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HomeChoice Network – Licensed Home Care Agency

Sandhills Seniors — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:20:07 +0000

HomeChoice Network, Inc.
910.944.1116
260 Magnolia Square Ct.
Aberdeen, NC 28315

www.hchoicenet.com

HomeChoice Network, Inc. is a locally owned and operated Licensed Home Care Agency. The owners are hands on operators with over forty years of long-term care experience. Our mission is to provide services that will enable seniors to cope with the requirements of independent living while remaining in the familiar surroundings of home, wherever they call home. HomeChoice Network caregivers are employees of the agency. Caregivers are selected for their compassion, competence, and experience. All are carefully screened, orientated, and receive ongoing training. As an employer, the agency maintains liability insurance, workers compensation coverage, and withholding tax responsibilities for all caregivers.

Our services are available twenty four hours a day – seven days a week. We are very proud to provide the following areas of service for clients:

● Companionship

● Personal Services

● Nutrition Services

● Housekeeping Services

● Transportation Services

● Clerical Services

● Personal Care Services

● Additional Services Upon Request

Please contact us. We will be glad to answer any questions you may have. A trained representative is available to answer questions at all times. Or, you can visit us on our website at www.hchoicenet.com

Getting the most value for your home

Sandhills Seniors — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:32:00 +0000

The single most important component of getting the most value for your home is a three pronged proposition. Price it right with a prelisting appraisal ; keeping the asking price ahead of the market curve. Insure that the working condition of the home is in tip top shape and make the commitment to turning your home into a house, so that the buyer can visualize their things, and not yours, as they preview the sellers property. If all three of these things are done, the seller has gone a long way to qualifying a good offer, and can defend the value of the home to a would be buyer.

Bill Sahadi, CRS
910 638-0888
Broker/Owner Fore Properties
www.foreproperties.com/radio

Moore County Department of Aging

Sandhills Seniors — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:06:53 +0000

The Moore County Department of Aging was created in 1984 to provide services that promote the well-being of older adults.

The agency serves those 60 years of age and over. There are no income requirements.

Among the services offered are transportation for medical and general (shopping, nutrition, human service needs) and in-home aide services, featuring three levels of home management and personal care. Caregiver support also is provided.

Other programs include home improvements/repair and nutrition programs, including both congregate and home-delivered meals, as well as several others.

Information and referral are important components of what the department offers, as well as Medicare counseling. The office is located in the Moore County Senior Enrichment Center, 8040 U.S. 15-501, just north of the Traffic Circle.

For the Department of Aging, call (910) 215-0900.

Tips to Help Seniors Reduce Home Fire Danger and Live More Independently at Home

Sandhills Seniors — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:04:30 +0000

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ — According to the U.S. Fire Administration, people over the age of 65 have a home fire death rate nearly twice the national average. For those over 75, that risk nearly triples. These statistics are alarming, especially when researchers estimate that by the year 2030, there will be more than 70 million senior Americans. In Canada, the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshall reports that seniors over the age of 65 accounted for 30 percent of all fire fatalities reported between 1999 and 2008.

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Anndee Soderberg, with ADT Security Services, said, “Taking home fire safety precautions can help keep seniors safe and can also mean the difference between life and death.” So it is important that everyone keep the following senior fire safety tips in mind:

* The American Burn Association recommends keeping your eyeglasses, hearing aids and a flashlight close to the bed. Looking around for these things during a fire can cost you valuable, life-saving time.
* Never smoke in bed or while lying on the couch. According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoldering cigarettes are the leading cause of fire deaths in the U.S.
* Never leave food unattended on the stove. When leaving the kitchen, take a wooden spoon or potholder as a reminder to return and turn off the oven and or burners.
* Turn off space heaters when you leave the room or go to sleep. Space heaters can be a serious senior fire safety risk. Be extremely cautious when using both space and kerosene heaters and always keep at least three feet between portable heaters and anything that can burn, including clothing, drapery, blankets, furniture, papers and even pets.
* Install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and consider monitored detection services. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, every year over 1,200 senior citizens die in fires. Many of these fire deaths may have been prevented with monitored smoke detection services connected to a monitoring center that operates 24/7 and can alert seniors, their care givers and first responders to a home fire.
* Consider technology such as bedside fire alarm clocks and bed shakers. These are designed to awaken heavy sleepers and seniors with hearing loss.

Soderberg said, “We hope these tips help seniors create their own fire safety plans so they can live longer and more independently in their own homes.”

About ADT Security Services:

ADT Security Services is a unit of Tyco International and part of ADT Worldwide, the world’s largest electronic security provider. In North America, ADT provides electronic security services to nearly five million commercial, government and residential customers. ADT’s total security solutions include intrusion, fire protection, video systems, access control, critical condition monitoring, home health services, electronic article surveillance, radio frequency identification (RFID) and integrated systems. ADT’s government and commercial customers include a majority of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies, all U.S. federal courthouses and over 70 mid to large airports. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ADT has more than 24,000 employees at approximately 240 locations in the U.S. and Canada. More ADT information is at http://www.adt.com.

SOURCE ADT Security Services