Caregivers
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What the Battle Over Home Health Care Worker Pay Is Really About
Should the aides who provide home care for frail elders and younger people with disabilities receive a living wage and decent benefits? If they do, how can families, who often are unable to afford care today, be expected to pay those higher wages and benefits? Should the market be allowed to set these prices, or should government intervene through minimum wage and mandatory overtime laws? Should cash-strapped Medicaid programs be required to pay more for these services? And which home care workers should be eligible for pay raises and Medicaid reimbursement?
These questions have set off an enormous, but largely unnoticed, political firestorm. In some cases, they have pit…
Resources
Caregiver Burnout? 10 Self-Care Tips For Home Caregivers...
Some of you may have become a caregiver overnight. Others may have been a caregiver for a very long time. In both instances, caregiver burnout is part of the process and daily routine.
Addressing the Dangers Faced by Caregivers in the Field
The high demand for home health care services means more caregivers are being sent into strangers’ homes, leaving them vulnerable and, all too often, unprotected.
How To Be The Best Caregiver You Can Be
Many of us know an older person with a serious illness or an ongoing health problem. In fact, half of all adult Americans have at least one chronic condition for which they need help from a caregiver, family member, or friend. If you’ve wondered how to show an older person that you care or how you can help them, here are some tips on how to be the best “care coach” or “care champion” you can be.
The 2 Most Important Caregiver Tips
How to survive, thrive and even find joy in caring for a loved one with dementia.
Tips For First Time Caregivers
Many things are daunting the first time we come to do them, and your first day being the primary source of care for a family member is arguably one of the most daunting experiences you’ll come to face.
What the Battle Over Home Health Care Worker Pay Is Really About
Should the aides who provide home care for frail elders and younger people with disabilities receive a living wage and decent benefits? If they do, how can families, who often are unable to afford care today, be expected to pay those higher wages and benefits?
Care,com
We connect families with caregivers and caregivers with jobs so that the world can go to work. And we're just getting started.
Comfort Keepers
What makes Comfort Keepers different than other senior home care providers? We elevate the human spirit by providing safety, security, and comfort to seniors and their families, especially in times of social isolation. Not only that, we offer flexible, rewarding home care jobs for our caregivers.
Home Care Assistance
Home Care Assistance serves as a comprehensive alternative to a nursing home or assisted living facility for older adults. Our constant mission to provide the highest quality, most reliable home care service has allowed us to successfully operate North America's preferred brand in home care while maintaining an intimate and personal rapport with each of our clients.
Home Instead
Home Instead Senior Care is the world's largest and most trusted provider of comprehensive companionship and home care services for seniors.
UK - Care Appointments
Care Appointments is a leading online magazine for all care professionals featuring the latest news, jobs, education & reports from around the UK.
Visiting Angels
The demand for senior home caregivers is dramatically rising as the baby boomer generation continues to age. There's no better time than right now to work with seniors at home. Visiting Angels prides itself on hiring the best caregivers...
Interim HealthCare
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare Inc. is the nation's most experienced healthcare franchise company. At the core of this longevity and success is a network of over 300 independently owned franchisees and their commitment to providing the most compassionate and professional care available in the communities they serve.
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