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How Can Case Management Help South Fulton Families Navigate Senior Care?

Create an article.Case management for seniors can make a complicated care journey easier to understand. When an older adult moves between a hospital, rehabilitation center, physician’s office and home, families in South Fulton County and surrounding communities may suddenly face unfamiliar decisions, appointments and instructions.National Case Management Week, October 11–17, recognizes professionals who help people coordinate care and connect with appropriate resources. Understanding their role...

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Fire Safety for Seniors: 7 Things South Fulton Families Should Check This Fall

Fire safety for seniors deserves special attention during fall, when heaters, candles and holiday cooking begin returning to daily routines. For families in South Fulton County and surrounding communities, a few practical checks can reduce common risks and make it easier for an older adult to respond if something goes wrong.Fire Prevention Week, October 4–10, is a useful reminder to walk through the home together. The goal is not to frighten or criticize. It is to notice small problems before...

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When Should South Fulton Families Start Long-Term Care Planning?

Create an article.Long-term care planning is one of those conversations families often mean to have later.Later can turn into a hospital discharge, a fall, a missed medication, or a phone call from a worried neighbor. Then decisions that deserved time and thought have to be made quickly.That is why long-term care planning works best before a crisis.For families in South Fulton County and surrounding communities, planning ahead does not mean deciding today that a parent needs full-time care. It...

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Where Food Comes From

Exploring Serenbe Farms Article by Sue G. Collins | Photography by Bob Mackey On a blistering August afternoon at Serenbe Farms in Chattahoochee Hills, the anxious farmers gathered around a single dark green watermelon the size of a soccer ball. The perfect orb had been carefully cut from the tangles of vines in a sunny field towards the back of the 25-acre farm. The Sugar Baby melon, the season’s first, was cradled in the arms of Alena Zavodny, one of six farmers who currently work the land. ...