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The Caring Professionals Resource Center contains a range of informative and useful articles, videos, and forms intended to support those receiving care and their loved ones, as well as caregivers, both family and professional.
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Medication Management Tips
• Use a weekly pill organizer with four closed compartments for each day. This will give you enough little boxes for morning, midday, afternoon, and evening meds. Even if you don’t need to administer meds four times daily, the extra compartments are useful for vitamins and supplements that you want to give regularly. Make sure the meds for each […]
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Five Pro-tips for Dealing with a Hospitalized Loved One
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Hospital to Home Discharge Process: Essential Steps and Requirements
What to Know About Discharge from a Hospital to Home Hospital Discharge to Home vs Facility: Key Differences Discharge to home is very different than discharge to a facility, whether it is short-term or long-term rehabilitation, a subacute rehab or an acute rehab. First, when a patient is discharged to the home, there is no […]
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Hospital Admissions Guide: Critical Tips and Emergency Preparedness
Things to Know about Hospital Admissions In the midst of an emergency, it’s hard to think through one’s choices. The first priority is stabilizing your loved one and making sure s/he gets critical care. Nonetheless, it is worthwhile to think through things and have a discussion when there is no emergency so that the family […]
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Turn off the TV for my Senior??? Yes
The new awareness of the effect of screens is focused on children and teens. Physical and mental health are affected as well as academic performance, social development, and even brain development. The NYS Legislature is currently debating a bell to bell ban on phones in schools. Seniors are affected by excessive TV time, too. Various studies […]
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Handling the Difficult Patient During a Medical Crisis
When a patient is sentient and is in great discomfort and/or pain, it’s up to the caregiver to ensure that she is soothed and calmed. This is sometimes very hard to do. The patient, young or old, may perseverate. That means repeating an action or words even after the stimulus for it is gone. That […]
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Why CDPAP PAs Have New Options—and How You Can Benefit
You’ve worked hard caring for others, and recent changes in New York’s home care regulations may have left you wondering what comes next. After the April 1, 2025 requirement that all CDPAP participants register with a single fiscal intermediary, many personal assistants found themselves facing uncertainty. At Caring Professionals, we want to make sure you […]
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Change My Diet, Really?!
That’s a common reaction from an adult to doctor’s orders. Whether it is kidney disease, high blood pressure, cholesterol spikes, or blood sugar issues, changing a lifelong diet because of medical conditions is a common need during late middle age and seniority. What’s a responsible adult to do? Family support is key. If this is […]
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Preserve the Past, Share the Future: Digital Storytelling for Families
Personal memories are a gift we can give. Our family members are interested in hearing of our meaningful experiences and firsts. They are curious about our decisions, firsts (girlfriends, jobs, successes, failures), trips, and holidays. They want to know us through our stories and life journeys and discover what shaped us into the people we […]
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I’m confused! Home health care, home care, personal care. What’s the difference?
This is an excellent question because often these terms are used interchangeably. They do mean different sets of services that are rendered to seniors, people with disabilities, and people recovering from a medical situation. Home care and home health care are health-related services administered in the home that differ from one another. Personal care is […]
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