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Five Star Senior Living Receives Three 2010 “Best of the Best” Awards for Innovations in Senior Living

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) April 30, 2010

The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) has awarded Five Star Senior Living, headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, three of its prestigious 2010 Best of the Best Awards, a national recognition reserved for the most innovative and effective business practices in the senior living industry. The company is one of only 25 companies to receive a Best of the Best Award this year.

Five Star Senior Living has been recognized for three separate innovative practices, each of which will be recognized within Assisted Living Executive magazine and during the Awards Program at the 2010 ALFA Conference & Expo:

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Torrance Home Instead Senior Care Helps Keep South Bay Seniors Safe With Free Smoke Detector Installation

February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Torrance, Calif. (PRWEB) July 1, 2010

Torrance Home Instead Senior Care is partnering with Mr. & Mrs. Handyman of Torrance to help keep seniors safe by offering free smoke detector and free installation while supplies last. Anyone who knows a senior in need of a smoke detector can call Home Instead at 310-542-0563. The company will provide the smoke detectors and coordinate installation with Mr. & Mrs. Handyman.

“Seniors are at especially high risk during a fire,” said Denise de Cock, RN, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Torrance, Palos Verdes and Marina del Rey. “Many seniors may not realize a fire has started. They may have difficulty walking and can easily become disoriented and not know how to escape. Our goal is to give back to the senior community and add an extra measure of safety for them while also removing the burden of getting the smoke detector properly installed.”

The installer, Mr. & Mrs. Handyman, is based in Torrance and has more than 30 years experience in home repair and remodeling. “We wanted to support Home Instead with this program because we also believe in our community and it was a great way to help seniors,” said Doug Bernhardt, co-owner of Mr. and Mrs. Handyman with his wife Cindy.

According to the United States Fire Administration, older adults run a risk that is 2.5 times higher of dying in a fire than younger people. Seniors also suffer a higher number of fire related injuries. Most seniors who lost their lives or were injured by fires were in their bedroom sleeping when the fire broke out. Seniors often suffer from illnesses or disabilities that limit their mobility, making escape from a fire more difficult.

Here are additional risk factors for seniors that increase the possibility of fire related injuries or fatalities:

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AFrame Digital, Inc. and LifeMatters Bring Non-Intrusive Technology for Senior Care to the Washington, D.C Region

February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Reston, VA, and Bethesda, MD (Vocus) July 19, 2010

AFrame Digital, Inc. and LifeMatters announced today a partnership agreement for the AFrame Digital personal health monitor to be sold through LifeMatters to its clients, both individual consumers and residents served in independent living communities. LifeMatters? strong market presence and excellent reputation for home senior care in the Washington, D.C. area, coupled with AFrame?s new, non-intrusive technology, make them ideal partners.

The AFrame Digital Personal Health Monitor is a non-intrusive wrist monitor, similar to a sports watch that represents the next generation in senior health care technology. The personal health monitor records a user?s activity, impacts and critical health data including weight, blood pressure, pulse and oxygenation levels. Changes in any one of these bodily functions can signal the need for immediate care. Additionally, concerned family members can be sent alerts and updates.

?We are excited to offer this leading-edge technology to our clients,? says Craig Goodman, President of LifeMatters? Virginia Division. ?The personal health monitor is a proactive and personalized approach to dignified health care in a space where time is critical. The non-intrusive nature of the equipment, ease of use, and discreet design are services that we care about as a company providing senior care.?

One of the greatest fears for seniors who live alone is the risk of falling down and not receiving help. The AFrame system removes that worry. If a senior falls, the system sends out an immediate signal to any loved one in the system. There is no need for a senior to press a button or pull an emergency cord that he or she may not have the ability to reach.

?We know from working with clients that panic buttons are ineffective,? Goodman says. ?Seniors feel self-conscious about asking for help and often underestimate their injuries. We also know that if the fall is serious, they may be unable to call for help.?

