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How does In-home Senior Care in Glencoe, 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 Glencoe, 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 Glencoe, 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

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 Glencoe,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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Pregnant MN Woman Will No Longer Lose Doctors After Donors Pay Debt

She was told while eight months pregnant she would be cut off from clinic care due to $4,100 in medical debt, the Star Tribune reported.GLENCOE, MN — A pregnant Glencoe woman will not be cut off from receiving medical care after people who read of her plight donated to help pay her debts and allow her to keep her doctors, she said.“I don't even know where to begin to say thank you,” ...

She was told while eight months pregnant she would be cut off from clinic care due to $4,100 in medical debt, the Star Tribune reported.

GLENCOE, MN — A pregnant Glencoe woman will not be cut off from receiving medical care after people who read of her plight donated to help pay her debts and allow her to keep her doctors, she said.

“I don't even know where to begin to say thank you,” Stephanie Beesing wrote in a GoFundMe. “I am overwhelmed and in awe of people's generosity.”

Beesing was told while eight months pregnant that she would be cut off from clinic care due to $4,100 in medical debt owed to Glencoe Regional Health, according to the Star Tribune. Beesing was able to ensure care during the birth of her child and two additional visits, but would then only have access to the provider’s emergency services, the Tribune reported.

“ER and Urgent Care only access is not helpful when you have a chronic or ongoing illness that you need specialists for,” she wrote. “I don't want this to happen again, to myself, and definitely not to anyone else.”

Beesing and her husband were in bankruptcy two years ago after suffering pandemic-related job loss and chronic health issues, according to the Tribune, which reported their state insurance had a high deductible and they struggled with copays and out-of-pocket costs.

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Glencoe Regional Health told the Tribune that patients are encouraged to pursue financial help and consider payment options and that it tries to avoid cutting off care.

Tribune readers donated money for Beesing’s bills, according to Beesing, who was scheduled to be induced Thursday due to diabetes and a high-risk pregnancy. She is also debating whether to return to work at a local library after her unpaid three-month leave, as childcare could cost more than her salary, the Tribune reported.

“I want to encourage people to contact the State Attorney General and the clinics who have these policies: they need to change,” she wrote. “Especially when we are hard-working people and have medical insurance but the costs of specialists or continued care for chronic issues just keeps piling up before anyone can even get a chance to get ahead.”

Allina Health recently fell under scrutiny when a similar policy was reported by The New York Times, but the provider has since paused the practice.

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MORE TO THE STORY: Glencoe fights to save burning brewery

It was a normal Friday on Sept. 6, 1907, in Glencoe. Men went about their business, women tended to their homes, and kids did what kids do. Little did anyone know that it would be a day to remember in the little town of Glencoe.Later in the afternoon, sometime between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., residents on the street began taking notice of fire at the brewery that sat about a mile south of the city limits. Flames were engulfing the third-story cupola and growing fast.The brewery outside of Glencoe was owned by the Glencoe Brewing Co. ...

It was a normal Friday on Sept. 6, 1907, in Glencoe. Men went about their business, women tended to their homes, and kids did what kids do. Little did anyone know that it would be a day to remember in the little town of Glencoe.

Later in the afternoon, sometime between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., residents on the street began taking notice of fire at the brewery that sat about a mile south of the city limits. Flames were engulfing the third-story cupola and growing fast.

The brewery outside of Glencoe was owned by the Glencoe Brewing Co. and a prized possession of the town. The company was established in 1875 by Edward Lemmel. He had a unique recipe for his beer. A news snippet from 1876 reads, “What makes his productions superior to those of other brewers, is that he uses less hops and more barley, giving the liquid richer and more nutritious properties. Our German fellow citizens pronounce it the best, and they ought to know.”

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Lemmel owned and operated the business until 1895. That year it was sold to Peter Eickmann for $9,000. Eickmann made several improvements to the business and greatly increased sales during his six-year stint of ownership. In 1901, he turned over controlling interest of the company to the newly formed corporation of Eickmann, his two brothers, Frank and Henry, and Gustave Zimmerman. The new company then built a large brewery south of Glencoe.

The building was large. It housed a 100-barrel mash tub, a 50-barrel brew kettle, large cooling racks, a new boiler, and it even had its own bottling department. All these improvements increased sales and made the Glencoe Brewing Co. one of the largest and most successful in the region.

In 1906, a new set of owners came into the fold. Fred and Max Jumer, brothers and employees at the brewery, purchased Peter Eickmann’s share of stock when he retired.

For all the success of the company, it had one flaw — being outside of Glencoe, the brewery had no immediate access to water and paid the price in 1907 when a fire engulfed the building in flames.

Once the fire was reported, firefighters rushed to the scene in horror. The fire was growing rapidly, and they had little means to put it out. Without access to the city waterworks, an old-fashioned bucket brigade was formed and all available water to be found in the vicinity was utilized.

