Delray Beach Senior Living Community Achieves Perfect Score

Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 28, 2012

Abbey Delray South senior living community in Delray Beach has achieved a deficiency-free score. For the fourth year in a row, the community received zero citations for quality care, and earned a national 5-Star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Agency for Health Care Admission (AHCA) comes unannounced every year, and conducts annual surveys at health care centers throughout the state of Florida.

The deficiency-free rating is a reflection of our commitment to the care we provide, said David Randazzo, executive director for Abbey Delray South. Our entire team at Abbey Delray South has been working diligently to exceed resident expectations. Im proud that weve been recognized for our efforts.

With more than 200 regulations to follow every day, theres the potential to experience minor human errors, but the staff at Abbey Delray South proves that isnt the case and continues to take admissions even during the survey window.

We have a great staff at the Health Center and they work hard every day to make sure our residents are happy. said Carolyn Bachonski, director of nursing for the Health Center.

Abbey Delray Souths Health Center offers Life Care, including independent living and skilled nursing. In addition to serving residents, the Health Center also accepts direct admissions from individuals in Delray Beach and the surrounding area.

ABOUT ABBEY DELRAY SOUTH

Abbey Delray South, located at 1717 Homewood Blvd., in Delray Beach, Fla., is a community that provides seniors with a liberating lifestyle experience and a variety of residential options, including maintenance-free independent living apartment homes, garden homes and on-site skilled nursing care, if ever needed. Residents enjoy a full range of services and amenities, such as a library, hair salon, fitness center, heated swimming pool and Jacuzzi, art studio and Lifespace Communities FitSix

Seniors Guide Encourages Families to Take Notice of Senior Health Issues During Holidays

Richmond, VA (PRWEB) December 14, 2012

While getting together and visiting with family over the 2012 - 2013 holiday season, Seniors Guide Magazine and http://www.SeniorsGuideOnline.com suggest taking notice of the health and well being of aging family members.

As we see our elderly loved ones over the holidays, we may notice certain changes that require some attention, says Katharine Ross, Director of Publishing for Seniors Guide.

The changes noticed in loved ones ages 65+ may require they receive Home Health Care, aging in place Home Modifications or a relocation in housing to a Retirement Community in the upcoming early months of 2013.

Decline in mobility, hygiene and behavioral skills can all be clues that help is needed, says Ross.

In the event of mobility issues and loss of coordination, seniors should look into modifying their homes to age with them. Some popular modifications to the home include grab bars, walk in bathtubs, wheelchair ramps and chair lifts. Widening doorways and lowering counters will also prevent accidents from happening in the home for aging residents. An industry term for this process of home modification for seniors is also known as, universal design. For more ideas and resources for the home, contact your local specialty builder, or find senior mobility products at SeniorProductsServices.com.

Changes in hygiene and appearance can also be key indicators that an aging parent or loved one needs help. Sudden weight loss, weight gain and poorly maintained hair or nails are a sign that a senior may need additional assistance taking care of daily grooming and dietary tasks.

Delray Beach Senior Living Community Becomes Exclusive FAU Research Study Site

Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) June 13, 2013

Abbey Delray South has become the first senior living community to participate in on-site research studies with Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Faculty and PhD candidates from FAUs College of Nursing are conducting the exploratory studies on a variety of health and wellness initiatives. Abbey Delray South residents are excited about the opportunity to take an active role in helping advance the understanding and treatment of various conditions to allow older adults to lead healthier lives.

This is a great new opportunity for our community, and were happy to provide or participate in anything that promotes healthy aging, says David Randazzo, executive director at Abbey Delray South. These studies have the potential to be real game changers.

Residents love to be involved in different activities, and when I asked people here about participating in these studies, a lot of hands went up, says Abbey Delray South resident, Dr. Elizabeth Force, who has a PhD in Epidemiology and initiated the research partnership with FAU.

Its really special and unique to have a senior living community open their doors to us for these studies, says Dr. Lenny Chiang-Hanisko, associate professor at FAUs College of Nursing, who is conducting one of the research studies. We spend quite a bit of time at Abbey Delray South interacting with residents, which is extremely helpful to advance the studies and, ultimately, discover better ways to promote healthy aging.

The first study, conducted by Dr. Chiang-Hanisko and currently underway at the retirement community, is on polypharmacy and pain management across different ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

An upcoming study at Abbey Delray South will be on the relationship between sleep disturbances and risk of falls. In particular, it will examine sleep hygiene the behavioral habits and environmental factors that precede sleep and may interfere with sleep.

The university will share its research findings with us, and it will allow us to learn how we can provide an even better level of service to our residents, Randazzo says. Senior living communities are always looking for ways to show how innovative and advanced they are with healthy aging initiatives, and I think partnerships like this with universities is something more will explore and try to establish.

About Abbey Delray South

Abbey Delray South, located at 1717 Homewood Blvd., in Delray Beach, Fla., is a not-for-profit community that provides seniors with a liberating lifestyle experience and a variety of residential options, including maintenance-free independent living apartment homes and garden homes, as well as assisted living, memory support and on-site skilled nursing care. Residents enjoy a full range of services and amenities, such as a library, hair salon, fitness center, heated swimming pool and Jacuzzi, art studio and Lifespace Communities FitSix