?LifeMatters will place the monitor with the seniors under the company?s care, and AFrame Digital will support them with its turnkey monitoring solution that will manage the data and deliver alerts,? says Dr. Amy Papadopoulos, AFrame Digital?s Senior Research Scientist. ?Our home-installed telehealth system will provide LifeMatters with the ability to non-intrusively collect vital signs and have superior telehealth situational awareness between visits by the company?s staff. Seniors will experience improved safety and quality of life, allowing them to remain in their homes longer.?

The AFrame system also provides trending information and alerts to allow health care providers to properly treat seniors based on long-term data rather than one-time readings. The ability to alert on changes in a user?s health eliminates the need to sift through data and reports. This allows medical personnel to determine the root causes of those changes faster.

LifeMatters now will offer this improved level of customer care to its clients in the metro Washington, D.C. market. ?This system can improve the independent lives of our clients and their families,? Goodman says. ?We see the system as a way to also differentiate our service from other health care providers. We look forward to a long-term relationship with AFrame Digital.?

AFrame Digital Inc., http://www.aframedigital.com, a Virginia small business, was founded in 2005 to research, design and manufacture non-intrusive, wireless sensor-based monitoring and situational awareness solutions for long-term care and occupational safety. AFrame has received support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Institutes of Health, and is working closely with two large military treatment facilities, Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), to develop models of injury and disease recovery for the bioinformatics analysis software portion of the system. The company’s MobileCare MonitorTM system received FDA clearance in 2009 for in-patient, outpatient and home care settings.

LifeMatters, http://www.lifemattersusa.com, is a privately owned and operated home health care company that is based in Bethesda and has additional offices in Falls Church and Washington, D.C. The company offers a comprehensive range of personal, skilled nursing and Alzheimer?s care services tailored to each client?s individual needs. LifeMatters? innovative, licensed and dedicated professionals are committed to providing the highest quality care to support comfort and independence.

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AFrame Digital, Inc. and LifeMatters Bring Non-Intrusive Technology for Senior Care to the Washington, D.C Region

February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Reston, VA, and Bethesda, MD (Vocus) July 19, 2010

AFrame Digital, Inc. and LifeMatters announced today a partnership agreement for the AFrame Digital personal health monitor to be sold through LifeMatters to its clients, both individual consumers and residents served in independent living communities. LifeMatters? strong market presence and excellent reputation for home senior care in the Washington, D.C. area, coupled with AFrame?s new, non-intrusive technology, make them ideal partners.

The AFrame Digital Personal Health Monitor is a non-intrusive wrist monitor, similar to a sports watch that represents the next generation in senior health care technology. The personal health monitor records a user?s activity, impacts and critical health data including weight, blood pressure, pulse and oxygenation levels. Changes in any one of these bodily functions can signal the need for immediate care. Additionally, concerned family members can be sent alerts and updates.

?We are excited to offer this leading-edge technology to our clients,? says Craig Goodman, President of LifeMatters? Virginia Division. ?The personal health monitor is a proactive and personalized approach to dignified health care in a space where time is critical. The non-intrusive nature of the equipment, ease of use, and discreet design are services that we care about as a company providing senior care.?

One of the greatest fears for seniors who live alone is the risk of falling down and not receiving help. The AFrame system removes that worry. If a senior falls, the system sends out an immediate signal to any loved one in the system. There is no need for a senior to press a button or pull an emergency cord that he or she may not have the ability to reach.

?We know from working with clients that panic buttons are ineffective,? Goodman says. ?Seniors feel self-conscious about asking for help and often underestimate their injuries. We also know that if the fall is serious, they may be unable to call for help.?

?LifeMatters will place the monitor with the seniors under the company?s care, and AFrame Digital will support them with its turnkey monitoring solution that will manage the data and deliver alerts,? says Dr. Amy Papadopoulos, AFrame Digital?s Senior Research Scientist. ?Our home-installed telehealth system will provide LifeMatters with the ability to non-intrusively collect vital signs and have superior telehealth situational awareness between visits by the company?s staff. Seniors will experience improved safety and quality of life, allowing them to remain in their homes longer.?

The AFrame system also provides trending information and alerts to allow health care providers to properly treat seniors based on long-term data rather than one-time readings. The ability to alert on changes in a user?s health eliminates the need to sift through data and reports. This allows medical personnel to determine the root causes of those changes faster.

