Why does anyone ever question the value of “women’s work”? Why don’t we honor it and the people...
Category: For Professional Caregivers
Information and resources specifically for professional caregivers.
Home care workers have a lousy job. A new bill in Congress aims to change that.
Congress has a plan to make one of the toughest jobs in America a little less lousy. House and...
A New Wave of Caregivers: Men
According to Jean Accius of AARP, these once invisible men are starting to “come out” publicly....
Why do one in five home health aides live in poverty?
Job growth in the US has broken all records and healthcare has been the leading force in that...
Why Are Young Latinx Shifting Into De Facto Caregivers for Their Older Kin?
These Latino Millennials are more likely than any other generation or ethnic minority to care for...
On the Job, 24 Hours a Day, 27 Days a Month
Since mid-January, Marjorie has been Bob Dettmer’sround-the-clock caretaker. Bob is fogged in by...
Providing Care, Barely Getting By
For more than ten years, Carreiro has started most workdays caring for the same elderly Portuguese...
Home health care aides often face verbal abuse from clients
For many home healthcare aides, verbal abuse from clients or clients’ family is a real problem, a...
That Extra Step (or Two)
When I began my career as an activity director, little did I know that taking that one extra step...
Migrant caregivers make fresh call for better immigration program
Migrant caregivers organized a sombre Mother's Day brunch on Sunday calling for the federal...
To Ease the Grief, I Play an Anthem
Whenever I hear Bing Crosby sing “Toora Loora Loora,” I feel a mix of grief and happiness. The...
8 Guidelines for Improved Communication Skills: A New CNA’s Guide
By developing your communication skills, you would also achieve all of the following: Develop a...
7 Questions New Caregivers Won’t Ask, but Should
Becoming a new professional caregiver, whether you're taking care of an elderly parent, an adopted...
7 Reasons Why We Need More Caregivers
There’s a rapidly growing shortage of paid and unpaid caregivers and nurses, which if left...
You are not your meat suit
Describing seniors as "cute" is demeaning. When you're designing for a cute little old lady,...
Who Will Care for the Carers?
As populations age, countries will need ever more primary health workers and aides — jobs robots will never do well. So why do we treat these workers so badly?
Everything You Need to Know About Writing the Perfect Caregiver Cover Letter
The caregiver career path is unlike any other career path out there. There’s a heavy emphasis on...
Nursing Home Workers Share Explicit Photos of Residents on Snapchat
Nursing home workers across the country are posting embarrassing and dehumanizing photos of...
The Reason
You lost your reason this morning. You had known it was coming. For three days now, she hadn’t...
Caregiver Resume Fails: 15 Things to Never Include in Your Resume
Caregiving professionals are ought to inspire more trust than the average employee, as every...
How to Write a Caregiver Resume to Secure Your Next Job Interview
Surprisingly to some, the caregiver industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the...
Majority of Hospice Workers Don’t Have End-of-life Wishes Themselves
There are approximately 6,100 hospices nationwide that provide care for about 1.6 million patients...
Facing the challenges of long-distance caregiving
When you suddenly find yourself in a long-distance caregiving situation, you realize how much...
Raising the Bar and Unseating Bias
Helen Adeosun just raised $1.5 million dollars for her startup, CareAcademy.com*. As a black...