Guided Patient Services https://www.gpscolumbus.com Fri, 04 May 2018 19:27:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 A New Twist on “The Talk” — Conversations About Comfort Care https://www.gpscolumbus.com/new-twist-talk-conversations-comfort-care/ https://www.gpscolumbus.com/new-twist-talk-conversations-comfort-care/#respond Fri, 04 May 2018 19:27:50 +0000 https://www.gpscolumbus.com/?p=3074 You probably remember being a recipient of  “The Talk” — an uncomfortable conversation somewhere during your early teenage years when a well-intentioned adult tried his or her best to explain where babies come from. For many of us, that cringe-worthy conversation was initiated by a parent, who wanted to prepare us for life and the

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]]> https://www.gpscolumbus.com/new-twist-talk-conversations-comfort-care/feed/ 0 How to Reduce Your Risk of Non-Love-Related Falls https://www.gpscolumbus.com/how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-non-love-related-falls/ https://www.gpscolumbus.com/how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-non-love-related-falls/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:23:18 +0000 https://www.gpscolumbus.com/?p=3046   February may be the month for falling in love, but that’s the only kind of falling any of us wants to do.   Falling is the number one cause of accidental deaths among older adults, and more than a third of people 65 and over fall each year.  (Falls after 50)   Consider these

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]]> https://www.gpscolumbus.com/how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-non-love-related-falls/feed/ 0 Give Your Family the Gift of Planning https://www.gpscolumbus.com/give-family-gift-planning/ https://www.gpscolumbus.com/give-family-gift-planning/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 02:48:20 +0000 https://www.gpscolumbus.com/?p=3020 The holiday season is a time for traditions, memories, and visiting family from near and far. Holiday get-togethers present a perfect opportunity to check in on the condition of an aging relative (link: https://www.gpscolumbus.com/is-your-loved-one-safely-aging-in-place/), catch up over a meal, and of course for gift giving. The best kind of gift you can give to your

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]]> https://www.gpscolumbus.com/give-family-gift-planning/feed/ 0 Want to live longer? Get out of your chair. https://www.gpscolumbus.com/want-live-longer-get-chair/ https://www.gpscolumbus.com/want-live-longer-get-chair/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:11:20 +0000 https://www.gpscolumbus.com/?p=3006 Guided Patient Services tackles the reality of our modern life. We sit. We sit to eat, commute, work, be entertained, communicate, relax. Truth is–sitting is downright dangerous, even deadly. Researchers have concluded that our sitting is worse than smoking! Read below to find simple changes you can incorporate throughout the day to minimize your risk. Even if you

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]]> https://www.gpscolumbus.com/want-live-longer-get-chair/feed/ 0 Do You Know the Difference Between a Hospital Patient Advocate and an Independent Advocate? https://www.gpscolumbus.com/do-you-know-the-difference-between-a-hospital-patient-advocate-and-an-independent-advocate/ https://www.gpscolumbus.com/do-you-know-the-difference-between-a-hospital-patient-advocate-and-an-independent-advocate/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:28:58 +0000 http://gps.socialmarketingworks.com/?p=2939 Francine reports: After my husband Leonard had surgery last week, he stayed in the hospital four more days. I stayed by his side as much as I could and waited every day for the surgeon to check on him. I had a million questions! But I never saw the surgeon again once the surgery was

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