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How does In-home Senior Care in Blanchard, LA 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 Blanchard, LA, 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 Blanchard, LA 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 Blanchard,LA 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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La Rosa Negra Told Tessa Blanchard She Didn’t Want An Apology After Being Called The N-Word

Tessa Blanchard found herself in a world of controversy when a story came out about her calling La Rosa Negra the N-Word before spitting on her. This took place during tour in Japan, and Blanchard...

Tessa Blanchard found herself in a world of controversy when a story came out about her calling La Rosa Negra the N-Word before spitting on her. This took place during tour in Japan, and Blanchard has since denied it took place.

Fightful Select recently spoke to La Rosa Negra and provided some notes about the interview. She said that Blanchard did call her the N-Word and spit on her. She also admitted to striking Blanchard after she called her that offensive word.

Later on, the two met at WrestleCade where La Rosa Negra said she forgave Blanchard, but she didn’t want an apology in return. Blanchard already denied saying it, and La Rosa had already moved on.

She noted that she doesn’t really care about what Tessa Blanchard does, but that she approached Tessa at WrestleCade and said she forgave Blanchard, and didn’t want to hold a grudge. She doesn’t want an apology from Blanchard and said it was too late for that and she’s already moved on and denied it.

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Tessa Blanchard is still a free agent. She was released from Impact Wrestling as their World Champion when the pandemic struck, and now she’s waiting for her next move in the pro wrestling world. This story will certainly follow her wherever she decides to go.

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WWE has a lot of business around the globe. The pandemic shut things down to a great extent, but they are making moves again and flying to get there.

We previously reported that the WWE corporate jet was spotted in Dublin, Ireland last night. That was the company’s first international flight since February, 2020 when they went to Saudi Arabia. New information has emerged about this new international journey.

According to Paul Berns, who snapped the original photograph, the WWE corporate jet was en route to Abu Dhabi. Their journey started in New York.

We are uncertain who was on the WWE jet, but odds are some very important people were on board. The company has business ventures all over the globe, and they apparently had something very important to take care in Abu Dhabi that couldn’t be settled with a Zoom call.

Eli Drake explains why he refused to fight Tessa Blanchard

In a recent interview with WhatCulture, Eli Drake revealed why he refused to compete in a match against Tessa Blanchard.While Eli Drake had a commendable run with the company, it met with an undeserving end which saw him involved...

In a recent interview with WhatCulture, Eli Drake revealed why he refused to compete in a match against Tessa Blanchard.

While Eli Drake had a commendable run with the company, it met with an undeserving end which saw him involved in a lot of controversies right before his shocking exit. He went into the details of a planned match between him and Blanchard to explain why he didn't think it was good for him to square off against her inside the ring.

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— Eli Drake (@TheEliDrake) May 29, 2020

What happened between Eli Drake and Tessa Blanchard?

Revealing the backstage details about this proposed match, Eli Drake confirmed that he was never informed about this match prior to the announcement. This took him by shock, and while he respects Tessa as a performer, he didn't feel that the match looked believable on paper. Here's what Eli Drake said,

"I've done the mixed tag before, so I'm not opposed to that. I'm in a group chat with some of the guys who were working there, and one of them had already told us that they'd pitched this match to him - it was him against Tessa - and he said that he wasn't comfortable with it. But they said something to him before they announced it. With me, they just announced it and said nothing to me - after one guy had already turned them down for being uncomfortable with it. First of all, how do you just announce that when one guy already said he's uncomfortable with it and just assume I'm good and cool? And in my mind, I'm thinking, 'They already know I'm leaving, because I told them in January. Okay, they'll try to bury me on my way out."

2013: brother was amped and ready to take over the world....#EliDrake #Throwback #wbw #prowrestling https://t.co/Ct7E0K7j4b

— Eli Drake (@TheEliDrake) May 27, 2020
"I've got immense respect for Tessa - she's probably the best female wrestler in the world - but she's also 5' 4" and 140 lbs, and I'm 6'1" and 230 lbs. It just doesn't look believable to me."

Eli Drake stated that it was already established that this match would be uncomfortable and yet, it was what the creatives wanted him to do. After his time with Impact Wrestling, Eli Drake believed that he didn't deserve to buried before his exit from the company.

Blanchard awarded $3.7 M to improve water network, merge with smaller system

BLANCHARD, La. – Blanchard has been awarded $3,693,000 by the Louisiana Department of Health’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF) Program to merge with the struggling Bel-Di-Gil Water System to restore it to compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements and to provide its customers with safe and reliable drinking water.Blanchard will absorb the Bel-Di-Gil System into its water system by installing more than 76,000 linear feet of pipeline to connect the town’s main lines to the smaller syste...

BLANCHARD, La. – Blanchard has been awarded $3,693,000 by the Louisiana Department of Health’s Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF) Program to merge with the struggling Bel-Di-Gil Water System to restore it to compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements and to provide its customers with safe and reliable drinking water.

