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How Are New Drugs Evaluated by the FDA?

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Tricks to Help Physicians Stay on Track: Healthcare Career Insights

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Friday Feedback: Robert Califf's Potential Impact on the FDA

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT MO MedTrans, LLC

We are pleased to announce our newest advertiser in the

SPOTLIGHT Senior Services & Living Options Resource Guide

Welcome MO MedTrans, LLC!

WHO WE ARE

MO MedTrans, LLC is a progressive transportation provider with a passion for results. Since its inception, it was founded on a vision to revolutionize the non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) industry. From the day we had one vehicle, our commitment to excellence has been unparalleled.

Our Core Values:

• Integrity: you can trust us
• Respect: we treat everyone with dignity and respect
• Caring: our customers are family, friends and neighbors
• Uniqueness: we stand for something
• Innovation: we are creative in delivering service

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We are licensed and insured.

We are licensed as a livery service by the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures and the Arizona Department of Transportation. We are also licensed by the Arizona Sate Board of Pharmacy to supply Oxygen.

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Our Dispatchers | Our Drivers
Our Fleet

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Our commitment to customer service and public safety has motivated us to self-regulate, join the Arizona Medical Transportation Association (AZMTA), and become an active associate member.

WHAT WE DO

Ambulatory | Wheelchair | Stretcher

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We provide transportation solutions for seniors and those with special needs and focus on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT):

• Routine doctor appointments
• Dialysis appointments
• Patient discharges: inpatient hospital stay, outpatient surgeries, and endoscopy procedures
• Physical therapy
• Workers’ compensation claims
• Independent Medical Examiner (IME)

We offer a range of assisted transportation services, which include:

• Door-to-Door
• Door-through-Door
• Hand-to-Hand
• Bedside-to-Bedside

Our team is available Monday – Saturday (6:00 AM – 7:00 PM), and is highly trained to meet your needs. Our fleet is comprised of sedans, minivans, and full-vans. Our wheelchair andstretcher vans meet ADA regulations and have been customized for safety and comfort. We are also licensed to supply Oxygen.

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Call 480-800-3130 To Schedule Your Next Trip

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We do NOT provide emergency medical transportation nor do we provide any medical monitoring or treatment during our trips. We fully comply with Arizona Statutes 36-2223 – thus, we can supply Oxygen, however we can not administer it.

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Call 911 in the Event of an Emergency

Visit us online @ http://momedtrans.com/

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Secrets to Dealing With Stress: Healthcare Career Insights

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Inn at Freedom Plaza

We are pleased to announce our newest advertiser in the

SPOTLIGHT Senior Services & Living Options
Resource Guide

Welcome The Inn at Freedom Plaza!

THE INN AT FREEDOM PLAZA features Personalized Assisted Living for those who desire social connections, clinical support, or need some help with routine activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, or assistance with medications. Compassionate associates provide care and “Respect for Individual Preferences,” with a smile, personal greeting, and personal attention – the Brookdale way.

The Personalized Assisted Living Promise: “Respect for Individual Preferences”

This customized and person-centered experience is designed to honor your individuality and respect those preferences that make you unique. In our community, “Respect for Individual Preferences” is our promise to you. Our way of discovering your personal needs, unique qualities and values requires the following approach, which is unique to our community.

The Personalized Assisted Living Approach: Listen. Recognize. Integrate.

The Inn at Freedom Plaza’s Personalized Assisted Living program is designed to accommodate individuals who need daily assistance to maintain a relatively independent living lifestyle. The Inn is a family-centered community that serves the physical, social and emotional needs of residents and their families. After listening to our residents, we recognize who they are and the importance of developing relationships, and then we integrate their desires into every aspect of community life. Delivering Personalized Assisted Living with respect for individual preferences is both our goal and our promise – your preference is our priority!

Services and Amenities

Ø Private or shared accommodations furnished with resident’s own belongings (furniture

available if needed)

Ø Individual assessment of personal and health care needs, the Personalized Care Plan

Ø Licensed nurses on-site 24 hours a day

Ø Medication Administration

Ø Trained staff on-site 24 hours a day

Ø Assistance with personal care needs such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and ambulation

Ø Emergency Response System in each apartment

Ø Ongoing monitoring of changing care needs

Ø Assistance with scheduling appointments

Ø Complete therapy program available by in-house Brookdale Therapy team

Ø Three freshly prepared, nutritionally balanced meals served daily, planned by a registered dietician

Ø Therapeutic diets available

Ø Snacks and beverages available throughout the day

Ø Private Dining Room for your family celebrations

Ø Social history to determine residents’ interests and preferences

Ø Daily lifestyle activities that include clubs, cultural, social and fitness programs

Ø Library, Media Room, Club Room, Living Rooms, and Outdoor courtyard

Ø All utilities with Cable TV are included except telephone

Ø Weekly housekeeping, personal laundry and flat-linen service

Ø Beauty Salon / Barber Shop

Ø Weekday scheduled transportation services

Ø As needed, for additional fees, a full continuum of care is available on the Freedom Plaza campus

Ø All inclusive Monthly Fee

THE CLARE BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA CARE

Clare Bridge offers programs and secured environments for those with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia. We believe that no matter where an individual is in their life journey, each has the right to enjoy life and to have meaningful experiences every day. Highly trained associates provide CAREconnections dementia care services as they deliver on our promise - “ensuring daily moments of success.” We embrace this promise by offering opportunities to find happiness and meaning in an environment that supports their unique interests and needs.

