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From The Miami Herald — “The Need for In-Home Care Rises as Baby Boomers Age”
“We have agencies telling us, ‘We need this kind of worker, we need that kind,’” says Julie Northcutt, Caregiverlist.com founder and CEO. “Even in this economy, we’ve had a huge demand. Agencies are growing as fast as they can.”Read the full article
Finding and training workers for these jobs will become increasingly important as the baby boomer generation, 78 million strong, ages. Studies have found that at-home care is more effective — and less expensive — than similar care in a nursing home or hospital.
From U.S. News & World Report — “How to Become a Savvy Nursing-Home Shopper”
Many so-called “private-pay” facilities do not accept Medicaid patients, but are included in the Caregiverlist ratings. “The staffing ratio is a real, real issue in the industry,” Northcutt advises, “and it’s going to affect the quality of care for your loved one.”Read the full article
Caregiverlist identifies homes where access may be restricted — for veterans, people with certain acute needs, or patients of a specific hospital — and may include retirement communities with nursing facilities where access to nursing services may be limited to community residents.
Dementia care doesn't need fancy tools. Sometimes the best activities for brain health use things you already have at home. The hand-fist challenge is one of these. All you need is a stack of bond paper and a marker.
Prepare the sheets before you sit down to play. Use three simple symbols:
Some sheets can show matching shapes. Other sheets can show two different shapes.
When it's time to play, hand your loved one or client one sheet at a time. Ask them to place their left hand on the left shape and their right hand on the right shape, matching their hand position to what they see on the paper. Once they successfully match a sheet, move on to the next one in your stack.
This game uses more than one part of the brain at the same time. The person has to look at each hand shape. They have to tell their left hand apart from their right hand. Then they have to move each hand to match what they see. That's visual attention, memory, and motor skill, all working together.
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Want to try the Hand Match Game with your loved one or client? We created a printer-friendly version for you! Click here to download.
At Caregiverlist, we support caregivers in finding ways to help seniors stay mentally and physically healthy every day. Keep it light and have fun!
We start the new week with a bright view towards the water and the sunshine, and we hope you are able to find a moment to pause with your own view. Our quote reminds us to embrace life fully and to remain open and connected to the world around us. This week’s stress relief photo was taken on Nantucket, Massachusetts, looking out at the glittering ocean from Sconset. Caregiverlist invites you to enjoy the photo and share it with loved ones. At Caregiverlist we know the realities of caregiver stress. Now more than ever we thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and for caring for our seniors. We hope you have a great week ahead.
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Lisa Sneddon, founder of Senior Living Experts, provides advice on finding assisted living options.
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May 2014 • Shanice Kelly • Background Checks, Caregiver Jobs & Caregiver Training
Senior caregivers assist seniors as companion caregivers and nursing aides in nursing homes, assisted living communities, and senior home care agencies. The pay rate has continued to rise and remains above minimum wage for all professional senior caregivers.
The Caregiverlist® pay survey records pay rates from 34,959 professional senior caregivers. More senior caregivers are needed — anyone with a caring personality may apply to a senior care job in their area on the Caregiverlist® Career Center.
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Senior care companies hire from 3 to 6 professional caregivers each week to keep up with demand. Most American seniors do not plan ahead for senior care, and when a sudden medical condition such as a stroke, heart attack, or early stages of memory loss occurs, they immediately need professional senior caregiving services.
The number of senior home care agencies has increased by 40% since 2008. The Caregiverlist® Career Center assists anyone with a caring personality to learn how to become a senior caregiver and submit a job application reaching multiple hiring companies in their area. As the only resource with an ongoing database of experienced, professional senior caregivers, Caregiverlist® allows companies to efficiently hire the most qualified caregivers in their area.