Blanchard will absorb the Bel-Di-Gil System into its water system by installing more than 76,000 linear feet of pipeline to connect the town’s main lines to the smaller system’s water treatment plants in the villages of Belcher and Gilliam. In addition, the Blanchard system is installing new automated water meters that can be read with walk-by or drive-by devices, and it is enlarging existing pipelines to improve capacity and water pressure for customers.

The funding for the improvements is provided through the DWRLF’s newly created Consolidation Initiative Program, which provides loans that are 100% forgiven for approved consolidation projects that eliminate existing public water systems that pose a threat to public health. The Louisiana Department of Health approved the loan for the town on Dec. 1. It will be paid out in two phases.

Phase 1 calls for $2.3 million to be spent on the construction of main lines connecting to the smaller system in Belcher. That project is scheduled to begin this month and finish by September.

Phase 2 will allocate the remaining $1.39 million to constructing main lines to the plant in Gilliam, with that project beginning by late summer and being completed by the end of December.

“The Bel-Di-Gil Water System hasn’t been able to maintain a fully compliant operation for nearly 29 years, and because of that, it had begun to amass fines and find itself increasingly facing more and more challenges. When we became aware of the state’s Consolidated Initiative Program that would allow us to receive the necessary funding with 100% forgiveness, we stepped up to improve water service for our neighbors,” Mayor Jim Galambos said.

Galambos said the Caddo Parish Commission pitched in an additional $1 million to the project to upsize the pipelines connecting the systems. He said 8-inch pipes will be enlarged to 12 inches, and 12-inch pipes will be replaced with 16-inch pipes.

“Much thanks to Caddo Parish Commissioner Todd Hopkins and State Sen. Greg Tarver for their leadership in helping us secure the support and funding to improve the quality of water service for much of the northwest region of our parish,” Galambos said.

He noted that Blanchard's water wystem manages a $20 million water plant system that has the capacity to provide 5 million gallons of quality drinking water to customers each day. The current demand on the system is less than 50%, with only 2.2 million gallons per day consumed each day, Galambos said.

“Adding the 350 or so customers now in the Bel-Di-Gil system will not affect our capacity, and the good news is that these customers all reside downhill from our system, so we do not have to install pumping stations to deliver water, but we can effectively serve customers through gravity-flow connections,” Galambos said.

Galambos said Blanchard also took over the East Cove Water System last year, and it sells its water service to small systems in Mooringsport, Pine Hill and Lakeview, which borders up to Shreveport. He said the water system is making plans to expand its bulk water service to residents in Oil City next year.

DWRLF Project Manager Joel McKenzie said the loan program utilized by the town is available to any compliant water system that is willing and capable of consolidating a nearby system that is not in compliance with drinking water standards. He noted that multiple community systems across the state have already applied.

“All loan projects are approved based upon a priority ranking system. Projects that address the most serious risks to human health and those that ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act are given the highest priority,” McKenzie said.

“The Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund is providing an affordable way for water systems to improve their local drinking water infrastructure," said LDH State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry. "Safe drinking water is fundamental to community health, and this program helps communities throughout Louisiana keep their water as safe as possible without placing an undue burden in the form of expensive financing.”

La Crosse School Board candidate Kathi Blanchard

Editor’s note: The Tribune invited candidates who recently filed for four open La Crosse School Board seats to write a letter/column on why they are running and their thoughts on the recent referendum and moving forward. The other columns were published last Sunday.My name is Kathi Blanchard and I am seeking a seat on the La Crosse School Board. I have been actively involved in PTO at Roosevelt and then Northside elementary schools for the last 10 years and am currently the district wide parents representative for North...

Editor’s note: The Tribune invited candidates who recently filed for four open La Crosse School Board seats to write a letter/column on why they are running and their thoughts on the recent referendum and moving forward. The other columns were published last Sunday.

My name is Kathi Blanchard and I am seeking a seat on the La Crosse School Board. I have been actively involved in PTO at Roosevelt and then Northside elementary schools for the last 10 years and am currently the district wide parents representative for Northside Elementary.

My husband and I are lifelong residents of LaCrosse, and attended school here from kindergarten through graduation. We have a fifth grader at Northside and a freshman at Logan Senior High School. I believe that I would be a positive asset to the school board because of my experience volunteering in the schools. I see what our teachers and staff face each day, they aren’t only teaching education, they are working with kids who have home life issues and emotional and educational struggles. Our teachers and support staff may be the only ones that are a constant and positive role model for them, and I feel they need a better voice in matters that affect them and their students.

I also know the struggles faced by working parents, and single parent households who may feel that they aren’t heard when important decisions are being made that affect them and their children. I want to be that voice.

