Holiday Potluck with the Assistenza Healthcare Family

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https://assistenzahealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ALC-Christmas-potluck.mp4 What’s better than the holidays? Celebrating the holidays with coworkers and friends. The sound of laughter and good cheer reverberated through the halls when we gathered for a...

ALC Advanced Wound Care – Scott Zingsheim, DNP, FNP-BC

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ALC Health is delighted to announce the launch of a new specialty program, ALC Advanced Wound Care. Scott Zingsheim, DNP, FNP-BC will lead this new initiative, bringing years of expertise in this critical field to the ALC family of services. Serious chronic wounds are...

by | | ALC Home Health, ALC Primary Care@Home

Older adults in Illinois are at increased risk of suicide due to a number of factors, according to a new study by Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Fortunately, research published by Psychiatric Services indicates that in-home care can...

Notes of Compassion: How Music Therapy Transforms Hospice Care

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Music therapy is a growing service in hospice care, providing comfort, relaxation, and emotional support to patients and their families. Data from practitioners suggest a number of benefits from music therapy during hospice: Improved mood and reduced anxiety Reduced...

Finding the Right Hospice Partner for Your Community – Pain & Symptom Management

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In the context of hospice care within a long-term care community, the expertise in pain and symptom management offered by a hospice agency holds profound significance. Residents in the final stages of life often experience a multitude of physical discomforts,...