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Create Your All-Star Care Team in 5 Steps
Every family caregiver needs a team of people to help put their care plan into action. A well-rounded roster of friends, family members and elder care professionals can help you provide quality care and avoid caregiver burnout.
5 Comments5 Qualities to Look for in a Caregiver
When looking for a caregiver, don’t focus solely on training and credentials. Including these five important attributes in your selection criteria will help ensure you hire a compassionate, experienced in-home care aide.
10 CommentsThe Difference Between Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Doctors
Physicians are in increasingly short supply, so patients often spend more time with physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) during appointments. How do these health care providers compare to each other?
17 CommentsHiring an In-Home Caregiver to Act as the Family Lookout
Specialized training enables in-home caregivers to notice and act on important changes in a senior’s health. Personal care aides, home health aides and nurses can serve as the eyes and ears for family who cannot personally provide full-time care.
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Care Team Questions
High staff turnover: Is this normal?
43 AnswersCover909 Answered Jun 6, 2023Hiring additional help in nursing home: What hours would be best?
21 AnswersGrandmaofeight Answered Apr 27, 2023Care plan meeting questions: What to ask?
7 AnswersLlamalover47 Answered Apr 19, 2023"Dementia are brain holes", so clients aren't "stubborn". But then how come when I walk out suddenly they want help doing what I asked?
9 AnswersBurntCaregiver Replied Jan 19, 2023
Care Team Discussions
Washington Post article about proposed nursing home staffing mandates.
7 CommentsCTTN55 Commented Nov 17, 2022Terrible care from the medical team.
8 Commentsfreqflyer Commented Sep 14, 2022The Brain and Life magazine, June/July issue, has a good article on finding the right home health aide.
2 Commentshallah Commented Jun 2021Saw something unsettling...
74 CommentsACaringDaughter Commented Nov 2020
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