Citizens from town rushed to the aid of the firefighters, making runs into town or anywhere they could to find water and transport it back to the fire. Citizens and firemen desperately fought against the flames, but in the end, the building was gutted, save for the coolers, kettles and mash tub that were targeted by firefighters who kept up a continuous spray from their chemical wagon.

The fire caused a setback, but the brewing company kept on. The brewery was remodeled and work commenced. A new beer, “Uncle Sam Beer,” was added to the company’s repertoire and became an instant hit. The beer and the remodeled brewery would be short-lived, however, as in 1918 prohibition swept through the country and the bottom dropped out of the company and many like it.

The Glencoe Brewing Co., as it were, became defunct. It was the end of an era, one that is now just another part of history.

Just Sold: Hy-Vee adds Glencoe to Shopko redevelopment sites

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, CoStar and other research. Iowa grocer Hy-Vee has added a third former Shopko location to its ...

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, CoStar and other research.

Iowa grocer Hy-Vee has added a third former Shopko location to its plans to expand its small-format Dollar Fresh concept in rural Minnesota.

Hy-Vee Inc. of West Des Moines closed May 15 on the $1.255 million purchase of a vacant 42,516-square-foot store at 3225 10th St E. in Glencoe. It comes on the heels of Hy-Vee’s purchase of vacant stores in New Prague and St. Peter in Minnesota and stores in at least six Iowa communities. The sellers were identified as SAM Larry LLC in Minneapolis and 520 Mike LLC in Plymouth. The price works out to $29.52 per square foot.

Wisconsin-based Shopko filed for bankruptcy in 2019 and closed the last of its 350 stores last June. Hy-Vee hasn’t announced any other locations it plans to acquire.

The listed Shopko closings in Minnesota included Aitkin, Duluth, Ely, Fairmont, Fergus Falls, Glenwood, Luverne, Mankato, Marshall, Moose Lake, Mora, Morris, North Branch, Perham, Pipestone, Rochester, Roseau, Two Harbors, Windom and Winona.

As Finance & Commerce has reported, Hy-Vee paid $1.28 million for a 25,700-square-foot store built in 2007 at 200 10th Ave. SE in New Prague. The grocer closed April 30 on the acquisition from Fargo-based Dakota UPREIT.

Hy-Vee opened its first Dollar Fresh stores in 2018. Hy-Vee has more than 265 stores in eight Midwestern states.

Director Deb Carlson and Senior Director Skip Melin of the Bloomington office of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers on the Glencoe and New Prague deals

Tom Palmquist, senior vice president at Colliers represented HyVee in the New Prague and Glencoe acquisitions. Details were not available on the St. Peter sale.

Place: 3225 10th St E., Glencoe

Price: $1.255 million cash; $29.52 per square foot

Buyer: Hy-Vee Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa

Sellers: SAM Larry LLC, Minneapolis; 520 Mike LLC, Plymouth

Date: 5-15-20

Midwest Tank sells Big Lake property for $1.775 million

Midwest Tank Co. has sold two buildings totaling 34,000 square feet of space and 6.15 acres of land in Big Lake for $1.775 million.

Midwest closed April 30 on the sale of the Class B single-tenant building with two drive-in doors and up to 20 feet of clear height at 17368 197th Ave. in Big Lake.

Midwest Tank bought the land along 197th Avenue Northwest for $35,000 in 2006. It developed a 24,000-square-foot plant and a second 10,000 square-foot building, according to the company website. The sale price works out to $52.20 per square foot.

Midwest builds industrial tanks and vessels for a variety of applications, from water treatment to chemical storage.

Place: 17368 197th Ave., Big Lake

Price: $1.775 million, with no down payment listed and new financing; $52.20 per square foot

Buyer: L&E Properties LLC, Good Thunder

Seller: Midwest Tank Co., Big Lake

Date: 4-30-20

Long-time investor sells Mankato warehouse for $3.45 million

Through decades of market highs and lows Timothy Lidstrom, head of Lidstrom Real Estate Services in Mankato, has held to his investment in a 91,290-square-foot warehouse at 304 Lundin Blvd. in Mankato.

At least until this spring, when he took advantage of a 1031 exchange investment opportunity and sold the building to a new investor. Timothy and Nancy Lidstrom sold the building to an entity named 304 Lundin LLC in Mankato. The price worked out to $37.79 per square foot.

“I owned the building for 20 years, received a good offer and decided to sell because I suspect taxes and capital gains may be compromised in the near future. He declined to share details.

Place: 304 Lundin Blvd., Mankato

Price: $3.45 million, with no down payment listed and new financing; 1031 exchange; $37.79 per square foot

Buyer: 304 Lundin LLC, Mankato

Seller: Timothy and Nancy Lidstrom, Mankato

Date: 5-15-20

County passes on hotel tax abatement

Hutchinson hasn’t been the only city in the area discussing hotels this year.While the Hutchinson City Council is working with a developer interested in renovating the former Jorgenson Hotel building into an upscale venue, the city of Glencoe is trying to get ahead of other cities on U.S. Highway 212 to construct a hotel of its own. To that end, Glencoe Assistant City Administrator Jon Jerabek asked the McLeod County Board this past week to participate in a hotel tax abatement with Glencoe for a total of $500,000.The requ...

