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How does In-home Senior Care in Island Heights, NJ 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 Island Heights, NJ, 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 Island Heights, NJ 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 Island Heights,NJ 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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What to Do, See and Eat in Island Heights: An Enchanting Throwback in Time

If you are an artist or a sailor, or simply someone who loves Victorian architecture and beautiful water views, you will be enchanted by the borough of Island Heights. Tucked into a pocket of the north shore of Toms River, this 1-square-mile Ocean County town feels like a throwback in time, with its stately former sea captains sitting proudly along the banks of River Avenue. Across the street is the 125-year-old Island Heights Yacht Club, where sailboats skim along the river.Founded in 1878 as a Methodist camp-meeting site, the town o...

If you are an artist or a sailor, or simply someone who loves Victorian architecture and beautiful water views, you will be enchanted by the borough of Island Heights. Tucked into a pocket of the north shore of Toms River, this 1-square-mile Ocean County town feels like a throwback in time, with its stately former sea captains sitting proudly along the banks of River Avenue. Across the street is the 125-year-old Island Heights Yacht Club, where sailboats skim along the river.

Founded in 1878 as a Methodist camp-meeting site, the town of just 1,650 residents attracts day-trippers who come to watch a regatta or take a sailing lesson, and artists who find a wealth of paint-worthy spots to set up their easels. One world-renowned artist, the trompe l’oeil master John F. Peto, moved to Island Heights in 1889 and lived there until his death in 1907.

WHAT TO DO

Art or history buffs can see where Peto lived and worked at what is now the John F. Peto Studio Museum on Cedar Avenue (which is one of NJM’s favorite under-the-radar museums), or visit the Island Heights Cottage Museum on Simpson Avenue to get a sense of life here in the late 19th century. With a reputation as an artists’ colony, Island Heights is also home to the Ocean County Artists Guild, which hosts exhibits, events and classes.

The waterfront comes alive with Sailfest on the second Saturday in September, New Jersey’s largest sailing festival featuring music, food and boating.

For those seeking a bit more action, Seaside Heights is just across the causeway, where boardwalk amusements and beaches await.

WHERE TO EAT

Xina Restaurant, just before the causeway to Seaside Heights, is a large, family-oriented fish and sushi restaurant, where the portions are large. Also located nearby is Aqua Blu Kitchen & Cocktails, a New American bistro that is in Toms River.

WHERE TO STAY

The Avon Hotel in Toms River is a two-star hotel just outside of Island Heights en route to the Shore, where rooms go for about $150-$215 a night.

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Island Heights Yacht Club, 65 River Avenue; John F. Peto Studio Museum, 102 Cedar Avenue; Island Heights Cottage Museum, 105 Simpson Avenue; Ocean County Artists Guild, 22 Chestnut Avenue; Xina Restaurant, 3430 Route 37, Toms River; Aqua Blu Kitchen & Cocktails, 3410 Route 37, Toms River; Avon Hotel, 2215 Route 37 East, Toms River

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Thomas Edison Film Festival at the Ocean County Artists Guild

(Island Heights, NJ) Sponsored by Surf Taco; Curchin; Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, and Lighting Gallery; New Jersey Natural Gas; and NorthEast Spine and Sports Medicine, the Thomas Edison Film Festival returns to the Ocean County Artist Guild, 22 Chestnut Ave., Island Heights, NJ on Saturday July 15th at 6:00 pm. The program will be presented by TEFF Director, Jane Steuerwald. There is ample parking, and the Guild is ADA accessible. There is a $10 entry fee, payable at the door. ...

(Island Heights, NJ) Sponsored by Surf Taco; Curchin; Ferguson Bath, Kitchen, and Lighting Gallery; New Jersey Natural Gas; and NorthEast Spine and Sports Medicine, the Thomas Edison Film Festival returns to the Ocean County Artist Guild, 22 Chestnut Ave., Island Heights, NJ on Saturday July 15th at 6:00 pm. The program will be presented by TEFF Director, Jane Steuerwald. There is ample parking, and the Guild is ADA accessible. There is a $10 entry fee, payable at the door. Reserve your seat for this program.

Award-winning selected shorts from Austria, Canada, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Switzerland, the UK, and the US representing animation, documentary, experimental, narrative and screen dance genres will be screened with a focus on fine and performing arts.

