterans Care Coordination’s mission is to improve the quality of life for Veterans and their families. This month we’re focused on helping seniors live their best life in the coming year. Here are eight ways aging seniors can express their new-found freedom and live their best life in 2020.

Losing a Spouse: older woman sitting alone on a beach bench beside a faint ghostlike figure of a companion

The physical and emotional effects of losing a spouse range from trouble sleeping and lack of appetite to severe depression and an increased risk of heart failure. That’s why caring for seniors who’ve lost their spouse is so important and why we’ve designated October as Healing Hearts month at VCC.

Healthy aging wellness wheel: Physical, Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Spiritual and Environmental dimensions around a heart

In honor of Healthy Aging Month, we’re taking a closer look at how seniors can improve their health and how home care services can help them continue living well in every aspect of their lives.

We’re living longer, and we’re not just existing for more years—we’re living productive lives longer than ever before in our history. This shift in the demographic structure of our society requires us to let go of some common misconceptions.

VCC Times: Veterans / Military Spouse Appreciation Day, older couple embracing beside an American flag

I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all. – Leo Rosten No one knows more intimately the sacrifices our Military Veterans make in…

Vietnam Veterans graphic showing a Veteran in a cap saluting in front of an American flag

Nearly ten million Veterans are age 65 or older. According to the National Council for Aging Care, over a million of these retired Veterans served in the Korean War, just under a million served in WWII, and the remainder (4.8 million) served in Vietnam. Within the next 10 years, another 1.6 million Vietnam Veterans will reach retirement age.

An elderly gentleman with glasses stares

Heart disease is the leading cause of hospitalizations in the VA health care system. It’s also a leading cause of death – accounting for nearly one in three people– in the U.S. Several studies suggest that Veterans are particularly vulnerable to heart disease*. This month, we’re focusing on Hearts of Heroes, sharing heart-healthy tips, and working to ensure that our wartime Veterans have access to the home care they need in order to lead healthy lives.

Close-up of an elderly couple holding hands

New VA rules went into effect on October 18, 2018. The VA’s ruling is based on changes that were proposed in 2015. Here at VCC, we realized that some of the proposed changes could have a negative impact on Veterans’ ability to receive the quality home care they not only need, but deserve.

Elderly couple's hands resting on a walking cane

Understanding the 5 Most Significant VA Regulation Changes New VA regulations go into effect on October 18 that will likely impact your homecare business and the veterans you serve. The VA’s final regulations are based on changes that were proposed in 2015. Here at VCC, we realized that some of the proposed changes, such as…