■ ARCADIA Home Care & Staffing -- Home Care at the Highest Standard A full service agency providing quality care for your loved ones. • Live-In or Hourly • No minimum hours • Complimentary Assessment • Ongoing Care Coordination • All employees are bonded & insured St. Joe Center Offers Help and Hope for People with Chronic Wounds Caregivers Assist With: •Medication Reminders •Safety Monitoring •Transportation Call Lynn Feinberg and Andy Roisman •Bathing & Dressing •Kosher Prepared Meals ' Companionship (248) 594-4574 visit us online • arcadiahomecare.com Actively ATTENTION VETERANS Active Aging Centers REGAIN THE STRENGTH YOU NEED TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU WANT. FREE Strength & Physical Function Assessment for All Veterans and Spouses During November Schedule your appointment today and also receive a free two-week trial membership! ActiveRx appreciates our military veterans! If you're slowing down or unable to physi- cally function the way you used to...ActiveRx can get you going or keep you going! ActiveRx West Bloomfield 6018 W. Maple Road, Suite 850 West Bloomfield MI 48322 Active Rx.co m VETERANS DAY OFFER Expires November 30. Many services are covered by Medicare. You can Choose How You Age! By Jack Weiner, President and CEO St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Since its opening in 2012, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland's (SJMO) Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine has improved the quality of life for hundreds of patients with non- healing wounds. And it has added more services and products is to encourage healing, such as artificial skin substitutes and total contact casting for diabetic foot ulcers. Located in the Alice Gustafson Center on campus, the state-of-the- art facility treats patients with chronic wounds using advanced equipment, including two hyperbaric chambers, making St. Joe's wound care center one of the most convenient, comprehensive and sophisticated wound treatment facilities in Southeastern Michigan. We opened the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine to provide our patients with the safest, highest quality and comprehensive care possible in the area of wound treatment. With state-of-the-art, specialized, technologically advanced and evidence- based therapies utilizing the latest techniques and procedures, SJMO can restore a patient's quality of life by reducing healing time and fostering full recovery We are privileged to have Firas Karmo, MD, plastic surgeon from the SJMO Medical Staff, as medical director of the facility, which employs physicians specialty-trained in wound management and hyperbaric medicine, certified or specialty-trained wound care nurses and highly trained clinical hyperbaric managers and staff. The center takes a whole body approach to wound healing, including • Nutritional assessment and counseling • Diabetic education • Patient and caregiver counseling • Referrals for special needs pressure relief, including beds, seat cushions and footwear. Among the conditions treated at the center are: • Diabetic wounds • Any non-healing wound • Surgical wounds that have opened • Skin grafts or surgical flaps that are not healing post-surgery • Open wounds caused by radiation therapy • Bond infections • Pressure ulcers • Venous wounds • Internal injuries where no open wound exists, such as select acute traumatic and crush injuries, radiation cystitis or proctitis and reconstruction of the jaw or bone. The hyperbaric chambers provide a more advanced treatment option for those who qualify. Hyperbaric treatments work in combination with traditional wound care treatments. Oftentimes, the hyperbaric treatment is the only one available for a particular condition. Ask your physician for a referral if your condition can benefit from our Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine. If you have a wound that won't heal, call the Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine at 248-858-2606. (248) 932-0111 1933330 DiscoverRemarkable ADVERTISMENT 1876010 October 30 • 2014 55