LifeMatters now will offer this improved level of customer care to its clients in the metro Washington, D.C. market. ?This system can improve the independent lives of our clients and their families,? Goodman says. ?We see the system as a way to also differentiate our service from other health care providers. We look forward to a long-term relationship with AFrame Digital.?

AFrame Digital Inc., http://www.aframedigital.com, a Virginia small business, was founded in 2005 to research, design and manufacture non-intrusive, wireless sensor-based monitoring and situational awareness solutions for long-term care and occupational safety. AFrame has received support from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Institutes of Health, and is working closely with two large military treatment facilities, Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), to develop models of injury and disease recovery for the bioinformatics analysis software portion of the system. The company’s MobileCare MonitorTM system received FDA clearance in 2009 for in-patient, outpatient and home care settings.

LifeMatters, http://www.lifemattersusa.com, is a privately owned and operated home health care company that is based in Bethesda and has additional offices in Falls Church and Washington, D.C. The company offers a comprehensive range of personal, skilled nursing and Alzheimer?s care services tailored to each client?s individual needs. LifeMatters? innovative, licensed and dedicated professionals are committed to providing the highest quality care to support comfort and independence.

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GeriCareFinder.com Partners With Autumn Leaves Assisted Living. Autumn Leaves Joins Online Network of Over 16,000 Senior Care Providers

February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment


Los Angeles (PRWEB) August 16, 2010

To continue providing exceptional quality of memory care in a safe and nurturing environment, Dallas-based Autumn Leaves, the region’s premier family of dedicated Alzheimer’s and memory care assisted living communities, has joined the award-winning GeriCareFinder.com, the internet’s fastest growing and most complete source for senior care.

Nationally, GeriCareFinder.com has over 16,000 top quality senior care products and services to help those who begin their search online for home care, retirement homes, assisted living, legal and financial advice for seniors or elder care products and services.

“GeriCareFinder.com will help us continue to build our online marketing presence and better expose Autumn Leaves Assisted Living to those searching for http:Alzheimer’s | dementia care, especially in the states of Texas and Illinois,” said Chad Anderson, President of Constant Care Management Company, which developed Autumn Leaves to bring their family-style management approach to individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease. “On GeriCarefinder.com we’ll be able to effectively show people what kind of care they can expect, and have direct interaction with people searching to find care for an aging parent or loved one.”

“Our motto, ‘Our Family Caring For Your Family’ is the foundation for our philosophy of care and is the tenet upon which all business activities are conducted,” said Anderson. “Each resident and their family become part of our extended family, and are treated as we would treat our own loved ones.”

About Autumn Leaves:

Autumn Leaves is the leading regional provider of assisted living communities dedicated exclusively to caring for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairments. Family-owned and operated, Autumn Leaves combines a warm, home-like environment with the highest quality care available. With nine Autumn Leaves communities in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, three locations in the greater Chicago area and three more in development in the greater Houston market, Autumn Leaves is quickly becoming the gold standard for Alzheimer’s and Memory Care Assisted Living.

About GeriCareFinder.com

Founded in 2007 and still the web’s only ‘Complete Source For Senior Care’ GeriCareFinder.com organizes the senior health care world into three simply understood categories of Care Providers, Advisors, plus Products and Services, so by zip code a person can easily find the proper care for the elderly. Additionally, the proprietary My GeriCare Workspace allows online visitors to freely work together with family members who may live thousands of miles away, all securely onsite, thus sharing in the responsibility of finding http:elder care as a family.

This press release was distributed through PR Web by Human Resources Marketer (SeniorCare Marketer: http://www.seniorcaremarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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(Los Angeles) 2010 Golden Future 50+ Senior Expo Accepting Sponsors & Exhibitors

February 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) August 18, 2010

Golden Future Expos is proud to announce the 2010 Golden Future 50+ Senior Expo, to be held on October 14th in beautiful Pasadena, California at the Pasadena Conference Center from 10am ? 3:30pm (just 9 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles).

