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22
Nov
2009
THE SEVEN SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL CAREGIVING

3 hours ago by accessiblehhc

Feeding grooming and toileting an ill or incapacitated adult, often for years on end, is one of life’s most challenging and difficult tasks. It is well known that caregivers are at a special risk for exhaustion, stress and burnout. What I call “seven secrets” can help caregivers take better care of ...

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Traumatic Brain Injury — Stress, Anxiety and Thanksgiving, Christmas and ...

23 hours ago by secondchancetolive

Please read Part 1 for context. Thank you. In my experience I have found that as I am honest, family and friends are more accepting of me. These individuals love and embrace me for who I am as an individual who experienced a brain injury. I have also found that some family members and friends are un ...

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21
Nov
2009
As National Family Caregivers Month Winds Down…

1 day ago by LFHaccess

As we approach the end of this important month, pease remember to thank anyone you know who is caring for an aging person. Here, we post just a couple excerpts from our President’s note on National Family Caregiver Month – “The true strength of the American family finds its roots in an unwavering co ...

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Workplace Violence Training – Protecting in-Home Medical Caregivers From ...

1 day ago by CriminalDefense

Are you an administrator or supervisor concerned about workplace violence touching your in-home nurses or other medical professionals? I can certainly understand why you would be. Contrary to media and news reports, workplace violence attacks do not always involve one-on-one employee violence – wher ...

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Need to Get BPA Out of our Food Packaging

1 day ago by checkincalls

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12 arrested in sweep of in-home caregivers

1 day ago by Patricia Dudek

Excerpt from the Sacramento Business Journal : (click for entire article) An arrest sweep Thursday netted 12 people suspected of defrauding the In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program in Sacramento County out of more than $300,000. It was the first quantifiable results announced following formati ...

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State eyes sealed records of abusive caregivers

1 day ago by Patricia Dudek

Excerpt from DesMoines Register: (click for entire article) Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is reviewing the state's decision to seal records related to abusive caregivers fired from nursing homes and child-care centers. The attorney general's office last year advised Workforce Development ...

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The Cruelty of Elder Neglect

1 day ago by Patricia Dudek

Excerpt from Spotlight on Elder Abuse: (click for entire article) Four years ago I found that I had become a dementia carer, when my my mother-in-law Nancy, who has Alzheimer's, moved in. She's in care now, in a good dementia unit, but during the years she was with us, the illness transforme ...

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How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others

1 day ago by Patricia Dudek

Excerpt from CaregiverStress.com: (click for entire article) One quarter of adults are presently caring for an aging parent or relative, with close to half (45%) of this group providing care for their spouse. The person responsible for providing this care is called the family caregiver. In most case ...

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The importance of criminal background checks on who you hire

1 day ago by Patricia Dudek

Excerpt from Alzheimer's Reading room : (click for entire article) I cannot emphasize how important it is to know who is coming into your home. Assist Guide Information Services (AGIS) published an article last year entitled Beware of Former Prisoner's Caring for Your Parents The article tal ...

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