DES MOINES, Iowa (PRWEB)
May 23, 2020

MemoryCare.com, a comprehensive resource for caregivers and older adults living with memory impairment, has announced the Best Memory Care Facilities in Des Moines, Iowa. The guide identifies 12 memory care communities based on location, access to experts, facility features and amenities.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.6 million people age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. In Des Moines, the number of senior deaths related to Alzheimer’s increased by 30 percent between 2013 and 2017. Memory care facilities offer activities and therapies to help delay or halt cognitive decline. They also give family members and caregivers peace of mind by providing a safe environment for loved ones.

“There’s a high demand for quality memory care all across our nation; specifically, in cities like Des Moines, which experienced a rapid increase in Alzheimer’s related deaths,” says Joyce Collins. “MemoryCare.com provides free resources to help families find the best facilities.”

Through hours of research and an intensive selection process, MemoryCare.com was designed to help caregivers find effective solutions for their loved ones. The website not only highlights the best facilities in the city, it also shares information about cost, reviews from residents, type of care offered and more. For a detailed listing of the Best Memory Care Facilities in Des Moines, IA, please visit https://www.memorycare.com/des-moines-ia-facilities/

2020 Best Memory Care Facilities in Des Moines, IA (in alphabetical order)

3801 Grand

Phone Number: (515) 255-3499

Address: 3801 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312

Website: 3801grand.com/

Arlington Place of Red Oak

Phone Number: (712) 623-1999

Address: 800 East Ratliff Ave., Red Oak, IA 51566

Website: arlingtonplaceretirement.com/

Courtyard Estates – Pleasant Hill

Phone Number: (515) 285-9108

Address: 6132 NE. 12th Ave., Pleasant Hill, IA 50327

Website: ourtyard-estates.net/

Edencrest at Beaverdale

Phone Number: (515) 305-2844

Address: 3410 Beaver Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310

Website: edencrestliving.com/

Glenwood Place

Phone Number: (641) 752-8410

Address: 2907 South 6th St., Marshalltown, IA 50158

Website: glenwood-place.com/

Journey Senior Services

Phone Number: (712) 775-2313

Address: 17504 Mahogany, Carroll, IA 51401

Website: journeyseniorservices.com/

Parker Place

Phone Number: (319) 346-9771

Address: 707 Hwy. 57, Parkersburg, IA 50665

Website: parkerplaceretirement.com/

Perry Lutheran Home Willis Avenue Campus

Phone Number: (515) 465-5342

Address: 2323 Willis Ave., Perry, IA 50220

Website: perrylutheranhome.org/

Prairie Hills at Ottumwa

Phone Number: (641) 684-1871

Address: 173 E. Rochester, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Website: prairiehillsottumwa.com/

Sunnybrook of Fairfield

Phone Number: (641) 469-5778

Address: 3000 W. Madison Ave. Suite 500, Fairfield, IA 52556

Website: sunnybrookfairfield.com/

The Bridges at Ankeny

Phone Number: (515) 963-9815

Address: 3510 NW. Abilene Rd., Ankeny, IA 50023

Website: thebridgesankeny.com/

Vintage Hills of Indianola

Phone Number: (515) 961-1924

Address: 604 E Hillcrest Ave., Indianola, IA 50125

Website: vintagehillssenior.com/

ABOUT MEMORYCARE.COM

MemoryCare.com provides tools and resources to help adults living with memory impairment and their families. The online guide uses data-driven research and expert evaluations to identify the best facilities across the nation. The MemoryCare.com team includes medical and elder care professionals as well as board of directors. For more information, visit https://www.memorycare.com/.

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Vanagons are where the friends are

Best vacation we ever had just adventuring in Maine and the Canadian Maritime Provinces

BRUNSWICK, Maine (PRWEB)
May 22, 2020

Once this COVID-19 pandemic passes, America’s first responders, nurses, doctors, staff and other medical and first responder staff, along with their family, will need relaxation and “quiet-time” to to decompress and heal. This unique experience will help these heroes..

These folks endanger their lives daily for all Americans. Let’s help them unwind far from death’s miseries, crises, and hospital clamor. Let the breaching whales serenade the hero through the night in Gaspe Canada or Maine’s Moosehead Lakes loons lull them asleep. Or awaken to the sun’s first rays atop Arcadia’s Cadillac Mt. and tidal rushes at the Bore in Nova Scotia. Or just wander away their worries day-tripping through sweet New England. All these are giant, tranquil steps away from the chaos. No cell phones blasting, no screeching loudspeakers, just nature. Calming nature.

Many caught the virus; some died. For countless more, PTSD looms. Heroes and hero families are suffering and sacrificing more than most. They’ve earned some calm and serenity on rocky coasts and quiet woods.

