This Older Americans Month, Assistenza Healthcare Management celebrates healing and resilience with ALC Advanced Wound Care. In Week 3 of our blog series, we explore how our in-home wound care services empower you to overcome chronic wounds and thrive. Whether you’re a long-term care community leader focused on outstanding care or a patient or family caregiver, today’s innovations in wound care technology offer solutions unheard of in the past. For over 16 years, our CHAP-accredited, Medicare-certified team has delivered quality in-home care. Additionally, ALC’s wound care team now offers cutting-edge treatments like amniotic grafts and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to your doorstep, transforming lives in the comfort of home. Let’s redefine aging with the 2025 theme, “Flip the Script on Aging.”
What Is ALC Advanced Wound Care?
ALC Advanced Wound Care brings specialized treatments to your home, addressing chronic wounds like diabetic ulcers, pressure sores, or venous leg wounds to patients and communities in DuPage County, Will County, Kane, Lake, and Cook Couties in northern Illinois. Our wound care specialists and nurses use advanced techniques such as sharp debridement, bioengineered amniotic grafts, and NPWT to promote healing. We tailor care to your needs, managing conditions like diabetes or peripheral vascular disease that complicate wounds. We monitor progress in your apartment or home, reducing clinic visits and fostering recovery. Our holistic approach considers nutrition, mobility, and family support, ensuring you heal physically and emotionally.
Why ALC Advanced Wound Care Matters
Chronic wounds impact over 6 million Americans, often threatening mobility and independence. ALC’s in-home care drives results: a 2021 study found that amniotic membrane grafts achieved 65% wound closure in 8 weeks for venous leg ulcers (Journal of Wound Care). Our treatments reduce complications, potentially cutting infection rates by 30%, and save costs—home-based care can be 40% less expensive than hospital visits (Health Affairs, 2024). For senior living communities, partnering with ALC means your residents receive hospital-grade treatments like NPWT without leaving their rooms, enhancing comfort and freeing staff resources. For patients and families, it’s healing in a familiar environment, supported by a team that adapts to your life’s challenges.
A Real-Life Example
Consider N.T., a 70-year-old man with bilateral foot and leg wounds from diabetes and peripheral vascular disease. ALC’s team visited his apartment, applying medihoney, santyl, and amniotic grafts like AmnioCorePRO, reducing his wound size from 134 to 92 cm² in three weeks. After a house fire forced a move, we coordinated care at his son’s home, initiating NPWT to manage drainage and support healing, helping N.T. regain sensation and mobility.
Key Benefits of ALC Advanced Wound Care
- Specialized Treatments: Debridement, amniotic grafts, and NPWT accelerate healing.
- In-Home Care: You avoid clinic stress with care in your space.
- Holistic Support: We address nutrition, mobility, and caregiver needs.
- Cost Savings: You save on hospital visits with effective home treatments.
- Empowered Recovery: You regain independence through personalized plans.
Flipping the Script on Aging: Barbara Hillary’s Polar Triumph
At 75, Barbara Hillary, an African American nurse and cancer survivor, defied age and racial stereotypes by becoming the first Black woman to reach the North Pole in 2007. Facing subzero temperatures and skiing 250 miles, she later trekked to the South Pole at 79. “Age is just a number,” Hillary said, proving older adults can conquer extreme challenges. Her bold spirit mirrors ALC Advanced Wound Care’s mission to empower you to heal and thrive, no matter the odds.
Heal and Thrive at Home
This Older Americans Month, let ALC Advanced Wound Care restore your vitality. Long-term care communities, partner with us to elevate resident care. For patients and families in the Chicago area, including DuPage, Kane, Lake, and Will Counties, heal in the comfort of home with advanced treatments. Visit AssistenzaHealth.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn for our May blog series. Stay tuned for next week’s blog on ALC Palliative and Hospice Care! Contact us at info@assistenzahealth.com or 630-333-9885 to learn more.