Youthful Aging Home Health After working with many individuals and families ������������������������������������������������������������ memory decline, health advocate Nicci Kobritz has developed her own progressive model for in-home care. Since memory loss and physical limitations necessitate in-home care, she has added a specialized neurology practice, Center for Brain Health, to her private duty home care business, Youthful Aging Home Health. 14 SCENE | MAY 2017 from the executive editor neighborhood in the U.S. For more information on its methodology, please visit the website. Its rankings showed Sarasota County Schools #4 out of 67 school districts in the state, and Manatee Country Schools at #32 in the state. The website narrows down rankings in �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� schools, as well as private schools, best teachers and more. U.S. News and World Report recently released new national higher education rankings (usnews.com/education), and lo and behold, it may come as a big surprise to you that our state is ranked #1 in the nation for higher education. Florida received the top ranking because of several factors, including the state’s relatively low tuition rates for colleges and universities. Florida also had a high ranking because more than half of students seeking a two-year degree graduated either on time or within three years. So 27 years after moving here, it seems that Florida’s education system has made great improvements, but we can always do better. Even though our state has yet to have an excellence award pinned to its report card, let’s compete better to earn that top spot. How do we do that? Remember when I said earlier that Education Week used a private funding metric as a big measure for its rankings and I chose to discard it because it caused Florida to have a dismal ranking of 29 our of 50 states? While there were results in certain school systems of the country which showed that more resources for schools do not always correlate with better academic performance, the fact is there are many schools that show the opposite. To me, it does seem the quality of education our children receive would be so much better if more people would generously give to our education foundations. To learn how you can get involved, all you need to do is call either the Education Foundation of Sarasota County or Manatee Education Foundation, or one of our local community foundations – Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Sarasota County, and Manatee Community Foundation. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� better, stronger school system. Together, let’s work hard to catch up to the leaders, become #1, and get the excellence ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� julie@scenesarasota.com In-home care services customized to individual needs. • Specializing in personal care, skilled nursing, care management and companion support all designed to increase client independence in the home. • Our caregivers are our greatest asset providing continuity of care. • Education, guidance and support in improving brain health and memory performance Enabling our clients to be the best they can be for as long as possible. Youthful Aging Home Health is not limited to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. We are a full service private duty agency. Center for Brain Health accepts Medicare and other private insurances. Youthful Aging Home Health 941.925.9532 | youthfulaging.net Center for Brain Health 941.556.9900 | thecbh.com 5602 Marquesas Circle, Ste 105, Sarasota 34233
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