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How does In-home Senior Care in Sandia Park, NM work?

Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it's especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.

The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.

At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one ages, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.

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Aging in Place: The Preferred Choice for Most Seniors

While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit.

In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a unfamiliar assisted living community, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.

Here are just a few of the reasons why older men and women prefer to age at home:

Comfort
Comfort

How much does a senior's home truly mean to them? A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old. With the help of elderly care in Sandia Park, NM, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living

Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors. Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.

Independence
Independence

For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like an assisted living community. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.

Cost and Convenience
Cost and Convenience

More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, can be less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.

With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care in Sandia Park, NM gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.

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Affordable Care Plans

In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.

Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.

At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.

In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:

Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's Benefits

Aid and Attendance benefits through military service can cover a portion of the costs associated with in-home care for veterans and their spouses.

Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Many senior care services like in-home care are included in long-term care insurance options. Research different long-term care solutions to find a plan that provides coverage for senior care.

Private Insurance
Private Insurance

Home care can be included as part of a senior's private insurance plan. Read over your loved one's insurance policy carefully or speak with their insurance provider to determine if in-home care is covered.

Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Depending on the life insurance plan, you may be able to apply your policy toward long-term care. You may be able to use long-term-care coverage to help pay for in-home elderly care.


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During your Care Plan consultation with Always Best Care, your Care Coordinator will speak with you about in-home care costs and what options there may be to help meet your budget needs.

Compassionate Care. Trusted Caregivers

When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.

Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.

At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Sandia Park,NM understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.

Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.

Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.

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Taking the First Step with Always Best Care

The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:

An assessment of your senior loved one

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An in-depth discussion of the needs of your senior loved one to remain in their own home

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Reviewing a detailed Care Plan that will meet your senior loved one's needs

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Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.

If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.

When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.

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Over 200 stranded on top of New Mexico mountains after storm cuts power to tram

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dozens of people were stuck for hours on top of the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, after taking the tramway to the peak Sunday night.

Roxanne Scheuer was one of the passengers stuck through the early hours of the morning. After only 10 minutes of exploring the top of the mountain, lightning forced her to run inside for safety.

“It’s terrifying. It’s terrifying to feel like your options of getting down are so minimal,” said Scheuer.

A thunderstorm led to a power outage in the northeast heights region of Albuquerque, knocking out power to the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway and leaving 210 people, including visitors and employees, stuck at the top where the weather was colder.

“Got to the top and immediately, right off the bat, [an employee] starts yelling ‘lighting’ and starts telling us to get indoors for your safety,” said Scheuer.

Scheuer, who went up with her family at around 6 p.m., said the lightning worsened and she was stuck at the top for over seven hours. The tram cars weren’t able to go up or down.

Scheuer said shuttle buses started to bring people back down to the city after about four hours, but she took the tramway back down once it was up and running again. She described it as a very scary 45-minute ride.

“It was kind of terrifying. We were just praying that ‘I hope it doesn’t stop,'” said Scheuer.

Many passengers weren’t prepared for the colder weather. Most didn’t have blankets or jackets with them.

“Every time a lightning struck and you heard it, people would get scared and gasp or feel terrified, like what’s next?” said Scheuer.

She said she thinks the company could improve on how they deal with these situations, including with better employee training.

“I just feel like if they were better equipped, whether it meant they had snacks in the emergency … or blankets like I had mentioned before or any number of those things to keep people better situated in that event. I feel like it could have gone a little bit better,” said Scheuer.

The general manager of Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway told KRQE that circumstances were out of their control, and the company did all it could to make sure guests were out of harm’s way while working with the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM).

According to PNM, the power outage in the northeast heights was caused by lightning damage to a power pole.

Sandia Peak did not offer the passengers refunds.

State Engineer restricts East Mountain groundwater permits

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal New Mexico State Engineer John D'Antonio issued an order last week restricting new groundwater use permits in the Sandia Basin and part of the Rio Grande Basin east of the Sandia Mountains. The order prevents the filing of applications for new groundwater appropriation permits in the protected area in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, a move designed to halt groundwater decline. The Office of the State Engineer's Hydrology Bureau recently collected well water measurements from Bernalillo Cou...

