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Patient Protectors

Chicago Caregiving

Caregiving Magazine is committed to publishing a diversity of opinions. When I showed up to visit my client and presented my HIPAA form, I was told that it is hospital policy to not allow visitors to the unit unless they are family and pre-approved. I presented that documentation and asked to see my client’s records.

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Doing Your Inner Work as a Nurse

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

We all walk through this life with psychological shadows, buried pain, and subterranean memories -- bringing some of this to the surface for healing can lighten our load and allow us to be more present for both ourselves and others. Pushing Back and Climbing Up Nurses are fierce caregivers and defenders of the wellness of others.

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Over the Threshold: Women and Homelessness

Chicago Caregiving

Women now make up a larger portion of unhoused Americans — and their role as caregivers plays a part in that risk This is part 2 in a 4-part series on older adults and homelessness. A lot of the women’s stories speak to this caregiving role. One Christmas, Jill saved up for a visit, budgeting $200 for bus fare and presents.

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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 I knew that the training for the caregiver’s aids and CNAs would be what suffered. So I, I sat down at my dining room table and gave birth to this business plan for a monthly subscription for caregiver training. And then now that’s passed down to caregivers in a lot of settings, right?