Since 1981, the mission of the Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) has been to promote innovation in the art of the moving image, and the films that are the centerpiece of the festival honor Edison’s vision. The festival’s relationship to Thomas Edison’s invention of the motion picture camera and the kinetoscope and his experimentation with the short film is an essential part of our mission. Shorts are the essence of the festival - not a sidebar to feature films. TEFF is a socially conscious, modern, fiercely independent traveling showcase reaching out to diverse audiences with provocative, timely, edgy and compelling new works by both accomplished and emerging filmmakers.

The Consortium is grateful for generous funding and support:

New Jersey State Council on the ArtsLewis Center for the Arts at Princeton UniversityThe Charles Edison Fund – Edison Innovation FoundationThe Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs and TourismHoboken Historical MuseumNJ Arts & Cultural Renewal FundLowenstein Sandler, LLCThe NBABig Sky EditSonic UnionMonster RemotesAPM MusicSyracuse University Dept. of Film and Media ArtsFairleigh Dickinson University School of the Arts - FilmmakingDigital Film East Brunswick Magnet School

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To learn more about the Thomas Edison Film Festival and the Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium visit www.TEFilmFest.org, Jane Steuerwald, Executive Director, +1 201.856.6565, [email protected].

Fireworks Near Me: Toms River July 4th Events 2023

Patch has your complete guide to Independence Day fireworks shows, parades and other celebrations in and around Toms River. TOMS RIVER, NJ — Independence Day is quickly approaching, which means it's time to fire up that barbecue and find out what Fourth of July fireworks and festivities are going on in and around Toms River for 2023.We gathered up all the fireworks shows, parades and festivals happening in and around Toms River so you can start planning now.Here's what's in store this July 4 in and around Toms Ri...

Patch has your complete guide to Independence Day fireworks shows, parades and other celebrations in and around Toms River.

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Independence Day is quickly approaching, which means it's time to fire up that barbecue and find out what Fourth of July fireworks and festivities are going on in and around Toms River for 2023.

We gathered up all the fireworks shows, parades and festivals happening in and around Toms River so you can start planning now.

Here's what's in store this July 4 in and around Toms River:

July 4 Festivities

What: Beachwood's Fireworks Over the Toms River Where: Beachwood Beach, and beaches in Pine Beach, Ocean Gate and Island Heights along the Toms River.When: July 4, at dark

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The popular donation-funded pyrotechnics show that draws thousands to the banks of the Toms River will be back lighting up the sky. Beachwood has vendors, food trucks and activities in the park at Beachwood's beach during the afternoon and evening.

What: Jenkinson's Independence Day Fireworks Where: Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach When: Dusk, July 4

Fourth of July fireworks return to Jenkinson's Boardwalk this summer.

What: Fireworks Extravaganza at the Jersey Shore BlueClaws Where: ShoreTown Ballpark, Lakewood When: July 4, after the baseball game

A patriotic fireworks show follows the Jersey Shore BlueClaws game against the Hudson Valley Renegades.

What: Seaside Heights Monday Concert Series: All-American Variety Show Where: Franklin Avenue Stage, Seaside Heights When: 7 p.m. July 3

Patriotic music is the theme for the day before the Fourth of July. Come out and enjoy the spirit on the boardwalk.

What: Kites in the Heights Where: On the beach in Seaside Heights; enter at Carteret Avenue When: 5 p.m. July 4

Free, kite flying with huge, entertaining kites for the kids. Bring the whole family. Bring your own kite to join in the flying.

What: Seaside Heights Fourth of July Fireworks Where: Boardwalk, Seaside Heights When: 9:30 p.m. July 4

Fireworks return to Seaside Heights this summer every Wednesday, but there's an additional fireworks display scheduled for the Fourth of July.

Towns may adjust or cancel events at the last minute, so double-check with organizers. Know of other events in the area? Post them on the Patch calendar.

Deadly NJ beach weekend: Rescuers form human chain to pull in body

A beautiful beach day on Labor Day weekend turned harrowing and tragic at several locations on the Jersey Shore.On Sunday, the body of a 24-year-old man was pulled from the waters at the Fifth Street Beach in Beach Haven, according to 6ABC Action News, which had video showing more than a dozen rescuers forming a human chain in the water to help rescuers.A helicopter was also involved in the search....

A beautiful beach day on Labor Day weekend turned harrowing and tragic at several locations on the Jersey Shore.

On Sunday, the body of a 24-year-old man was pulled from the waters at the Fifth Street Beach in Beach Haven, according to 6ABC Action News, which had video showing more than a dozen rescuers forming a human chain in the water to help rescuers.

A helicopter was also involved in the search.