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal New Mexico State Engineer John D'Antonio issued an order last week restricting new groundwater use permits in the Sandia Basin and part of the Rio Grande Basin east of the Sandia Mountains. The order prevents the filing of applications for new groundwater appropriation permits in the protected area in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, a move designed to halt groundwater decline. The Office of the State Engineer's Hydrology Bureau recently collected well water measurements from Bernalillo County, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and local residents. "Data indicated that the rates of water level decline are highly variable in the Sandia Basin and range from water level rises to declines in excess of 10 feet per year," D'Antonio wrote in an email to the Journal. The order doesn't affect permits for new domestic wells that irrigate less than an acre or new livestock wells. The restrictions don't interfere with existing water rights, and primarily target individuals, firms or corporations seeking large appropriations of new groundwater rights. More than 120 Sandia Basin wells and 25 Rio Grande Basin wells were sampled for the study. The region includes Tijeras, Cedar Crest and Sandia Park. The average rate of water level decline in the sample wells exceeded 2.5 feet per year. The OSE estimated that wells would lose production in less than 40 years if declines continued at that rate. Bernalillo County Commissioner Charlene Pyskoty said the order marks a significant change for water administration in the region. "Those of us who live in the East Mountains are breathing a sigh of relief knowing the Office of the State Engineer has taken an important step to limit unsustainable use of water in the Sandia Basin," Pyskoty said. Sandoval County Manager Wayne Johnson said he also supports the decision. The OSE has issued similar groundwater restrictions in the Estancia Basin and in the Jal and Lea County basins of southeastern New Mexico. The Sandia Basin contributes groundwater to the Rio Grande and Estancia basins. "Further diversions in the Sandia Basin (would) decrease groundwater availability in these basins," D'Antonio said. "Impacts to the Rio Grande Basin will decrease flows in the Rio Grande, which is fully appropriated." East Mountain residents have long been concerned about water supply amid population growth. In a legal battle spanning more than a decade, the State Engineer's Office in 2014 and a state District Court in 2018 denied an application to pump 488 million gallons of water over 10 years from the Sandia Basin. The water would have supported a proposed East Mountains development of 4,000 homes and two golf courses. Residents had argued that the aquifer could not sustain the project. Theresa Davis is a Report for America corps member covering water and the environment for the Albuquerque Journal.

All 21 stranded on Sandia Peak Tramway in New Mexico rescued

Twenty-one people were rescued Saturday after they became stuck on a Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico, authorities said.Twenty people on one car were safely rescued, leaving an employee alone in a separate car as the last person stuck aloft Saturday, authorities said.That person was safety rescued with the help of a sheriff's helicopter, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said in a statement late Saturday aftern...

Twenty-one people were rescued Saturday after they became stuck on a Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico, authorities said.

Twenty people on one car were safely rescued, leaving an employee alone in a separate car as the last person stuck aloft Saturday, authorities said.

That person was safety rescued with the help of a sheriff's helicopter, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said in a statement late Saturday afternoon.

The 21 were stranded since about 2 a.m., the sheriff's office said on Facebook.

The agency's metro air support team was at the scene to evacuate people in groups of two to four. Efforts were made difficult by high winds and low visibility, authorities said.

Officials told KOB 4 that Ten3 employees were taking the tram back down Friday night when the ice began to accumulate and stopped the tramway.

A spokesperson for Sandia Peak Tramway told the news station that the ice accumulated unusually fast on one of the cables, causing the cable to droop below the tram.

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BCSO Metro Air Support is live as we assist with a rescue on the Sandia Peak Tramway. At least 20 individuals have been stuck in a cart on the Tramway since 2am. BCSO Metro Air will be evacuating 2-4 at a time.

Update: 3pm

The rescue is starting wrap-up. Crews plan on lowering the last person off the 2nd tram car and hiking him out. High winds and visibility continues to slow down operations. Rest assured, all rescue stakeholders are working together to complete this rescue ...safely. Thanks to all the search and rescue stakeholders: Tram Management and personnel, NM SAR, BCFD, BCSO, AMRC, and Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council, and UNM Mountain Medicine personnel.

The Bernalillo County Fire Department are facilitating a press conference now with additional details and further media inquiries will be directed to their agency.

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Sandia Peak Tramway is 2.7 miles in diagonal length and is a bi-cable double reversible aerial passenger tramway. It's one of the most popular tourist attractions in Albuquerque, according to its Facebook page.

