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Older Adults and the Hospital

With the ongoing advancements in medicine there tends to be a belief that hospitals with their technology and the doctors they employ can fix just about anything. To be sure, it is quite astonishing what medicine can do to diagnose and heal patients. We should all be thankful for that! However, the truth is, hospitals are not as sterile and healing as some think…especially to older adult

According to Every Day Health, approximately 1 in 25 hospital patients get an infection during care. And, those infections can be ones resistant to treatment. This is a problem for anyone but especially so for older adults with multiple diagnoses.

We came a cross a video that comes from Culture Change Network of Georgia we wanted to share. It speaks to why hospitals and older adults don’t necessarily equal positive outcomes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2AphPvpnHQ&feature=youtu.be

If you every have any questions or need help navigating care, please don’t hesitate to call us. Lynn Ross, our Geriatric Care Coordinator and our network of care managers and healthcare advocates can greatly increase the likelihood of a positive outcome.

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Adam Seever, Owner
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About Adam Seever, Owner

The son of two social workers, Adam grew up in Chicago and lived there for over 30 years. He began his career at a Chicago-based marketing services agency determined to make his mark in the industry. In 1997 Adam moved to Atlanta while working for the Coca-Cola Company, where he spent 8 years in their sports marketing division. Adam left Coke in 2001 to join Clear Channel Entertainment and later went on to work both domestically and internationally for the World's largest sports agency, International Management Group. Adam eventually worked as a consultant and spearheaded numerous high profile projects including the building of Coke’s iconic Coke bottle at Turner Field in Atlanta. While Adam always felt lucky to have worked in the exciting world of marketing, he also felt the need to participate in something with more of a connection to the community. That quest eventually led him to earn his CNA degree and become an owner of Caring Companions of Atlanta, LLC.
Adam is married and he and his wife have two younger children. The family shares their home with two cats and two hermit crabs. The kids are working hard to get mommy and daddy to add a puppy...time will tell! They live in Sandy Springs and are active in the senior community.