There are some tasks that many people think automatically come with private home care, but this isn't always true. Today we talk about the seven tasks that you shouldn't automatically expect from private home care. The post 7 Tasks You Shouldn’t Expect from Private Home Care appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
In a recent article on Home Health Care News, they mention that large home care agencies are trying to tap into the retiree market to hire new caregivers. This is an interesting idea, as there are many baby boomers retiring from their main jobs that are wanting to stay active in the community, help others, [...] The post Will Retirees Fill The Caregiver Workforce Gap appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
The Boston Glove released two articles last week, one about the troubles of hiring caregivers privately/under the table, and the second article was a human interest piece on what one caregiver goes through on a daily and monthly basis. This new article talks about a caregiver from Ghana, which is where (apparently) many caregivers are [...] The post Reactions to the Boston Globe Article Part 2 appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we talk about an explosive article that was in the Boston Globe last week, titled the Stranger in the House. It talks about how deregulated home care is in Massachusetts and how there are a lot of caregivers that are hired both privately, through PCAs and through agencies that are scamming and abusing the [...] The post Reactions To The Boston Globe’s Article Part 1 appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we talk about why seniors don't want to wear hearing aids. Studies show that only 20% of those who have hearing loss decide to get a hearing aid. So why do people not want to wear a hearing aid? It Makes Me Look Old Well, let's be honest here. If you need a hearing [...] The post 5 Reasons Why Seniors Dislike Hearing Aids appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
On Monday we talked about Assisted Living Week, which is focusing on capturing the moment, making sure seniors stay part of the community while seniors with memory issues stay engaged by walking down memory lane and remembering their past. Not everyone is a resident of an assisted living community, so we wanted to talk about [...] The post Four Ways To Engage Seniors At Home appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we talk about the assisted living week. Assisted living weeks is a week out of the year that is meant to recognize the hard work that companies and it's employees put into caring for older adults. Each year there is a different theme associated with the week. This year it is 'Capture the Moment' [...] The post Assisted Living Week appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
In this episode, we talk about some of the issues you may encounter when trying to take your parents from a facility for the day, weekend or longer. Depending on the type of community that your parent lives in, there are rules and regulations for when and how long you can take your parent away [...] The post Taking Your Parents From a Facility appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Geriatric care managers are great resources to know about and use if you need them. GCMs, provide much-needed concierge services for seniors, providing a wide range of services for them. Today we talk about three areas where geriatric care managers are extraordinarily helpful. The post 7 Reasons Why Geriatric Care Managers Are Great appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
We are talking about ADLs and IADLs. Which stand for activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living. The post ADLs and IADLs appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
We have a special guest today, it is Maggie Keen of mycnajobs.com. MyCNAjobs provides services to home health companies to find, attract and hire CNAs for employment. We talk about the caregiver shortage crisis that is currently affecting the industry. Whether it is a hospital to hospice or even a privately hired caregiver by a [...] The post The Caregiver Shortage Crisis appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
What happens if the caregiver can't provide care? A simple questions that have a lot of complicated and difficult answers. But it is important! Assuming you are a family caregiver, what happens if you can no longer provide care? It could be a multitude of reasons as to why. Work Trip Accident Family Emergency Death [...] The post What Happens If The Caregiver Can’t Provide Care? appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Seniors are filing bankruptcy at alarming rates according to an article in the Washington Post. It states that seniors are filing bankruptcy are alarming rates and this trend is only to increase. The post Seniors Are Filing Bankruptcy appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
Today we talk about why all senior shouldn't be allowed to vote! Just kidding, but we do discuss an article on Time.com that Janet found that was clearly sarcastically written that made her laugh and should make you laugh too. The post Why Seniors Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Vote appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
Today we talk with Elizabeth Miller of Happy Healthy Caregiver, Happy Health Caregiver is a website with a blog and a podcast on it focused on family caregiving side of senior care. We talk about her personal journey with caregiving. What Happy Health Caregiver is all about and who it is designed to cater to and how [...] The post Elizabeth Miller of Happy Healthy Caregiver appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
