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North Carolina Implements New Innovations Waiver Under Medicaid that Includes...

Medicaid under the new Innovations Waiver adds a new category for Assistive Technology equipment, services, and recurring fees. Asheville, N.C. September 2012 North Carolina has decided to implement...

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World Alzheimer’s Day

We are wearing purple today to show our support. September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day. Learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and efforts to address the nation’s sixth leading cause of death. Kingsley...

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A Choice of Community Care, in Your Own Home

    A Choice of Community Care, in Your Own Home  By JUDITH GRAHAM   For 51 years, Catherine Mack has lived in a four-bedroom house in Haddon Township, N.J. Even at age 96, she has no intention of...

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How in the World Will We Care for All the Elderly?

  This is a great article published in the New York Times today. How in the World Will We Care for All the Elderly? By JUDITH GRAHAM All over the world, people are living longer than ever before and...

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Innovative Services, Inc. Recognized by Modern Healthcare Magazine as one of...

My Innovative Services utilizes SimplyHome technology to empower greater independence to individuals living with a disability. Asheville, NC SimplyHome would like to congratulate Innovative Services,...

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Half of Seniors, Even More Boomers Willing to Use Remote Monitoring Technology

Jason Oliva | October 23, 2012 | 0 Comments Although healthcare technology had a more widespread appeal to younger consumers, the idea of using remote monitoring sparked interest in half of seniors and...

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Naughty? Nice? Or fabulous?

You’re invited to the 6th Annual Holiday Preview Party at Yesterdays Tree. Donations and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will go to the “No Place Like Home” program sponsored by SimplyHome and...

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SimplyHome Mentors Young Innovators in the Community

Edison Award Finalist, SimplyHome, teaches children about innovative technology and aging in place. Asheville, NC (PRWEB) November 05, 2012 When Claxton Elementary decided to participate in the FIRST™...

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Are You Aware of How Assistive Technology Can Help Someone with Alzheimer’s...

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in 1983. At the time, fewer than 2 million Americans had...

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Alzheimer’s Gets Personal-We are Sharing Our Stories

Thank you ladies for sharing such beautiful stories! It is important to focus on the positive moments when you’re dealing with this disease, and what GREAT stories these are! Two Generations Shared the...

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Caring for the Caregiver-National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

As National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month come to a close, we thought we would spotlight a very important topic –caring for the caregiver.  With the rising...

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The Gift of Love

This time of year brings with it visits to family near and far.  The holidays offer us the opportunity to connect with people we haven’t seen in awhile and also check in on how loved ones are doing. As...

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SimplyHome, LLC Receives the 2012 Stephen E. Sallee Award of Excellence for...

The North Carolina Assistive Technology Program Grand Advisory Council awards SimplyHome, LLC for their significant contribution to the field of Assistive Technology. The Grant Advisory Council of the...

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Giving Back

This month CEPro shared the industry’s stories of charity. SimplyHome was features for its No Place Like Home Program, a partnership between SimplyHome and Eblen Charities that offers individuals...

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Trio of Charles Lea clients enjoying freedom, new home

Anthony Rogers, left, and Nathan Branch are shown in the den of their new home, which was decorated for Christmas by a garden club. TIM KIMZEY/tim.kimzey@shj.com By Dustin Wyatt dustin.wyatt@shj.com...

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Children’s Independence Begins at Home

As parents, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to support our children’s independence at school and in the community, but the foundation for independent living skills begins at home.  Until I...

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Study: Parents Get Little Help for Autistic Kids Who Wander

Technology can assist with elopement and give peace of mind to parents. By Alexandra Sifferlin kryczka / Getty Images Parents of autistic children say that one of the most stressful behaviors they have...

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Aging in Place – There’s an App for That

Posted on 01/11/2013 by Chuck Ross | Caregiving | Comments Taking care of elderly parents can raise any number of personal emotions for children who find they aren’t getting any younger themselves....

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Celebrate “Go Red For Women” and Raise Your Awareness of Heart Disease...

This year the American Heart Association (AHA) celebrates 10 years of going red to fight the number one killer of women—heart disease.  Each February, the AHA celebrates its “Go Red for Women” campaign...

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We Just Launched Our New Website…And Blog!! Hot off the press, you will now notice a drastic change to our website and blog! We have been working in-house to redesign and rewrite the site for some...

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