Hutchinson hasn’t been the only city in the area discussing hotels this year.

While the Hutchinson City Council is working with a developer interested in renovating the former Jorgenson Hotel building into an upscale venue, the city of Glencoe is trying to get ahead of other cities on U.S. Highway 212 to construct a hotel of its own. To that end, Glencoe Assistant City Administrator Jon Jerabek asked the McLeod County Board this past week to participate in a hotel tax abatement with Glencoe for a total of $500,000.

The request was unanimously denied.

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“The city of Glencoe has been without a hotel since early 2021 after the Super 8 was purchased by Seneca Foods for workforce housing. The last hotel was that same hotel built in the mid-1980s,” Jerabek said.

He said a study conducted by the city found it had significant need for a hotel, and that other cities along the highway had found the same. Developers and hotels, however, have signaled its unlikely there is a market for more than one project.

Proposed in Glencoe is a $6.9 million project for an AmericInn on Morningside Drive south of U.S. Highway 212. The developer is Ikwe Development of Wisconsin. The Glencoe City Council unanimously approved a resolution to participate in the roughly 13-year tax abatement. The proposed timeline of the project calls for a May or June, 2022, close on a loan, an August, 2022, groundbreaking and construction that would last until April, 2023.

McLeod County Board members said they would have preferred more opportunity to discuss the proposed tax abatement ahead of last week’s meeting.

“I don’t think we’re ready for it,” said Board Member Joe Nagel. “The Economic Development Committee is trying to get those benchmarks set. I think eventually we will be. I agree, I think it’s great for Glencoe. I support it. … I just don’t know that we’re prepared for that because we want to make sure the standard is set for future requests.”

“We really need a countywide policy format before we jump into this,” said Board Vice Chair Paul Wright. “Otherwise, if we approve one it becomes some kind of a benchmark for the rest without vetting properly through our committees how we want to approach this as a countywide option. I think the tax abatement is a great recruiting tool, but as far as a county abatement we’re just not to that point yet.”

McLeod County Attorney Michael Junge said the only other abatement he can recall was a partnership with Stewart to construct a road from Form-A-Feed on the north side of Stewart. Traffic had increased from 100 trucks to 230 trucks a day.

Jerabek said there had not been time for additional discussion due to the aggressive timeline of the project.

“I represent Glencoe and I had to read about it in the newspaper,” said Board Chair Doug Krueger. “There is no question Glencoe can use a hotel. I’m disappointed in that I couldn’t do any groundwork.”

But, he said, the county couldn’t make this project a precedent when it has spent recent years building up steam to create an economic development plan, which would lead to guidelines for such projects.

Freije & Freije’s Classic Car Auction Will Feature A Multi-Award Winning 1966 GTO At Its Glencoe Sale

This GTO is perfect according to the POCI.Few names in automotive history evoke as much passion as the Pontiac GTO. Known as the "Granddaddy of Muscle Cars," the GTO represented a seismic shift in the automotive landscape, ushering in the era of the American muscle car. Among ...

This GTO is perfect according to the POCI.

Few names in automotive history evoke as much passion as the Pontiac GTO. Known as the "Granddaddy of Muscle Cars," the GTO represented a seismic shift in the automotive landscape, ushering in the era of the American muscle car. Among its various models, the 1966 Pontiac GTO stands out as a remarkably desirable example of its breed. This GTO has scored 400/400 in judging four time at the POCI, and will be on display in Nashville for this year’s meet where it will likely score another 400/400 score prior to the sale.

The Pontiac GTO debuted in 1964 as an optional performance package for the Pontiac Tempest and became an instant sensation. In 1966, the GTO became a separate model. This move signified Pontiac's commitment to solidify the GTO as a cornerstone of American performance.

The Pontiac GTO on offer here is a two-door hardtop model, painted in a captivating shade of Barrier Blue, a popular color choice in its time. The car's bodywork appears to be in remarkable condition, with the signature stacked headlights and coke-bottle styling clearly visible, and the overall fit and finish speak of a well-maintained vehicle.

The interior carries a striking design, reminiscent of the luxury-meets-performance ethos that the GTO embodied. An AM radio is installed, keeping the dashboard uncluttered and period-correct.

The heart of this beast is a 389 cubic-inch V8 engine, a powerplant that made the GTO famous. Mated to a 4-speed manual transmission, this engine was the epitome of raw power and performance in its time. It is said to have been rebuilt to factory specifications, keeping it as close to the original as possible.

Underneath, the car shows signs of a proper restoration, with the suspension, brakes, and other components appearing to be in good condition. The original Rally wheels, wrapped in Redline tires, complete the look, giving this GTO an authentic mid-'60s feel.

This awesome vehicle will be sold at the AUCTION- JULY 15TH @ 9AM CT Sale in Glencoe, Minnesota. To consign your vehicle contact JOSH SETTLES at (317) 710-7909 or email Josh at

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