So with help, Vintage Van Adventures is sending these Covid-19 heroes and hero families off on an escape in “The Iconic VW Van” anywhere in New England or the Maritimes. These hero families get a free week through 2022, or/and as funds allow. Everything is supplied; all gear and accessories. It is a unique, leisurely way for making pleasant new memories and dim the not so pleasant old ones.”

Please donate at one of the following GoFundMe links

1)    GoFundMe, or

2)    Facebook Fund Me, or

3)    Vintage Van Adventures

This is Vintage Van Adventures small contribution. A personal and small contribution can help make this happen, too. Even only a nickel makes a positive difference for these American heroes. Don’t our heroes deserve it?

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We are excited that all of these brands are coming together for the Spokin Cares campaign to meet the needs of families with allergies and celiac disease. Emily Brown, Founder, and CEO of FEI.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (PRWEB)
May 22, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing food insecurity by interrupting income, driving up food prices, and creating supply chain problems that result in shortages of medically necessary food. Allergy Friendly Brands have joined forces to launch the Spokin Cares Campaign to provide medically necessary food to families in need.

Spokin, a platform and app that connects people managing food allergies to allergy-friendly resources like food, recipes, and local resources launched the Spokin Cares campaign and asked partners to join in the effort to sustain families in need.

Brands like O’MY, Every Body Eat, Safely Delicious, Hilary’s, Partake, Kip’s, Free2b, Blake’s Seed Based, SuperSeedz, Prevail, The Greater Knead, ZEGO Foods, Rule Breaker Snacks and Fancypants Baking Co. are donating products or a percentage of sales to help combat hunger.

The Spokin Cares campaign will help accelerate the work of Food Equality Initiative (FEI), a nonprofit (501c3) founded to serve low-income families that must eliminate common foods from their diet to maintain health and wellness.

Ove the last month, FEI has seen a dramatic spike in requests for allergy-free food. The Spokin Cares campaign will help scale the reach of FEI and provide medically necessary food to families in need.

To help serve families with allergies and celiac disease, FEI has created direct-to-client, no-contact deliveries for families using Smart Warehousing and shipping boxes of food weekly to families throughout the United States.

To learn more about the Spokin Cares campaign turn to Instagram Live Friday May 22nd at 12 pm CST. The Founder of FEI, Emily Brown will join fellow food allergy mom Susie Hultquist, founder & CEO of Spokin Inc. to talk about the campaign, the power of partnerships and how you can help families access medically necessary food.

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We have had to adapt to changing our way of providing meals and services to our residents thru this COVID-19 pandemic are grateful for the continued support of our community and our donors. – Traswell C. Livingston III, President and CEO

DALLAS (PRWEB)
May 22, 2020

AIDS Services of Dallas (ASD) leadership teams have been working around the clock to stay on top of the evolving COVID-19 situation to ensure both excellent care, as well as community partners and visitor safety. Our main concern, as always, is the health and well-being of our residents and staff. In accordance to requests from the Dallas County Health and Human Services office, ASD has been providing on-going information to Staff to utilize as a guide for operations during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic.

Here are some of the things we have been implementing and will be continuing to implement to all of our residential facilities:

1. No visitors will be allowed on property thru June 1, 2020.

2. All meetings are being held remotely or via phone when possible.

3. Transportation – Transportation continues for essential use only. Recreational travel for miscellaneous shopping needs for our residents has ceased. Medical Transportation is continuing only for essential appointments relative to compliance and or urgent care.

4. Residential staff including Medical Case Managers, Housing based/Non-Medical Case Managers, Residential Coordinators and Maintenance are working under the guidance of their supervisors as necessary for coverage.

5. Client Service Assistant (CSA) and Personal Care Aides (PCAs) are continue their work flow as usual as possible. Scheduled sanitation has been increase to multiple times per shift.

6. Intake/Outreach and Vocational Coordination has been transformed to teleservice and zoom until further notice.

7. Food Service, specifially breakfast and lunch that is provided by ASD kitchen continues their work flow with routine sanitation occuring multiple times per shift. Meals are no longer being served in facility dining halls, but delivered to residents in the homes with the assistance of other ASD staff who are following strict guidelines including wearing masks and gloves.

Supper Clubs – All Supper Clubs (evening meal service) have received notification that no outside visitors are allowed on campus until further notice. Supper Clubs have been requested to have food delivered to the facilities in order to provide the residents meals. These meals are dropped off at the front doors/gates of the facilities and distributed to the apartments of the residents by ASD staff who are following strict guidelines including wearing masks and gloves.

8. Administrative Staff including CEO, COO, CFO, Development Director, Human Resources, I.T. Program Data Analyst, Accounting and Volunteer Coordinator are working. However, administrative office is closed to all outside visitors.

We continue to monitor the changes as they are reported and required and make updates needed.

