{"id":4435,"date":"2014-04-20T14:56:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T19:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/?p=4435"},"modified":"2017-09-20T12:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T17:38:24","slug":"2014-home-care-scholarship-entry-by-brock-baumgarn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d30braiqprupoq.cloudfront.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/2014-home-care-scholarship-entry-by-brock-baumgarn\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Home Care Scholarship Entry by Brock Baumgarn"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"media-wrap full-width-detail\"><\/figure>\n<article id=\"4279\" class=\"post-4279 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-scholarship tag-in-home-care-2 tag-scholarship clearfix span8\">\n<div class=\"page-content clearfix\">\n<section class=\"article-body-wrap\">\n<div class=\"body-text clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"media-wrap full-width-detail\"><\/figure>\n<article id=\"4279\" class=\"post-4279 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-scholarship tag-in-home-care-2 tag-scholarship clearfix span8\">\n<div class=\"page-content clearfix\">\n<section class=\"article-body-wrap\">\n<div class=\"body-text clearfix\">\n<p><em><strong>About the SeniorAdvisor.com 2014 In-Home Innovation Scholarship:<\/strong> We started the scholarship program to\u00a0bring awareness of the unique benefits and challenges of in-home caregiving for seniors to younger generations. The questions posed by the scholarship encouraged\u00a0our nation\u2019s future caregivers to present solutions for improving home care in the United States. College-aged students were required to answer one of the three essay topics below and provide a short bio as part of their scholarship application.\u00a0Read the winning essays <a title=\"Home Care Scholarship Winners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.senioradvisor.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/announcing-the-winners-of-the-senioradvisor-com-2014-home-care-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>How can your major of study improve the lives of seniors receiving in-home care services?<\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>Essay response by Brock Baumgard, Bethel University<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It can become so easy for younger individuals to take their mobility for granted. \u00a0As a person ages, it is no longer easy to complete everyday tasks. \u00a0I believe that this all begins with posture. \u00a0In my opinion, it is essential that chiropractors become involved in the lives of people of every stage of life. \u00a0A wonderful opportunity could open up for individuals who may struggle with even leaving their homes to drive to various appointments. \u00a0Adding regular Chiropractor visits to agencies\u2019 agendas in cities across the country would be revolutionary. \u00a0The amount of elderly people with back and neck pain is staggering. \u00a0\u00a0Opponents may argue that there is no advantage in dealing with elderly people who have perhaps already begun to \u2018stoop over\u2019 after years of labor. \u00a0I disagree. \u00a0Even the smallest positive alterations can make a world of a difference. \u00a0Is not that the point of In-Home Care Agencies as a whole, after all: to make lives just a little easier for people while still giving them an opportunity to live independently? \u00a0In addition to this, it is never too late to incorporate healthy habits into individuals\u2019 everyday lives. \u00a0Whether that is how a person, sits, stands, walks, or even sleeps, a healthy spine is everything. \u00a0After I have obtained my degree, I am planning to establish a practice in a city, potentially one that has an established In-Home Care Agency. \u00a0I could then team up with the Agency to find senior citizens who potentially struggle moving around, even in their own home. \u00a0Perhaps another chiropractor and I would be able to pair up; one of us staying and working with the patients that come into our office, while the other is out in the community, making regular visits with elderly citizens. \u00a0Similar to how doctors in the past made personal house calls, I could go door-to-door, bringing a portable table\/bed along for the patients to lie on. \u00a0As a chiropractor in a community, it is important for me to be able to establish relationships with these individuals on a personal level as In-Home Care Agencies have done so successfully in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The overall health of an individual is more closely linked to his\/her spine alignment and posture than many realize. \u00a0In the late stages of a person\u2019s life, this becomes even more critical. \u00a0In-Home Care Agencies have done a fantastic job of assisting those who could potentially use a little more help, while still allowing them to maintain their independence in their own homes. \u00a0Adding regular chiropractor visits to the In-Home Care services already provided would go a long way in improving a person\u2019s mobility and even their health as a whole. \u00a0Admittedly, this idea may seem a little far-fetched as many communities do not even have an established chiropractor, let alone one who would be willing to comply with In-Home Care Agencies and all the out-of-office work that this would require. \u00a0Personally, however, this investment into the lives of the elderly is something that I am willing to advocate and promote and would love to see fellow chiropractors do likewise.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>About Brock<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brock is a a Biokinetics major with a Pre-Chiropractic emphasis studying at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the SeniorAdvisor.com 2014 In-Home Innovation Scholarship: We started the scholarship program to\u00a0bring awareness of the unique benefits and challenges of in-home caregiving for seniors to younger generations. 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