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How does In-home Senior Care in Mt Clemens, MI 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 Mt Clemens, MI, 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 Mt Clemens, MI 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 Mt Clemens,MI 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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Popular Made in Michigan show in Mount Clemens has grown by leaps and bounds

It’s not hard to see why the Made in Michigan Show in downtown Mount Clemens has more than doubled its size in recent years.Now in its 11th year, the Made in Michigan Show is the city’s first outdoor event of the spring. The festival not only features dozens of vendors from around the Great Lakes State but also has free live entertainment, unique gifts just in time for Mother’s Day, and a Kids’ Business Fair.The two-day festival, which runs Friday and Saturday, is one of the most popular events on the Do...

It’s not hard to see why the Made in Michigan Show in downtown Mount Clemens has more than doubled its size in recent years.

Now in its 11th year, the Made in Michigan Show is the city’s first outdoor event of the spring. The festival not only features dozens of vendors from around the Great Lakes State but also has free live entertainment, unique gifts just in time for Mother’s Day, and a Kids’ Business Fair.

The two-day festival, which runs Friday and Saturday, is one of the most popular events on the Downtown Mount Clemens schedule, according to Michelle Weiss of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA).

“This year’s show is the largest to date with over 120 vendors showcasing products that are made, grown, assembled, or manufactured in Michigan,” Weiss said.

The event has grown by leaps and bounds, especially after the end of the pandemic. There were 60 individuals or small companies signed up in 2019 compared to more than 120 ready for this weekend’s festival.

Show vendors set up along Macomb Place between North Main and Pine streets, and also on North Walnut Street between New Street and the Emerald Theatre.

This year’s products include:

Returning to the festival is the Kids’ Business Fair sponsored by The Discovery Center of Macomb, Comerica Bank and the Mount Clemens DDA. It is a one-day marketplace from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday for kids ages 8-16 to have the opportunity to explore what it is like to own their own business. Businesses range from baking, to bath and beauty, jewelers, stationary, clothing, fresh baked dog biscuits, artists, hair accessories, and more.

While the project is educational at the core, it is the DDA’s hope to ignite a spark in young people that will encourage them that business ownership is awesome.

“That’s our next generation of entrepreneurs,” Weiss said.

Free live entertainment is sponsored by Ardis Music and the Mount Clemens DDA.

On Friday, the lineup will see Kevin Tarnas at 11 a.m., Tom Bartelmay at 1:30 p.m., Johnny Rhodes at 4 p.m., Acoustic Ash at 6 p.m. Taking the stage Saturday will be Robby Chism at 10 a.m., Olivia Van Goor at 1 p.m., and Eli Bicheit & Trevor Lamb close out the schedule at 3 p.m.

DDA officials said the goal of the Made in Michigan Show is to inform, educate, and encourage Michiganders, organizations, and consumers alike, to support our local economy by purchasing products make in Michigan and from Michigan-based companies and vendors.

Festival hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday.

For more information regarding the Mount Clemens Made in Michigan Show or Downtown Mount Clemens, call 586-469-4168.

Deal would add living space in downtown Mount Clemens

Photo by Dean Vaglia | Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | Published July 21, 2023Photo by Dean VagliaMOUNT CLEMENS — Once a motel and long since an eyesore, a deal between the city and a developer would double the residential space in downtown Mount Clemens.City commissioners approved an agreement between the city and Shelby Township-based developer Jim George, working under the name Manchester Mt. Clemens, LLC, ...

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| Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | Published July 21, 2023

Photo by Dean Vaglia

MOUNT CLEMENS — Once a motel and long since an eyesore, a deal between the city and a developer would double the residential space in downtown Mount Clemens.

City commissioners approved an agreement between the city and Shelby Township-based developer Jim George, working under the name Manchester Mt. Clemens, LLC, on July 10 to demolish the former Victory Inn at 1 North River Road and build a 100-unit market-rate apartment complex on the site.

“There was some discussion about it, but everyone was in agreement that it was a great project,” Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp said of the July 10 special city commission meeting. “It is minimal risk to the city because we’re just managing the funds from the state to the developer that the state has designated for that project. The city’s role is minimal.”

The agreement hinges on the city receiving a $5 million enhancement grant for the state to reimburse the developer for the estimated $2.75 million purchase of the site and for the cost of demolition, environmental remediation and construction. While Kropp says the developer plans to begin work on the site immediately, the city will receive the site for $1 if work does not begin on the site within three years.

“The developer is a reputable developer in the tri-county area, and he approached our state delegation … and then he approached the city about the project,” Kropp said. “He discussed with all of us the challenges about that site and how it’s been a long-term problem for the city. He knew that there were economic development dollars out there at the state level, so he gathered a team to go after money at the state level to bridge the gap of the costs of this project.”