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Tony Briningstool, MD, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer, American Physician Partners

APP’s listing as a recognized PSO helps us further our mission to provide safe, compassionate and efficient care to every patient, every time. We are excited to have the opportunity to take this next step in demonstrating our commitment to exceptional patient care.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (PRWEB)
May 22, 2020

American Physician Partners (“APP”), a leader in emergency medicine and hospital medicine management services, is pleased to announce the company has been listed as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The official entity is named American Physician Partners, Patient Safety Organization, LLC, (APP, PSO, LLC).

In 2005, Congress created the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act in response to the Institute of Medicine’s report “To Err is Human” to encourage a culture of safety within organizations by establishing protections for healthcare providers who report vulnerabilities within their health system to a PSO listed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

In its continual pursuit of excellence in quality and patient safety, APP applied for PSO status in December 2019. After a rigorous application process, APP was granted a three-year PSO listing effective May 13, 2020, which will benefit the company’s 2,500 healthcare providers and more than 160 hospital partners. This innovative, fully virtual, cloud-based environment fosters a culture of safety through the development of a system that allows for early reporting of adverse events, data analysis for trends of care, and development of best practices to be shared and implemented across APP. APP, PSO, LLC will provide a platform to enhance the quality and safety of patient care by:

• Protecting the organization and its providers through participation in quality initiatives
• Encouraging collaboration with the caregiver team surrounding adverse events
• Mining quality data to share common trends in care
• Developing best practices of care from lessons learned via event and data analysis

“APP’s listing as a recognized PSO helps us further our mission to provide safe, compassionate and efficient care to every patient, every time,” said Tony Briningstool, MD, FACEP, chief medical officer, APP. “True to our reputation for exceeding expectations, we are excited to have the opportunity to take this next step in demonstrating our commitment to exceptional patient care.”

About American Physician Partners

Headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, American Physician Partners was founded in 2015 to provide a better alternative to hospitals for their clinical outsourcing needs. Since its inception, the company has grown to more than 160 care sites and has become a recognized leader in the provision of exceptional emergency medicine and hospital medicine management services to hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide. APP has earned its 100 percent client retention rate by remaining true to its purpose of exceeding the expectations of its patients, providers and hospital partners. Learn more at appartners.com.

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“Women-owned businesses are truly the engine driving our national economy and small banks and community lenders are the lifelines they need to stay afloat during this pandemic,” said NWBC Chair Liz Sara.

WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
May 22, 2020

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) remains focused on carrying out its critical mission of advocating for the nation’s 13 million women-owned businesses. The Council recognizes the ongoing commitment of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in ensuring women business owners have access to opportunities to start and grow their business, and in times of crisis, to keep their business afloat. Smaller, community lenders have undoubtedly been at the forefront of providing business owners with the capital they need to keep their employees on payroll and sustain overhead costs.

For that reason, NWBC Wednesday hosted a webinar titled ‘Community Lending Key to Main Street Recovery: Resources and Lessons Learned for Female Founders.’ The webinar included guest speakers Jill Castilla, President and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond in Oklahoma and NWBC Council Member Jessica Flynn, Founder & CEO of Red Sky, a strategic communications firm in Boise, Idaho.

Jessica shared her experience successfully applying for the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) through a community bank in Idaho. As a result, she was able to continue operations and keep her 10 employees on payroll during the pandemic.

Jill shared how she is leading the way in community lending, processing 450 PPP loans that supported local small businesses. Her commitment to breaking down barriers for women and minority small business owners has improved their ability to access capital and provided a model for other community lenders around the country.

“Saving small businesses and the jobs they support is my top priority as SBA Administrator. In the seven weeks after launching the PPP, we’ve rolled out over half a trillion in forgivable loans to more than 4.4 million small businesses and nonprofits,” said Administrator Jovita Carranza. “I remain committed to helping every small business owner – especially our minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned and other entrepreneurs serving disadvantaged communities – not just survive this difficult time, but make it out the other side stronger and ready to expand.”

“Women-owned businesses are truly the engine driving our national economy and small banks and community lenders are the lifelines they need to stay afloat during this pandemic,” said NWBC Chair Liz Sara. “We are encouraged that the SBA has prioritized smaller lenders in its implementation of the second round of CARES Act funding and look forward to working with them to continue to broaden the pool of capital access options for women.”

“Community banks are outperforming all other financial institutions in helping women-owned and minority-owned small businesses access resources to keep their doors open and be prepared for the return of the American economy,” said Jill Castilla, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond. “It is critical for our institutions to reach out to underserved communities and to stand in the gap as accessible and knowledge partners in pursuing these critical SBA resources.”

NWBC and SBA remain committed to working together to ensure that women-owned businesses continue to have increased opportunities to access to capital, particularly as they navigate this pandemic. Keeping women-owned enterprises open for business is our shared priority.

About SBA: Created in 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. The SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.

About NWBC: The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), is an independent, non-partisan federal advisory committee established to provide advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the Administrator of the SBA.

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