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How does In-home Senior Care in Burnsville, MN 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 Burnsville, MN, 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 Burnsville, MN 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

Attendance and aid 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 Burnsville,MN 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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Exotic petting zoo set for former Old Navy in Burnsville, worrying animal rights groups

The Burnsville City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved the necessary permits to open a petting zoo featuring exotic animals at Burnsville Center, despite concerns from animal rights groups about animal welfare and public safety.The 17,000-square-foot indoor zoo in Burnsville — in the former Old Navy space — will feature dozens of animals, including kangaroos, alligators, goats, lemurs and capybaras, that visitors pay to pet and feed.The petting zoo, called Sustainable Safari, has ...

The Burnsville City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved the necessary permits to open a petting zoo featuring exotic animals at Burnsville Center, despite concerns from animal rights groups about animal welfare and public safety.

The 17,000-square-foot indoor zoo in Burnsville — in the former Old Navy space — will feature dozens of animals, including kangaroos, alligators, goats, lemurs and capybaras, that visitors pay to pet and feed.

The petting zoo, called Sustainable Safari, has operated a location at Maplewood Mall since 2019. Both are majority-owned and founded by Bob Pilz, who said he has a farm in Scandia where his 300 animals are kept when not on display.

Dave Harvey, president and CEO of Sustainable Safari, said the businesses' mission is to create "an emotional bond" between visitors and animals so people will be motivated to save the animals and their vanishing habitat.

"Nobody's done the actual kind of interactive experience that we've done," said Harvey, adding that the novel parts of the business are its permanent mall location, the range of exotic species featured and the "up-close" encounters it provides.

But Zack Eichten, the Minnesota state director for the Humane Society of the United States, said the group is concerned about Pilz's ability to provide even basic care for animals in a small indoor space. He said Pilz's previous business, Cock-a-Doodle Zoo in Scandia, was cited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 25 times for violations related to animal care and housing between 2016 and 2021.

Some of the animals Pilz keeps can be "quite dangerous" to the public, including several species that carry rabies and cannot be vaccinated, he said.

"We're worried about the welfare of the animals, we're worried about the welfare of any visitors," Eichten said in an interview. "[This] is just a roadside zoo with a different name."

The City Council, which has been eager to see space filled in the nearly empty mall, delayed a planned vote on Sustainable Safari in July after the Humane Society and several residents raised concerns.

Council member Cara Schulz said that while she personally doesn't like the idea of animals residing in zoos or aquariums, there was "no reason to not approve this."

"It is not the role of government to become involved in the private business if the businesses are following the ordinances and the rules," she said.

Burnsville's Planning Commission recommended the council approve Sustainable Safari's permit application with several conditions. Sustainable Safari must renew its permanent animal permit annually and maintain its USDA license and all required state permits.

Seven people spoke at Tuesday's council meeting in opposition to the zoo.

"It just doesn't make sense to have animals at a petting zoo at the mall," said Courtney White of Burnsville. "It's preposterous."

White noted that there are 75 zoonotic diseases — illnesses that can spread from animals to humans — that people can contract without touching an animal. Minnesotans already have the world-class Minnesota Zoo here, she said, adding that animals like penguins and kangaroos are not supposed to be in the state.

Ashley Riddle, co-president of the Animal Rights Coalition, said she visited the Maplewood location and was "surprised and saddened" to see seven kangaroos kept in a small enclosure. "I have a really hard time believing they're having all their needs met," she said.

Harvey said that the USDA violations for which Pilz's previous business was cited were "not critical" violations and became learning opportunities.

He said the Maplewood location brings in 100,000 visitors a year and has revitalized a "dead end" area of the mall.

About 50 jobs will be created by opening the Burnsville location, company leaders said.

Sustainable Safari is pursuing accreditation from the Zoological Association of America, Harvey said, a membership-based organization with many smaller zoos and wildlife parks as members. The Minnesota Zoo and most larger zoos are accredited by a different group, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

At the meeting, Pilz said the reason animals were "good in the mall" is because he personally raised them. Sustainable Safari has a ventilation system that recycles the air every six minutes, he said, and uses software that monitors animals' vital statistics daily.

In four years in Maplewood, only about five out of 350,000 visitors have been bitten or scratched by an animal, he said.

"We are doing things really well," Pilz said. "I take great pride in what I do [but] I can't make everyone happy."

Mystery ‘poop’ rains down on cars in drive-thru, family says

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) - After a stinky mess, believed by a Minnesota family to be feces, rained down on multiple cars in a drive-thru, the origins of the substance are still unknown.Like any other day, Carisa Browne and her son were waiting in the drive-thru line Monday at Caribou Coffee in Burnsville when suddenly, some foul-smelling stuff fell from the sky.“I was waiting in line, getting my daily coffee … and all of a sudden, brown dropped onto my vehicle,” Browne said. “It was like it rained brown...

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) - After a stinky mess, believed by a Minnesota family to be feces, rained down on multiple cars in a drive-thru, the origins of the substance are still unknown.

Like any other day, Carisa Browne and her son were waiting in the drive-thru line Monday at Caribou Coffee in Burnsville when suddenly, some foul-smelling stuff fell from the sky.