With an anticipated 70+ exhibitors, this one day event will feature local, statewide, and national products, services, and valuable information for our seniors. Educational seminars, speakers, entertainment, and health screenings will be featured. Attendees are admitted free of charge and will have a chance to win fabulous door prizes and giveaways. Just a few highlights include sponsors Wells Fargo Bank, Redstone and The Golden Years 55+ Magazine; Maxim Health Systems will be providing Flu Shots; and Alhambra Hospital Medical Center will be providing Pulmonary Screenings. With many more sponsors, health screenings, and a full schedule, this event will be jam packed!

Current aging topics will include latest advances in healthcare, insurance, independent and assisted living to Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes prevention. ?The Golden Future 50+ Senior Expo will be a fun day for people to get out and socialize, shop for products and services and be entertained and educated.? according to Toyia Moore, event Producer and Managing Partner of Golden Future Expos ?Our participating exhibitors and sponsors are putting so much work into their expo presence, we are certain that the seniors will really appreciate and enjoy it. This event is really a who?s who of everyone offering goods and services to seniors in the region? said Moore.

The registration period is still open for sponsors and exhibitors to participate in the 2010 Golden Future 50+ Senior Expo. For more information and/or an exhibitor/sponsorship application form, please check out our website at http://www.goldenfutureseniorexpo.com or contact our Sales Team via phone at 818-763-4197 or e-mail at sales(at)goldenfutureexpos(dot)com.

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Austin Entrepreneur Opens Senior Housing Referral Service for Baby Boomers? Parents

December 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 13, 2010

Longevity is a blessing, there?s no question about that. In the past decades, medical advancements have allowed people to live for much longer than ever before. While this is a good thing, it has however presented a whole new set of complexities and issues, particularly for the baby boomer generation. As their aging parents are living much longer with disabilities like Alzheimer?s disease, cancer, heart disease and other natural erosions of old age, adult children in Austin and millions of baby boomers around the world are finding themselves in the difficult situation of providing direct or indirect care for an aging relative.

Emergencies, workday interruptions and the need for multitasking become commonplace as boomers do their best to balance their own lives and families with caring for aging parents. For many it is their first time in such a situation and they are blindly tackling caregiving tasks as they present themselves with little or no guidance. The decisions and responsibilities of caregiving can be quite stressful and overwhelming. Adult children suddenly find themselves facing hard questions regarding their parent?s living situation, financial and estate planning, power of attorneys and much more.

On top of watching your loved one?s health decline, trying to deal with these issues without enough support can be taxing. ?Baby boomers like me are exhausting themselves trying to ensure that their parent?s golden years are the best they can be, and we want to make it easier for them to do that,? says Steve Wagh, founder and CEO of Assist Locators, an Austin based service that helps guide family caregivers through the process of finding the right living arrangements, dealing with contracts and negotiating the best services for their aging loved ones.

Wagh is one of Austin?s most successful entrepreneurs. In the role of chairman, CEO, investor or advisor, Wagh has helped hundreds of local start-up companies. Assist Locators evolved after Wagh took on the caregiving responsibility for several 80-year-old family members, all dealing with a range of ailments and care needs. ?We spent an exorbitant amount of time looking for communities that perfectly met their every need. However, as their health declined and the hospital stays became more frequent and lengthy, it became apparent that our decisions for their care would be continuing.?

Assist Locators strives to make the difficult questions easier to answer. In Austin and surrounding areas, there are over 200 senior housing facilities and service providers. ?There are a number of different factors that come into play when choosing residence or home care options for seniors in the Austin area. The decisions come fast and furious, and can be overwhelming.? said Wagh.

Assist Locators focuses on guiding families through every step of the way, from interviewing healthcare providers and touring senior housing communities to selling a home and distributing the furniture. As individuals who have already been through it all, the staff at Assist Locators knows the challenges of getting an aging loved one happily settled in a new environment, and are dedicated to helping give families in Austin a little peace of mind.

Assist Locators offers a free comprehensive referral service helping families arrange the best possible care for their aging parents, whether in their own home or in a senior housing community. Unlike other companies who simply refer to recommended providers, Assist Locators personally guides the client every step of the way — interviewing healthcare providers, touring senior housing communities, negotiating contracts, selling/buying furniture, selling a home, setting up a new apartment, finding funding sources, changing doctors, acquiring medical devices and supplies, and more. Assist Locators is committed to getting aging loved ones settled and giving their family peace of mind.