When the project is complete, it will double the residential capacity in downtown Mount Clemens, which Kropp sees as a way to further the city’s revitalization.

“We need more people to be able to support the businesses downtown, but we’ve also had significant population loss in the last 30 years,” Kropp said. “This is going to try and right that ship.”

Other revitalization efforts in recent years include the city’s rebrand, the creation and continued support for the Oasis social district and redirecting the Downtown Development Authority’s focus to supporting city businesses. Another way the project helps the city is by providing taxable property in an area where such land is sparse.

“The challenge that lies within Mount Clemens is that we are the county seat and that we have such a strong concentration of nontaxable properties,” Kropp said. “Forty-eight percent of our land is already nontaxable.”

Two other projects are in the works to expand downtown Mount Clemens’ residential footprint. In the same week as the Victory Inn site deal was reached, city and state officials met by banks of the Clinton River to tour the under-construction Edison Crossing supportive residences on July 12.

“During the last few years, we have seen a true housing crisis in Michigan,” said Gary Heidel, chief of staff of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. “We have a lot of needs for more affordable housing in a long spectrum whether it’s affordable housing, workforce housing, housing for the homeless, housing for people with disabilities. It’s been something that really came out of the great recession when we really stopped investing in housing. … When we build new it really does help the supply problem.”

The 30-apartment complex is aimed at housing seniors, single adults and families. Veterans and the homeless are being reached out to for interest, with 11 rooms set aside for veterans. The building is fully accessible with a stretcher-compliant elevator.

While much of the building is up, the Gratiot Avenue apartment complex still has a while to go before it’s ready for occupants. Construction is expected to end by mid-August and the building should open in October.

On the other side of the Gratiot loop, the city and the Anton Art Center are working to build a 39-unit live-work facility for artists with nonprofit developer Artspace. The Roskopp parking lot is the tentative site as of a May 15 negotiation agreement. Kropp said the city is “still in current talks” with Artspace regarding the project.

The Artspace project will be eligible for federal low-income tax credits.

Gumbo’s hosts first-ever Mardi Gras Block Party in downtown Mount Clemens

Several roads in downtown Mount Clemens will be closed or have restricted parking for the next few days due to some special entertainment events, including the first-ever Mardi Gras Block Party.There’s also the return of the River Sight & Sound Concert Series, another outdoor Uptown Friday Night Concert show, and the filming of a TV commercial. The commercial filming is not open to the public.Related Articles“It’s go...

Several roads in downtown Mount Clemens will be closed or have restricted parking for the next few days due to some special entertainment events, including the first-ever Mardi Gras Block Party.

There’s also the return of the River Sight & Sound Concert Series, another outdoor Uptown Friday Night Concert show, and the filming of a TV commercial. The commercial filming is not open to the public.

“It’s going to be an exciting weekend as we have a lot of different things going on in terms of free musical entertainment,” said Michelle Weiss of the Downtown Development Authority.

Road closures include:

Gumbo’s on North Walnut will host a Mardi Gras Block Party from noon-10 p.m. Saturday. The family-friendly event will feature entertainment, activities, and New Orleans-style cuisine. It also has a social district license so guests can grab an adult beverage and walk around the celebration.

Jeremy Tait has owned the venue along with his wife, Courtney, and sister, Laila Tait for the last six years.

“Mardi Gras events are traditionally held in February, but up here in Michigan, it’s way too cold to be outside,” Tait said Wednesday. “So we decided to do it in the summer when it’s warmer.”

The trio took over the restaurant from Tait’s parents, Terri and Jimmy, who ran Gumbo’s for about 12 years. He said the key to Gumbo’s is their mom’s recipes, which they’ve kept on the menu.

“They’ve seen the progress we’ve made over the last few years,” Tait said. “My dad’s a bricklayer, so all of the major renovations we’ve done, he’s been the contractor. They’ll be working the party.”

The menu includes crawfish boil, Cajun turkey legs, Cajun corn, beignets, snowballs, and a full bar with specialty drinks.

Live entertainment will be provided by the Paxton/Spangler Band, the Zydeco Hepcats and Root Variations.

There also will be face painting, games, a stilt walker, clowns, dancing, raffles and more.

Also taking place this weekend:

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Nude psychiatric patient surrenders after climbing 200-foot tower in Mount Clemens

A man waiting to undergo a psychiatric observation left a Mount Clemens hospital, stripped, swam across a river, and climbed up a 200-foot-tall cellphone antenna before being coaxed down, according to firefighters.The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. when the man walked out of the emergency room at McLaren Macomb hospital. It ended a short time later when he surrendered to authorities and was transported back to the hospital.A team of first responders including the Mount Clemens Fire Department and Macomb County Sheriff&rsq...