“I was waiting in line, getting my daily coffee … and all of a sudden, brown dropped onto my vehicle,” Browne said. “It was like it rained brown for a second… I got out, and I went to the car in front of me. I was like, ‘What just happened to us?’ And he was like, ‘I have no idea.’”

Browne says her car and that of the driver in front of her were fully covered in the substance, which Browne believes was feces.

“I was looking around, like ‘Who threw it at us?’ But it was very high. It came straight down. It hit on my roof, on my hood. It was all the way down my side,” she said. “Also, my child was with me, so I’m glad the windows weren’t open.”

Browne’s young son described the experience.

“Something landed on my mom’s car,” he said. “It stinked. It was poop.”

Browne didn’t see a flock of birds nearby or anything else she thought may have caused the substance to fall, so confusion and repulsion reigned.

“The odor was so strong that the woman who was handing me my coffee noted how much it smelled. I mean, my cat had something similar to it this morning, so I’ve had a lot today with the poop,” she said.

Browne, who studied to be an aircraft mechanic, adds that the residential area is under a flight path, and a waste dump from a plane may explain the situation.

“I don’t know why that would happen here,” she said. “I didn’t know that there was even a way to release it mid-flight, so that’s why I’m a little confused. I’m going to look into it.”

Despite everything, Browne completed her transaction and got her daily coffee.

“It’s going to take a lot to stand between me and my coffee,” she said with a laugh.

The Metropolitan Airports Commission said they are not aware of any incidents related to flight activity.

Reporters are waiting to hear back from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on whether this could be the work of a large flock of birds.

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Just Sold: Burnsville Best Western sells for $8.65M

Editor’s note: “Just Sold” is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across the country involving local parties. Research includes company and broker documents, online real estate listings, F&C archives, Catalyst and other research.Endeavor Hotel Group, a hotel management ...

Editor’s note: “Just Sold” is a Finance & Commerce feature based on the newest certificates of real estate value filed with the Minnesota Department of Revenue for commercial sales throughout Minnesota and reports of sales across the country involving local parties. Research includes company and broker documents, online real estate listings, F&C archives, Catalyst and other research.

Endeavor Hotel Group, a hotel management company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, has acquired the 131-room Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn in Burnsville from Blithe Hospitality LLC in Lakeville for $8.65 million.

The sale closed Tuesday at a price that works out to $66,031 per room.

The hotel was built in 1984 on 7.09 acres at 14201 Nicollet Ave., at the junction of Interstates 35W and 35E. The full-service hotel includes conference facilities and Morgan’s Farm To Table restaurant, which the new owner plans to convert to another national brand.

The hotel boasts an occupancy rate of 42.3% and an average daily rate (ADR) of $119.62, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) of $50.60, according to a press release.

Jake M. Erickson, Joseph Ferguson, Jared Plamann and Jon Ruzicka, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office and National Hospitality Group, represented the seller and secured the buyer.

The Burnsville hotel is Endeavor’s fourth acquisition since 2021.

“Our team has conducted extensive research on the suburban Minneapolis market, which we believe aligns perfectly with our strategic vision, said Endeavor’s president, Roy Arnold, in a written announcement of the deal. “This transaction represents our largest acquisition to date and our second successful syndicated offering. We have a robust pipeline of new acquisition opportunities and look forward to expanding our footprint in the Midwest.”

Endeavor owns and operates midscale and upscale hotels serving suburban and small city markets in the Midwest.

Place: 14201 Nicollet Ave., Burnsville

Price: $8.65 million; $66,031 per room

Buyer: Endeavor Hotel Group, Wichita, Kansas

Seller: Blythe Hospitality LLC, Lakeville

Date: 5-16-23

Baldwin Supply leaves Minneapolis for Plymouth

After 103 years in Minneapolis — more than 60 of them in the same building — Baldwin Supply Co. plans to move its headquarters and the approximately 50 workers there to a new location it has acquired in Plymouth.

An entity related to Baldwin has paid $5.8 million for a 51,029-square-foot office-warehouse and 3.3 acres at 14025 23rd Ave. N. The building, completed in 1979, includes nine dock doors, one drive-in door and 18 feet of clear height.

The price works out to $113.66 per square foot.

“It will be much more functional for us,” Baldwin President Rob LaRue said of the new location. Renovations started right after the May 1 closing, and he expects to complete the move by the end of the year. No decision has been made about the company’s current corporate location at 601 11th Ave. S.

Baldwin is a distributor of mechanical power transmission, conveyor belts, electric motors, and control products, with 11 locations in the upper Midwest.

The property is the former home of Cheney Carpet. Steve Cheney opened Cheney Inc. in 1969 as a full-service commercial and residential floor covering business and in 1993 acquired Vrooman Carpet. After 50 years, Cheney sold the company to E.J. Welch Company, which moved its operations to Maple Grove.

Brent Masica and Jason Meyer of the Bloomington office of Cushman & Wakefield represented both sides of the sale.

Place: 14025 23rd Ave. N., Plymouth

Price: $5,800,000; $113.66 per square foot

Buyer: BSCHQ23 LLC (Baldwin Supply Co.)

Seller: Cheney Center LLC

Date: 5-1-23

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