ALERT! ALERT! WE HAVE A NURSING HOME BREAKOUT! Today we talk about something that was just in the news that made us smile. Two elderly men broke out of a nursing home and went to the Wacken Open Air festival, a heavy metal festival in German that plays music like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZK0Db4WWOo Now, we [...] The post Nursing Home Breakout! appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
https://youtu.be/eW897g9LsbQ So today we get into senior falls and some essential facts surrounding them. Falls can be devastating for anyone, but especially a senior. As we grow older, our bodies just can no longer handle the trauma of a fall like it could when we were younger, stronger and more flexible. We often get calls [...] The post 8 Facts About Senior Falls appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Show Notes: How Anesthesia Works: Medications that make an individual Unconscious and Unable to Feel Pain Used for surgeries that - May take a long period of time. May cause significant Physical and or Emotional Discomfort Possibly interfere with Breathing Why the Elderly are at Higher Risk: The elderly person may feel [...] The post Anesthesia and the Elderly appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
https://youtu.be/pHKcNsmI2eY We wanted to give some respect to family caregivers out there today. Family caregiving situations are not recognized as often as other stressful situations such as a newborn baby or a sick spouse, but they are just as tricky to handle. Companies are starting to realize this as more and more HR departments [...] The post 5 Family Caregiving Facts You Need To Know appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we talk about an interesting article we read recently about online comments. Doctors and hospitals are suing patients for online comments that they feel are harassing the individual doctor or the hospital as a whole. The post Doctors, Hospitals Suing Patients for Online Comments appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
https://youtu.be/_QvVXQbHggU In our last article about this, we went over the first six questions to ask a private home care agency when interviewing them. Now we get into the last six essential questions to ask. There are lots more questions to ask when interviewing agencies but these are a great place to start [...] The post 12 Questions to Ask Private Home Care Agencies, Part 2 appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXYpwvIxYyw At Minute Women, every month or two we have a sign-on that has long-term care insurance. Almost everytime, we end up going back and forth between the family and insurance provider to make sure we have the necessary paperwork and information to ensure our services are covered and that the family receives reimbursement for [...] The post 7 Thoughts On Long-Term Care Insurance appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we get into the booming industry of age-tech. Boston is currently trying to become the silicone valley of age-related technology, or age-tech for short. The post Age-Tech appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhixGWPEu0c What are some of the most critical private home care questions to ask agencies when interviewing them? Today we get into the first six out of ten topics and issues to ask an agency when looking for them to provide home health care services. This isn't a complete list, but it is a [...] The post 12 Private Home Care Questions To Ask Agencies Part 1 appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we talk about a recent article about how the home health care industry is going to be affected by the Janus Supreme Court ruling about public employee unions. The post Home Health Care and the Janus Supreme Court Ruling appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
https://youtu.be/g6ykc2dsD4g So this topic is admittedly a little self-promoting, but at the same time, our podcast is listened to by people all over the country and we can only service about 15 miles of our great nation. So the idea was brought up so that you can learn what we think makes us different and [...] The post 3 Ways Minute Women Differentiates Ourselves appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
This was 100% Janet's podcast idea and I love the name - fun in the sun with mum! Today we talk about some of the challenged and strategies that come with a backyard and outdoor events and having an aging parent. The post Fun in the Sun with Mum appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
https://youtu.be/vT6RExxP7_k Businesses never want to admit there is an area of significant improvement when it comes to their industry. All too often people want to act as if nothing goes wrong; there are never service failures and 100% of customer who uses us are always ecstatic with every aspect of the experience with them. [...] The post 3 Achilles Heels of Private Home Care appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
https://youtu.be/aDf4DNwDg0M When families look into assisted living communities, they usually take a tour to investigate and see the different amenities and programs that it can offer their parent. It can be a lot to understand and it is always suggested to take a notebook with you and write down the information you believe is [...] The post 4 Important Items To Look At When Touring Assisted Living Communities appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we get into catheter care, colostomies, and confusion that comes with them. Here is an overview of the podcast. Catheter Care Many elderly do very well with managing their catheters independently. Others know exactly what to do but are limited by their vision, mobility, or manual dexterity. Cleanliness is extremely important to avoid UTI’s [...] The post Catheters, Colostomies and Confusion appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