Contact:

Tuesday Wilson, Marketing

WAGH(at)aol(dot)com

512-657-6061

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Health Care Costs Can Shrink by One Third if Feds Focus on Preventative Senior Care, Says Aging Expert

December 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) November 23, 2010

One-third of our $ 2 trillion annual health care budget could be cut by focusing on preventative health care for senior citizens, said Dr. Roger Landry at the recent ?Vital Signs Forum on Aging? in Cincinnati.

Landry is a medical doctor and president of Masterpiece Living, LLC, a Florida-based nonprofit organization focused on helping seniors age successfully. He spoke at the third annual aging forum sponsored by Deaconess Associations Foundation (DAF).

?We see aging as a critical issue in the years ahead, impacting our health, social and financial systems,? said Pat Ward, executive director of the Deaconess Associations Foundation. ?We have to face up to these challenges.?

Only three percent of federal funds each year are spent on preventative health care, said Landry, yet 36 percent of all health care funds go to people over the age of sixty-five.

Landry said Dr. Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine and a member of the MacArthur Foundation Study on Aging, became interested in the 1980s in why some 82-year-olds were on cross-country skis while others were in wheelchairs. Landry has summarized the 10-year study and writes extensively on the subject.

He identified from the study ways senior citizens can age successfully and stay in their homes longer. They are: Use it or lose it (move and exercise); Challenge your brain; Stay connected with family, friends; Love risks; Never act your age (challenge yourself); Wherever you are, be there (focus); Have grandchildren, plants around; and Laugh.

?Older adults can grow,? he said. ?When we stop growing, we die.?

He acknowledged that the federal government is unlikely to change senior health care without more definitive research on successful aging, and announced that Masterpiece Living will begin a $ 300,000 study with the city of Boston in 2011 to look at unscheduled health care events with high-risk patients.

?Senior citizens who are hospitalized and need post-operative care are often high risks for re-hospitalization,? Landry said. He said the two- to three-year study will look at what works with senior citizens, obtain data, and build a compelling argument to improve preventative senior health care in the U.S. The study will include about 50 families and use life coaches to help seniors engage in goal-setting that resonates with them.

DAF awarded Hebrew Home of Riverdale, New York, its inaugural $ 25,000 Innovation Award for implementing a seven-day-a-week, overnight medical care program for Alzheimer?s patients who live at home with caretakers. The prize was awarded to an organization that enables older adults to experience more vibrant, active and fulfilling lives.

There are an estimated 5.3 million Americans of all ages who suffer from Alzheimer?s disease, and about 11 million Americans nationally provide unpaid care for a person with Alzheimer?s disease or another dementia, according to the Alzheimer?s Association Web site.

Hebrew Home?s ElderServe program has been ongoing for 12 years, said director of adult day/evening services Deborah Messina. The program allows Alzheimer?s patients to stay with their families and in their communities.

As Alzheimer?s disease progresses, evenings become a challenge for caretakers. Many Alzheimer?s patients experience ?sundowning,? a symptom of dementia in which circadian rhythms are disrupted and patients spend fitful, sleepless nights, which overwhelm and exhaust caretakers.

ElderServe is the only overnight elder care program in the nation and has not been replicated, said Messina, perhaps because Medicaid reimburses Hebrew Home for only about five of the 12 hours of medical care offered per night. The care is couched in recreational programming using massage therapy, touch therapy, and aromatherapy. It took about five to six years for the program to become profitable, she said, but now the program has a waiting list.

Landry said that senior health care in the U.S. is like a cruise ship: it?s not easily turned. Yet it can be turned, he stressed, with a new preventative care focus on engaging senior citizens, encouraging them to achieve small goals and helping them stay connected with their communities.

Landry also lauded Deaconess for its implementation of the Independent Transportation Network (iTNGreaterCincinnati), which provides rides for the elderly and visually-impaired. The program, which began in May, 2010, averages 200 rides a month, said director Nancy Schuster. The service is provided by volunteer drivers.

