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Documenting Caregiver Experiences

Chicago Caregiving

Evanston-based anthropologist Rebecca Berman, PhD, spoke with nearly 30 caregivers about their experiences, asking each person about how they became a caregiver, how they find resources, and what they wish society better understood. Caregiving Magazine : What compelled you to explore caregivers’ experiences?

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How the right technology can support recruitment and retention during the caregiver shortage

AlayaCare

For example, a study, by Antwi et al (2016), found that a 10% increase in turnover was associated with an increase in mortality among nursing home care residents and a decrease in the quality of care. Therefore, leaving more time for the caregiver to focus on their patient. This has a high impact on steady care for the clients.

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How the right technology can support recruitment and retention during the caregiver shortage

AlayaCare

For example, a study, by Antwi et al (2016), found that a 10% increase in turnover was associated with an increase in mortality among nursing home care residents and a decrease in the quality of care. Therefore, leaving more time for the caregiver to focus on their patient. This has a high impact on steady care for the clients.

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Soaring — or Sinking? — Sodium

Chicago Caregiving

Health magazines rail against it in processed food, and restaurants routinely provide reduced-sodium soy sauces. Most of the time, people who come in with high sodium levels are either an older person in a nursing home or a young baby who can’t tell you that they’re thirsty and that they need water,” Paparello says.

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Maintaining a Relationship with your Loved One in a Facility during COVID-19.

Hospice 101

Many of us reading this article have a loved one in a facility, whether it is at an Assisted Living Facility, Memory Care Facility, Group Home, Senior Apartments, Skilled Nursing Home, Hospital, or other CBRF. Even though our loved ones may be in a facility in town, they feel far away during this time. Feeling more creative?

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S3 Ep.1 : How Training Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years, With New Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar

Home Care Pulse

And what that meant is that the training had to fall to the busy nursing supervisors or even the staff nurses. And I knew that the training for the caregiver’s aids and CNAs would be what suffered. And then now that’s passed down to caregivers in a lot of settings, right? Remember this is ancient history.