Comments on: Return of the “House Call” for the Elderly http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2010/03/04/return-of-the-house-call-for-the-elderly/ Providing insight and information to adult children of aging parents so they may "thrive and find joy" in every stage of life! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:08:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tim Colling http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2010/03/04/return-of-the-house-call-for-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Tim Colling Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:41:36 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=871#comment-513 My father, Jerry Colling, who is a still-very-healthy Senior, is a retired family doctor. He made house calls when I was young (that was 50 years ago) and did so for many years. I am proud of him and for the excellent reputation that he still holds in our community. In our own non-medical home care business, we often find ourselves taking care of Seniors who many years ago were patients of his, and many of them comment on how he used to make house calls to their homes. Times have changed, but the emergence of new "mobile doc" services has been a big help to our elderly clients and their families. - Tim My father, Jerry Colling, who is a still-very-healthy Senior, is a retired family doctor. He made house calls when I was young (that was 50 years ago) and did so for many years. I am proud of him and for the excellent reputation that he still holds in our community.

In our own non-medical home care business, we often find ourselves taking care of Seniors who many years ago were patients of his, and many of them comment on how he used to make house calls to their homes. Times have changed, but the emergence of new “mobile doc” services has been a big help to our elderly clients and their families.

- Tim

]]> By: Dale http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2010/03/04/return-of-the-house-call-for-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Dale Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:52:31 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=871#comment-505 Cheryl, Thank you for sharing these links. I think another big plus is the physician gets to see the person in their home environment, and can get a better sense all the factors impacting their health and well-being. Here's another link that now serves our area: http://www.visitingphysicians.com/ Cheryl,
Thank you for sharing these links. I think another big plus is the physician gets to see the person in their home environment, and can get a better sense all the factors impacting their health and well-being.
Here’s another link that now serves our area:
http://www.visitingphysicians.com/

]]> By: Cheryl Culbertson http://www.transitionagingparents.com/2010/03/04/return-of-the-house-call-for-the-elderly/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Cheryl Culbertson Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:08 +0000 http://www.transitionagingparents.com/?p=871#comment-504 I think this is a wonderful service that is making a come back, especially for senior adults who are unable to drive to see a doctor. Here are a couple sites about a company that provides House Calls in the Austin and Houston metro areas: http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/profile_house_call_doctors_texas.htm http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/profile_house_call_doctors_houston.htm I think this is a wonderful service that is making a come back, especially for senior adults who are unable to drive to see a doctor.

Here are a couple sites about a company that provides House Calls in the Austin and Houston metro areas:

http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/profile_house_call_doctors_texas.htm

http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/profile_house_call_doctors_houston.htm

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