Over the past few decades, researchers have continued to build a model for healthy aging and have identified the primary factors that determine how we can maintain and improve the highest possible level of wellness and quality of life in our later years.

Research results have repeatedly demonstrated that five very basic things have a critical impact on health and healthy aging: exercise, diet, sleep, social involvement and timely/effective medical care. Meeting these basic needs is important for everyone but they become even more significant as we grow older.

Family Health Network  understands the challenges faced by elderly individuals and their families with maintaining positive health and independent living and we have developed unique, effective and affordable programs to help meet these challenges for:

Individuals Needing Support

•Increased connections with families and caregivers

•An opportunity to communicate daily status through a simple, interactive program that asks questions and records responses

•Early recognition of potential problems involved with eating, sleeping, physical activity, general health and socialization

•An easy way to request help for basic things important for daily living (groceries, medications, transportation, etc)

•Maintain optimal health through awareness, shared information and timely support

Families

•Creates new ways to stay connected

•Provides important information related to an individual's health and emotional status regardless of distance

•Identifies support and resources that may be needed to help someone maintain independent living

•Assists families with distributing support needs through multiple family members and caregivers

•Delivers on-line access to educational material and resources relative to health topics, aging and support services

•Continuous updates on new developments and services related to health care, aging, independent living and other similar content

 
Health Care Providers

•Access to daily logs related to Observations of Daily Living (ODL's)

•Provides objective data to support subjective reports

•Can create additional opportunities to assess compliance with and response to prescribed treatment

•Offers secure email connectivity with patients and family members