For more information about the Deaconess Associations Foundation or its Innovation Award, go to http://www.livefull.org.

About the Deaconess Associations Foundation

Deaconess Associations Foundation?s (DAF) mission is to find innovative solutions to complex healthcare challenges. FullLife is an outgrowth of Deaconess Associations Foundation?s efforts to offer solutions to the challenges of aging. The Foundation sees aging as the critical issue facing our country in the years ahead. The large percentage of the population entering retirement will challenge our healthcare system and our financial system ? as well as our stereotypes about aging. More information about the Deaconess Associations Foundation is available at http://www.DeaconessFoundation.org.

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New Senior Resource Website Makes Thousands of Others Obsolete

December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Moorpark, CA (PRWEB) December 7, 2010

As healthcare workers, families and their aging parents struggle to meet the increasing needs of the growing senior population, one company has introduced a convenient way to meet the demand for services. 800Seniors.com offers a comprehensive senior resource directory on their new website.

Instead of dividing their time navigating between multiple senior-related websites, visitors to the versatile all-inclusive site can access a broad directory of services, obtain referrals and gain valuable information specific to their needs and location around the country. The online tool provides an engaging platform useful in finding timely and appropriate resources amongst the overwhelming sea of information currently on the Internet.

It is expected that in the next 40 years, the senior population in the United States will increase by 147 percent. The oldest of the Baby Boomer generation turned age 60 in 2006 and when the trend peaks in 2030, the number of people over the age of 65 will soar to 71.5 million. The increasing need for services has the healthcare and senior-related industries scrambling to provide enough affordable medical care, housing options, wellness and prevention education, transportation, financial and retirement planning options.

The trend also has many families struggling to find appropriate caregiver options including home health care, home care assistance as well as information on assisted living and skilled nursing facilities to deal with the decline of their aging parents.

In a recent national survey, The National Family Caregivers Association found that more than 27 percent of the adult population has provided care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during the past year, emphasizing the need for senior caregiver options. Based on current census data, the figure reflects the more than 54 million caregivers in the country.

According to an article published by the University of Missouri Extension program, the typical American woman will spend 18 years of her life caring for an elder, the same amount of time she will spend caring for a child. The article also predicts that in the United States, more than half of those over age 85 will need some help with daily activities including bathing, eating and dressing along with other personal care issues.

It is also estimated that until a cure is found, Alzheimer?s disease will affect a large portion of the senior population. The aging demographic is faced with the dramatic likelihood that by the year 2050, nearly 13 million Americans will have Alzheimer?s disease. Current estimates vary but experts suggest that as many as 5.1 million Americans currently have the debilitating disease.

The 800Seniors.com website provides information about Alzheimer?s disease that ranges from material on recognizing the warning signs, what causes it and possible prevention techniques. It also provides insight with articles written on the subjects of caring for those affected, progress in research and finding a cure.

Baby Boomers are struggling with the issue of recognizing and accepting the declining physical and mental health of their aging parents and are exploring the maze of endless options for dealing with it. Boomer Internet users currently spend over 13 hours a week online, account for a dramatic 40% of total consumer demand and hold $ 13 trillion in assets representing over 50% of the entire asset base in the United States.

If this demographic isn?t staggering enough to warrant interest, their children and parents are also part of the online consumerism. Families and their aging parents have a number of concerns and issues that account for a high-level of baby boomer and senior-oriented websites. There is no doubt that Baby Boomers are in the early stages of what promises to be a long-term and lucrative love affair with life after 60. Seniors are keen to learn more, live longer and stay as active as they possibly can.

Until recently, aging senior citizens shied away from computers, the Internet and other forms of more up-to-date technology that younger generations regularly use to communicate. However, they are no longer far behind. Grandparents are now Facebooking, Twittering, blogging and emailing! Seniors not only have an incentive to use the Internet to keep in touch with their loved ones around the world, but they are finding it to be a useful platform filled with resources pertaining to their healthcare and lifestyles.

