Services & Products
- Ear Exams/Audiological Testing
& Products - Optometry Services & Products
- Podiatry Services & Products
- Diabetic Shoes
- Dentistry Services & Products
Frequently Asked
Questions
Is there any cost to the facility?
No, in fact the nursing facility will save time and money by not needing to transport residents. The facility will also protect itself from potential liability of accidents occuring during the transit of residents.
Are your providers Medical Doctors?
All of our providers are State Licensed in their medical specialty.
How soon can we expect services to begin once we have contracted with Senior Healthcare?
Services can begin as quickly as 45 days.
Diabetic Shoes
Diabetic Shoe Program
Diabetic Foot Complications - No part of the body faces as much wear and tear as the foot. Unfortunately, diabetic patients have fewer defense mechanisms to cope with foot problems than their healthier counterparts. This is primarily due to neuropathy.
- Nearly 20% of the U.S. population over age 65 (6.3 million people) have diabetes.
- 25% of diabetic patients develop foot problems related to the disease.
- Residents with diabetes represent 18% of all the residential care population.
- The responsibility of keeping the foot healthy and preventing amputation falls on both the professional and the patient.
Therapeutic Shoe Program
Congress amended the Medicare statutes in May, 1993 to provide coverage for custom fit extra depth shoes and shoe inserts to people with diabetes who qualify under Medicare Part-B.
Designed to prevent lower-limb amputations in people who have diabetes, this Medicare benefit can prevent suffering, prolong walking ability, and save money.
Senior Healthcare Associates has developed a program to provide one (1) pair of extra depth therapeutic shoes and three (3) pairs of custom-molded orthotic inserts annually to diabetic patients.
Senior Healthcare Associates Diabetic Shoe Program is accredited in Pedorthics by the American Board for Certification.