On Saturday Sandia Peak closed the tram and its restaurant, Ten 3, at the top of the tramway, due to weather conditions. Operators said it would remain closed through Sunday.

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Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.

Dennis Romero contributed.

Sandia Peak Ski will not open for 2022-2023 season

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A popular local ski hill will not be opening its doors this season. Sandia Peak Ski Area says that with fewer people working, and even less snow predicted, it’s just not worth opening this year.Sandia Peak Ski Area has been a staple for Albuquerque ski enthusiasts for decades. “It’s been more than 50 years quite a bit. Its predecessor, La Madeira ski started in the 20s. I believe,” says own...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A popular local ski hill will not be opening its doors this season. Sandia Peak Ski Area says that with fewer people working, and even less snow predicted, it’s just not worth opening this year.

Sandia Peak Ski Area has been a staple for Albuquerque ski enthusiasts for decades. “It’s been more than 50 years quite a bit. Its predecessor, La Madeira ski started in the 20s. I believe,” says owner Ben Abruzzo.

However, things have been hard for the folks at Sandia Peak Ski over the last couple of years. “The last two years, we haven’t received significant snowfall until the middle to end of January. And the labor shortage, which has been exacerbated by COVID.” Said Abruzzo, “It’s been really difficult for us to find the people we need to do the work, not only for the ski season but also the summer maintenance that we need to get ready.”

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Last season they were only open for 4 weeks, and the owners say it would not be worth it again. They also do not see as many visitors as Ski Santa Fe – they see 3,000 a season, compared to the 100,000 Santa Fe sees. Many in the community are heartbroken by the announcement.

“You know, every now and then, or every third year, they don’t get enough snow to open so we kind of understand that maybe they’re making that decision early. But it’s disappointing,” said Duane Kinsley, the owner of Sports Systems and a skier himself.

There is still some good news about the season. You be able to hike in the area and the tram will stay open. You can still cross-country ski in the area. “Areas like that cross country skiers, snowboarders’ skiers that want to still get up right here locally, get a little exercise and still ski have the whole skier to themselves. And it’s a great way to get out, get some exercise and still ski,” said Kinsely.

Sandia Peak says this isn’t a permanent closure, they will weigh their options and decide if they can open next year. Weather forecasts show this could be another La Nina year which means snowfall could be limited just as it has been for the last two years.

'Pure joy:' Group stuck overnight on Tram talk of rescue operation

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Twenty-one Sandia Peak Tram and Ten 3 employees spent their New Year’s Eve and most of New Year’s Day trapped inside a Tram car.Aaron Blanc ImagesRelated: History and construction of Sandia TramSandia Peak Tramway general manager Michael Donovan told KOAT the group was on the Tram’s last trip down Friday when operators ha...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

Twenty-one Sandia Peak Tram and Ten 3 employees spent their New Year’s Eve and most of New Year’s Day trapped inside a Tram car.

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Related: History and construction of Sandia Tram

Sandia Peak Tramway general manager Michael Donovan told KOAT the group was on the Tram’s last trip down Friday when operators had to stop the tram because of “severe icing due to the moisture and cold temperature that affected the emergency cable.”

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“That cable actually dropped down within the system, and it was not safe to operate. So, we had to cease operations due to the high winds and the icing and unfortunately stranded,” he said.

Watch: A look inside the Tram car trapped on New Year's Eve

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Ten 3 General Manager, Bill Howley, who was among those trapped on the Tram tells KOAT one of their biggest concerns was how to stay warm.

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"We all got real close, a lot of hugging and just made sure everyone was OK," Howley said.

Donovan said the group did have water, food and space blankets aboard the Tram.

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Tram operator, Drajon Jones, said that when the Tram first got stuck the group was a bit finicky but once he explained the plan and what had happened they calmed down.

And once the rescue operation began, "it was just pure joy," Jones said.

Related: BCSO chopper played key role in rescue

Rescue crews were able to rescue most of the group Saturday afternoon, but had to cease operations around 1 p.m because of weather in the area. But by 4 p.m. everyone was off the Tram and safe on the base.

The New Year’s incident is not the first time something like this happened. In 1973, 41 people were stuck for 24 hours. In 1982, 49 people were stuck for five hours. Thirty years later, in 2012, 20 people were stuck for five hours and then last year 20 people were stuck for four hours.

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