For the seniors with a limited understanding or experience in browsing through the Internet for information, simple, easy access to resources that cover many of their needs is what 800Seniors.com provides. The site supplies the tools to make the experience as convenient and easy as possible.

To date there are very few, if any resources on the Internet that can provide seniors with a comprehensive accumulation of information they would need in one convenient place.

The 800Seniors.com ?Resource Directory? features a listing of providers and their services where users can select those organizations in the geographical area that best suits their needs and who offer the individualized features they prefer. The resource directory showcases prime member businesses.

The site has a ?Browse Your Category? menu that immediately takes users to a number of healthcare service topics such as Assisted Living, Board and Care Facilities, Home Healthcare (which includes medical services), Home Care (not to include medical services), Skilled Nursing Facilities, Hospice Care, Funeral Services, Continuing Education and Medical Supplies.

The site also features top cities around the country, their demographics and the range of senior services offered in the area. The addition of featured cities will increase as the number of providers join the resource directory garnering positive results for themselves and additional options for site visitors. Some areas featured are popular, senior-friendly locations, which many people choose as a retirement destination.

The ?Senior Resource Center? has a wide variety of articles written by a team of professional writers versed on timely senior and elderly citizen topics. Those featured include popular senior activities, safety and prevention tips, health and wellness topics such as nutrition and exercise. A number of articles touch on the inner workings of the endless variety of senior care and housing available. Some deal with chronic illness and diseases such as Alzheimer?s and other forms of dementia: their causes, lifestyle adjustments that may prevent them and research progress on finding a cure. The articles are written from the perspective of providing insight, education and comfort to family members dealing with common issues and dilemmas that at one time or another affect every family.

800Seniors.com has been successful in enrolling some of the best assisted living facilities and senior retirement homes in the nation and continues to provide timely information on senior-related issues that affect our population.

About 800seniors.com:

Combining decades of facility-run healthcare expertise, with decades of performance based online marketing, 800seniors.com is prepared to meet and exceed your marketing expectations. CEO Mary Leste and CFO Shelley Chilton have owned and operated health care facilities for the past 18 years, including assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities as well as hospices. They continue to own and operate skilled nursing and a hospice agency serving the Greater Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties. VPs of Business Development and Marketing, Dom Einhorn and Michael Leste have owned, consulted for, and continue to work in the performance based online marketing industry.

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Silanis Names New Senior VP, Service Operations

December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment


Montreal, QC (PRWEB) December 08, 2011

Silanis, the leader in enterprise e-signature solutions with the largest e-signature deployments, is pleased to welcome Susan Hutt as Senior Vice President, Service Operations. In this newly created position, Hutt will ensure an integrated ?one face to the customer? approach for Silanis? e-Sign Enterprise Platform?, including Professional Services, Cloud Operations and Customer Support. Through her experience, Hutt will build a world-class services organization to provide the highest levels of service to Silanis customers and partners worldwide.

?This new role is an essential part of our corporate strategy to provide the best experience ever for our customers and partners,? said Tommy Petrogiannis, Silanis founder and president. ?Adding Susan?s senior-level experience to our team positions us to continue defining and delivering the services and best practices that ensure our customers? success.?

Hutt brings over 25 years of services and leadership experience in the software industry as well as in insurance, a strategic growth market for Silanis. Her background and expertise will contribute to ensuring scalable and reliable operations that manage millions of transactions. This role is strategic for the company as e-signatures are considered a foundational, enterprise-level technology that can be used as a shared service to provide greater value across multiple business units, as mentioned in the November 2011 Forrester Research report, ?What to look for in e-signature providers: Segment e-signature use cases to help in your selection? .

About Silanis

Silanis is the most widely used e-signature solution in the world, processing over 600 million documents annually. Since the company was founded in 1992, our solutions have strengthened the business processes of thousands of organizations including 3 top North American banks, 5 of the top ten insurance companies and the entire US Army, among others. Companies and government organizations around the globe depend on Silanis to accelerate business transactions, improve customer experience and reduce costs while improving compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Silanis? on-premise, cloud and SaaS e-signature solutions eliminate manual, paper-based processing and enable e-commerce and e-government transactions to be electronically executed from start to finish.

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