Thriving at Home

Keeping Loved Ones Out of the Hospital, Monday, June 7th, 2021, 12-1 p.m.

A critical element of maintaining health and happiness during recovery from an illness or while living with chronic illness is to ensure everything is being done so a person does not have a hospital admission or readmission.  In this presentation, Dave Tasto, local author and owner of Assisting Hands Home Care, will share how to keep home as safe as possible, specific actions you can take to manage aspects of your health at home, common reasons why older adults use the emergency room, and how to reduce those incidents. Dave will also share tips from his book, “Thriving at Home - A Handbook for Preventing Hospital Stays,” such as when going to the hospital is essential, how to prepare for a hospital stay in the COVID-19 era, and other information. 

Dave's Bio: 

Dave saw the value of high quality, individualized care through a family experience – having been inspired by those caring for his grandmother.  His experience in program and product management with a personal interest to directly impact people’s lives fuels his passion to offer others the same level of care his grandmother received. Dave is owner of Assisting Hands Home Care based in Bedford, MA. He holds an engineering degree from Boston University, an MBA from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst and is also a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP).  Dave is active in the local community serving on the Executive Committee of Board of Directors for the Bedford, MA Chamber of Commerce, supporting local schools and veteran’s programs, and being involved in his church. His commitment to helping families keep loved ones healthy at home is evident in his published book: Thriving at Home – A Handbook for Preventing Hospital Stays. He grew up in Minnesota before moving to Boston where he met his wife of 20 years, Urszula. Dave and Urszula have two children – a son and a daughter.  He loves hiking, sailing, and skiing – all with family and friends.  

Personal trivia/fun info: 

- Dave flies airplanes...radio controlled airplanes...a hobby he picked up with his Father-in-law, and now son.

- Dave taught both of his kids, who are now 6 and 8 years old, how to swim independently the age of 2 years