The Clare Bridge program is deeply rooted in a person-centered approach focused on sustaining feelings of belonging and purpose while seeking to preserve a sense of self. The Clare Bridge concept has evolved during more than 25 years by continually embracing the latest research and innovations in the delivery of quality dementia care.

The Clare Bridge Program Promise: “Ensuring Daily Moments of Success”

Clare Bridge Daily Path

The Daily Path offers a gentle daily structure (seven days per week) choreographed with a minimum of six programs per day. All are designed to maintain the resident’s abilities and encourage the use of their current skills. The Daily Path creates a routine that gives each resident a sense of security that they are “right where they need to be.” Daily Path activities include:

• A Morning Mental Workout with discussions, brain stimulating games, and reminiscing.
• Daily Physical Activity with a variety of exercise opportunities including “Movement is Medicine” group exercises, walking programs, and dancing.
• Daily Life Skills for individuals or as group activities provide a sense of purpose, meaning and belonging.
• Person Centered Programming includes activities designed to use the resident’s “Guide to the Daily Path” social history information as a foundation. By honoring past interests and involvements, programs tap into current skills and support successful experiences.
• We’re Keeping Our Promise” personal notes periodically sent to a family member to communicate Daily Moments of Success.

Clare Bridge Dining Program

As a part of the Brookdale CHOICE approach to dining, the Clare Bridge Dining Program was designed by a team of experts specializing in dementia care, culinary associates, and registered dieticians. This unique dietary program sustains the resident’s opportunity to enjoy and master the dining experience. The program offers such specialized aspects as:

Ø Dementia Friendly Menus provide diverse offerings that help prevent weight-loss. Selections are easy to manage, familiar and are appealing to the senses.

Ø Individualized Dining Assistance includes evaluating each resident to determine the level of prompting assistance needed to preserve the resident’s use of utensils as long as possible.

Ø The Supportive Dining Environment incorporates small dining rooms with consistent seating to support the challenges of those with dementia. This encourages familiarity and socialization while supporting the needs of the residents through the assignment of resident care assistants. Music, centerpieces, reFRESH warm scented wash towels and fresh linens enhance the dining experience for our residents.

SERVICES AND AMENITIES

The Clare Bridge Place program is dedicated to the special needs of individuals with dementia. We provide a secure and caring environment with 24 hour a day support to older adults that require assistance with activities of daily living.

Clare Bridge staff assists our residents in every way, from ongoing monitoring of our residents’ health care and behavioral needs to daily support such as helping our residents’ bathe, dress and take their medications.
Our team is carefully selected and trained to handle the special needs associated with memory loss and receive ongoing support from our Dementia Care Specialists. The staff meets the diverse needs of our residents from the most basic to the most challenging . . . while always treating our residents with dignity and respect.
Ø Private or shared accommodations furnished with resident’s own personal belongings to encourage past connections (furniture available if needed)
Ø Individual assessment of personal and health care needs
Ø Medication Administration
Ø Purposefully designed environment that includes a fully sprinkled fire safety system
Ø Exterior doors alarmed at all times, with access to outdoor, enclosed courtyard
Ø Licensed nurse on staff
Ø Trained staff on-site 24 hours a day
Ø Emergency response system
Ø Assistance with personal care needs such as bathing and dressing
Ø Three freshly prepared, nutritionally balanced meals served daily, planned by a registered dietician
Ø Therapeutic diets available
Ø Snacks and beverages available throughout the day
Ø Social history to determine residents’ interests and preferences
Ø Individualized activities and programming
Ø Weekly laundry and linen services
Ø Housekeeping services
Ø Cable TV, gas, electric, and water service (telephone hook-up available)
Ø Ongoing monitoring of health care and behavioral needs
Ø Beauty Salon / Barber Shop
Ø Scheduled transportation services
Ø As needed, for additional fees, a full continuum of care is available on the Freedom Plaza campus
Ø All inclusive Monthly Fee

Visit us online @ https://www.brookdale.com/communities/inn-freedom-plaza/

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT The Center at Arrowhead

We are pleased to announce our newest advertiser in the

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Resource Guide

Welcome The Center at Arrowhead!

Visit us at: www.CenteratArrowhead.com

7 Alzheimer's Disease Stages and Symptoms

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Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 7/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
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