Another possible drowning victim, also a 24-year-old man, was reported missing about 30 miles north in Seaside Heights. The victim was reported being in distress about 6:30 p.m. in the waters off the Stockton Avenue beach, NJ.com reported.

Five other swimmers also had to be rescued from the water at that beach, the report said.

Swimmers are advised to show caution on Monday as the risk for rip currents remains high on Monday as a result of wind and wave conditions.

Actions to take if you are caught in a rip current

Here are a list of actions to take if you or someone you know is caught in a rip current.

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DO NOT BE ALARMED

Try to compose yourself. The United States Lifesaving Association says that rip currents will not drag you under, but will pull you further into the ocean.

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SIGNAL FOR HELP

NOAA advises you to wave your hands and call out for help. If you are trying to help someone else stuck in a rip current, the American Red Cross wants you to immediately notify a lifeguard or call 911 if a lifeguard is not present. NOAA urges you not try to save someone on your own. You should throw a flotation device to the individual and communicate to them on what to do.

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NEVER SWIM AGAINST THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT

NOAA says that swimming against a rip current will drain every ounce of a person's energy. As a result, leaving you extremely weary and tired, with little to no strength to make your way out.

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SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE

The American Red Cross says to continue swimming parallel until you can eventually escape.

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SWIM TOWARD THE SHORE AFTER ESCAPE

Once you are out of the rip current, the American Red Cross says to start swimming toward land.

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IF SWIMMING IS NOT POSSIBLE, FLOAT OR TREAD TO SHORE

The American Red Cross says if swimming back to safety is not applicable, to tread water or float your way out of the rip current.

Seaside Heights Rescuers Have Saved 30-40 People This Week; Will Seek Island-Wide Program

Seaside Heights lifeguards have rescued between 30 and 40 people since raging rip currents began affecting the Jersey Shore late last week, claiming lives in several local communities and placing a significantly responsibility on the borough’s water rescue team, which is part of the Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Department.Calls remained a near-constant concerned on Wednesday. During an hour-long borough council meeting, three saves occurred – one in Normandy Beach, one in Seaside Heights and one in Seaside Park – a...

Seaside Heights lifeguards have rescued between 30 and 40 people since raging rip currents began affecting the Jersey Shore late last week, claiming lives in several local communities and placing a significantly responsibility on the borough’s water rescue team, which is part of the Seaside Heights Volunteer Fire Department.

Calls remained a near-constant concerned on Wednesday. During an hour-long borough council meeting, three saves occurred – one in Normandy Beach, one in Seaside Heights and one in Seaside Park – and the borough’s fire alarm briefly interrupted the proceedings at times since the council chambers sits atop the firehouse.

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Seaside Heights is one of the few towns that have kept lifeguards on duty past Labor Day. Guards continue serving the week after Labor Day and through the following weekend, then two more weekends, Sept. 16-17 and Sept. 23-24.

The water rescue team is a rapid response team that does not remain on the beach at all times, but can be called to rescue swimmers in distress through 911.

“The guys have done a tremendous job,” said Councilman Richard Tompkins, who volunteers his own time with the water rescue team transporting personnel and equipment. “They’ve rescued between 30 and 40 people over the last week alone, including four people today.”

Tompkins and other officials said they were considering proposing some type of island-wide water rescue and recovery service given the propensity for visitors to continue coming to the Jersey Shore later in the season. Meanwhile, the island’s year-round population continues to increase and more local visitors are using beaches on fair-weather days since remote work has become commonplace. But while the sun may be shining and the air temperature nearing 90 degrees, rip currents have proven deadly.

“Other towns either can’t do it or won’t do it,” said Tompkins, referring to running a full water rescue squad. “I’ve been a big advocate of every town putting someone on the beach on a quad who can pull someone out of the water.”

Seaside Heights’ water rescue team is outfitted with an impressive array of equipment, from four wheel drive vehicles that can pull Zodiaks on trailers, to a powerful pickup truck that can be loaded with rescue equipment and tow a jet-ski directly to the scene of a rescue in progress.

Call volume, according to borough statistics, is already higher one week into September than the entire volume recorded in any other month this summer.

On Wednesday, Seaside Heights’ rescuers responded to a call as far north as Normandy Beach, an island neighborhood split between Brick and Toms River townships that is managed by a private beach association (though with the use of municipal guards for which the towns are reimbursed).

“Even if it’s Seaside Park, Normandy Beach, Island Beach State Park, our guys are there,” said Mayor Anthony Vaz. ” I have to talk to the other mayors of the island municipalities, because we have to start thinking about what we’re going to do post-season. This is getting out of hand.”

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