I feel that the referendum failed due to many factors, price being a major one, but also the location which would have put a burden on the most vulnerable families in our district. Also combining both high schools would limit the amount of students able to participate in extracurricular activities, which can be life changing for the students who may not have a positive school experience otherwise. The lack of communication and the lack of transparency from the school board to the taxpayers, parents, staff and students was ridiculous. I attended most of the listening sessions and there never seemed to be the same answer to most questions.

At the end of the day I want what’s best for all students, not just my own, for our staff who put in more time than they are paid for, and for the taxpayers to feel that any increase is worth it if the students in our district succeed. Let me be that voice. Please consider me when you vote.

Kathi Blanchard, La Crosse

Ace Hotel Developer Jon Blanchard Turns His Attention to the Beach

Jon BlanchardFounderBLVD Cos.Recent opening: CitizenM hotel in downtown. Developer: BLVD Hospitality, the hospitality arm of BLVD Cos., has developed more than 1.2 million square feet in Los Angeles County.Jon Blanchard founded Century City-based BLVD Cos. in 2009, seeing opportunity in historic buildings. Perhaps his best-known project is Ace Hotel in downtown.Most recently, he opened the CitizenM hotel, also in downtown. Outside of hotels, Chicas Tacos also falls und...

Jon BlanchardFounderBLVD Cos.Recent opening: CitizenM hotel in downtown. Developer: BLVD Hospitality, the hospitality arm of BLVD Cos., has developed more than 1.2 million square feet in Los Angeles County.

Jon Blanchard founded Century City-based BLVD Cos. in 2009, seeing opportunity in historic buildings. Perhaps his best-known project is Ace Hotel in downtown.

Most recently, he opened the CitizenM hotel, also in downtown. Outside of hotels, Chicas Tacos also falls under the BLVD Cos. banner, and the eatery has been rapidly growing, opening three locations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Why launch BLVD?I have always had a passion and love for hotels and historic buildings. I really saw an opportunity to be involved in that in Los Angeles, especially starting in downtown Los Angeles where there is a lot of really wonderful historic buildings. There was really an open canvas there of opportunities.

Despite the pandemic, BLVD Hospitality has made some big purchases. What makes you still interested in hotels?I have a belief that people like to enjoy other spaces outside of their homes. They like to enjoy getting on the road, whether it’s driving or flying, and experiencing hotels. We think that that’s not going to go away, pandemic or not. And we’ve seen that. We’ve seen hotels at beaches perform well during the pandemic. … More urban areas like your downtown L.A. and your Manhattan and places like that didn’t.

We bought the Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica in the early days and at the peak of Covid-19. I used to live in Santa Monica and have had my eye on that building for 11 years. … We took the opportunity and acquired it in 2020, and it turned out to be a really great success … and we have a great restoration plan and plan to renovate it.

Are there any specific areas of L.A. you are or are not interested in doing projects in moving forward?What I’m hearing a lot of are investors are not that interested in investing in California right now. A lot of that has to do with homelessness, taxes and perhaps the way that Covid-19 was handled. We have to listen to that because we’re developers, and we have partners in things that we do. It’s a concern right now.

I wouldn’t say there’s an area that we’re not focused on. We are big believers in California, born and raised here, and we are big believers in Los Angeles, and we are going to continue to build and develop great things in Los Angeles.

Where I’m concerned? I’m concerned about downtown Los Angeles. I’m concerned because of the way the streets look and the homeless and the fact that people don’t want to go there because of those issues. It was a problem pre-pandemic, and it’s a problem now.

The CitizenM hotel in downtown is one of your more recent projects. Can you tell me about that?That just opened a couple of weeks ago. It is a project we are very, very excited (about) and proud of. It is the first high-rise modular construction ever approved in the city of Los Angeles. It really brought me back to the days of doing the Ace, which was a big thing for Broadway and a big thing for downtown. This kind of reminded me of that because it’s another monumental moment for the city being involved in the first ground-up, high-rise modular construction.

Are you still looking to buy more hotels?We’re very active. We are looking at things constantly. We just closed escrow on some land next to Disneyland that we are going to build a hotel at and are constantly looking. We’re believers that California and Los Angeles are going to be great again, and we’re hanging on to that. I will say it is tough to find good deals right now, but where there are, we’re active.

What is your approach to other lines of business under the BLVD umbrella such as Chicas Tacos?The stores have performed well. …We’re gearing up to roll another dozen stores out in the next couple of years, and are we’re also very excited that we’re going to be launching our retail in grocery stores … early next year.What’s next for BLVD? We are excited to renovate the Georgian and are excited to get our hotel built in Anaheim next to Disneyland. We’re excited to continue to invest and to grow and build more great boutique hotels, and that’s where our focus is. We are looking at more opportunities on the West Coast.

We’re rolling out a (general partner) fund. We’re going to be doing a lot more investments and co-investments as well in the hotel world.

— Hannah Madans

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