Aaron Silver, age 75 an active widowed senior with extended family supporting him socially with regular visits.  Aaron regularly went for walks, ran his own errands, and cooked his own meals.  Aaron, like most Elders found himself suddenly cut off and isolated from those he loved and supported him socially. …

Facts To Consider When Your Loved One Is In A Nursing Home Or Long-Term Care Facility During The Pandemic With the coronavirus infecting nursing homes across the country at an alarming rate, many families are wondering whether their loved ones would be better off at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Slip and Fall Prevention Is your house a safe place for your elderly loved ones? Did you know that the leading cause of death due to injury amongst the elderly is caused by falls. In fact, research shows that 87% of all fractures are sustained when a senior falls. Fall…

Taking Care of the Caretaker You rise every morning with the sun to care for your loved one, preparing medications, meals or just for the day ahead. The day might be full of appointments or you could be home all day seeing to the needs of the person you are…

Ride Service Here at Advantage Private Home Care our goal is to give your loved ones the quality of life that they desire and deserve. One of the most important needs your loved ones require is the ability to be mobile. However, you wouldn’t line them up with just any…

Mother Comes First Sometimes one of the hardest calls you make as an adult child is to get homecare services for your aging parent.  The realization that they are no longer capable to care for themselves is a hard pill to swallow.  This is especially true when you’re a health…

Making Your Home Elder Safe The holidays are a festive time of the year; families will be gathering from near and far, coming together in a joyous celebration. The last thing any of us would want is to have this happy time marred by a serious injury or accident involving…

Employee Spotlight Advantage Private Home Care is proud to announce a new member of our team; Elise Martin is the new Human Resources Director.  We wanted everyone to get to know Elise, so we set up a little interview with her. What brought you to Advantage Private Home Care? I…

Daniel Levy Interview It’s amazing how time flies, LinkedIn graciously reminded me to congratulate my friend Daniel Levy on his 3rd year anniversary of owning Advantage Private Home Care which was originally founded in 2005.  As the notifications came in that others were also congratulating Daniel on his anniversary and success…

Meet the Owner and President Daniel Levy Business Profile Interview with Daniel Levy, conducted by local REALTOR® Kelly Marsh Describe your business. Advantage Private Home Care is servicing families who have a love one that might need some extra care from a care giver. We utilize certified nursing assistants and…

The Story of Roberta M.: Helping A Family Find Their Way To Recovery Roberta M’s daughter, Kathy Zusmanis contacted Advantage Private Home Care after her mother had been released from the rehab facility where she was being treated for a broken hip.  While in the care of a hospital and rehab…

Helping Families Get Better; A Story of Recovery for Mr. Jay L. Mr. Jay had been in and out of hospitals due to his Minimal Change Disease. MCD is a Kidney disorder where there is damage to the glomeruli, the tiny filtering units in the kidney that remove waste products…

Service and Sacrifice – Free Veteran Home Care Services From the beginning of American history, there have been veterans.  Until the 1920’s care for them mostly fell to their families with little support or consideration for their service, much less a pension.  In order to remedy this situation, the VA…

In It For The Long Haul – Long-term care: Homecare It’s not surprising with recent medical advances that people are living longer and longer. For many seniors this longevity can bring its’ challenges, just because we live longer, doesn’t always mean we are living healthier lives. Many seniors find themselves…

There is No Place Like Home Sometimes there is no place like home when it comes to recovery. Many doctors today are even prescribing patients to go home and receive rehabilitation or other recovery services from the comfort of their own beds. Why? Because patients tend to have fewer complications…