by Tracy Hulett | Sep 23, 2024 | ALC Home Health
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 Tracy Hulett | Aug 29, 2024 | 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...
by Tracy Hulett | May 13, 2024 | ALC Home Health
When selecting a home health agency for a long-term care community, the breadth of services offered holds paramount importance. Residents often have diverse and evolving healthcare needs, requiring a comprehensive range of services to address various aspects of their...
by Tracy Hulett | Apr 29, 2024 | ALC Home Health
Partnering with an outside home health agency can offer a competitive advantage for a long-term care community in several key ways, but it’s important to choose the right partner. Follow along with us as we examine critical considerations for making that choice....
by Jennifer Vince | Dec 14, 2022 | ALC Home Health
Being socially engaged is an important part of growing older and staying as healthy as possible. While older people may be trying to build or maintain connections with others, they also may, at the same time, be facing losses, such as the death of a spouse, of...
by Jennifer Vince | Dec 2, 2022 | ALC Home Health
Remaining healthy and independent and continuing to live in their own homes are goals for many older Americans who want to age in place in the homes and communities they’ve come to love and cherish. Achieving that goal is increasingly possible as technology...