A man waiting to undergo a psychiatric observation left a Mount Clemens hospital, stripped, swam across a river, and climbed up a 200-foot-tall cellphone antenna before being coaxed down, according to firefighters.

The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. when the man walked out of the emergency room at McLaren Macomb hospital. It ended a short time later when he surrendered to authorities and was transported back to the hospital.

A team of first responders including the Mount Clemens Fire Department and Macomb County Sheriff’s deputies used patience in dealing with the subject because they didn’t know how he would otherwise react, said fire Capt. Nick Candela.

“We kept our distance and played it cool,” Candela said. “He kept climbing down a little further every couple of minutes, so we were fortunate to not have to risk going up in our ladder truck.”

The episode started out with a 911 call from the hospital’s security personnel advising that a patient had fled the medical facility on Harrington Street, east of Groesbeck Highway (M-97).

Witnesses told deputies and fire personnel they watched as the patient fully disrobed and swam across the Clinton River. He then climbed over fences and through back yards.

Once he was in the area of Church Street and South Rose, near the Phoenix Stone Company, he climbed onto an antenna tower and went about halfway up.

Candela said a Sheriff’s deputy used a megaphone to communicate with the subject.

“He climbed down on his own, which is good because I don’t think the bucket on our ladder truck would reach him,” Candela said.

Once he came down, firefighters covered him with a blanket and secured him to a Medstar Ambulance gurney to be taken back to the hospital.

Candela said the Macomb County Technical Rescue team was advised of the situation in case they had to be mobilized. He said Mount Clemens firefighters are trained to climb high buildings, adding it’s a risky venture.

“Especially when you have an individual who is not in a right state of mind,” the fire captain said. “We did have a plan that included us being belted and strapped into our bucket, but you never know what’s going to happen when you get up there.”

Mount Clemens Community Schools to sell elementary school to MISD

Too many classrooms, not enough students.That’s the rationale behind why Mount Clemens Community Schools officials decided to sell one of the district’s two remaining elementary schools.The Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday night to enter into negotiations with the Macomb Intermediate School District to purchase M.L. King Jr. Academy.“We do not need the space,” said Superintendent Monique Beels.Board members last year voted to close King Academy on Clinton River Drive because o...

Too many classrooms, not enough students.

That’s the rationale behind why Mount Clemens Community Schools officials decided to sell one of the district’s two remaining elementary schools.

The Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday night to enter into negotiations with the Macomb Intermediate School District to purchase M.L. King Jr. Academy.

“We do not need the space,” said Superintendent Monique Beels.

Board members last year voted to close King Academy on Clinton River Drive because of declining enrollment starting in the fall of 2023 and move students over the Seminole Academy in a couple of months.

The move is expected to save the district about $350,000.

The MISD will use the building for special education student programs.

As part of the agreement, Mount Clemens can purchase the school back from the ISD if student enrollment numbers show an unexpected increase in the future and create the need to additional classrooms, officials said.

According to the administration, King has about 80 students in a building designed to accommodate 320 children. Seminole Academy has room for 600 students, with 400 attending classes this year.

School officials said the move keeps the building in an educational setting “in our county” and prevents a charter school or private school from setting up shop in Mount Clemens.

Board President Earl Rickman III said if the district sold the building to another entity, they couldn’t “control” its future use.

“We know the ISD won’t grab our students,” he said.

The superintendent said falling enrollment is not unique to Mount Clemens as the number of students coincides with Michigan’s declining population.

“What we need to do is come up with a strategic plan to figure out what to with these buildings,” Beels said, adding, “Lots of empty classrooms here.”

Also Wednesday evening, the board tabled a recommendation to extend a lease agreement for the former Washington Academy school on North Rose near Groesbeck Highway.

The lease technically is up on June 30, but school officials want to extend that until Sept. 30 to tie up the agreement.

Several non-profits that were housed in the building, including the Macomb County Family Resource Center, were evicted this past spring. Two of those, Macomb Foster Closet and a church, are still in the building.

The leases were arranged through Macomb County, which paid $10,000 a month along with utilities and some repairs.

If Mount Clemens decides to extend the leases beyond September, the organizations can expect an increase in the rent, officials said.

The board will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to receive an update on the lease agreement.

Mount Clemens closed Washington Academy in the fall of 2013 as part of a plan to wipe out red ink, along with slashing the budgets for athletics and transportation. Students were transitioned into Seminole Academy and Mount Clemens Junior High School.

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