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Who can be a home care worker? Part 3. The Part-Timer
Got bills? Inflation hitting you hard? Need some extra cash in your pocket just to keep up? Working in home care may be the answer to your shortfall at the end of the month. If your current job isn’t covering your bills, read on about some options for increasing income right now. Working in home […]
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Who can be a home care worker? Part 2. The Parent
Got Child Care Responsibilities? Need to Earn, Too? Are you minding young children at home? Need to work a schedule that works with their schedule? Don’t want to pay a babysitter and the cost of transportation, too? Consider working home care. It offers flexible scheduling and you can work in your own neighborhood and not […]
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Who can be a home caregiver? Part 1. The Student
Got Tuition Bills? Want to Avoid Student Loans? You are ambitious and are enrolled in college to achieve your career goals. College costs money and living costs money too. You need to work a job to bring in some money. Work-study jobs just don’t pay enough. Consider working home care. Home care offers flexible scheduling […]
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Insights on Aging from an Expert Geriatrician
Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, MD PhD is a world-renowned expert on aging, author, and professor of geriatrics at medical schools. Her just published book Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to Second Half of Life offers tips to taking control of your health and wellbeing and is published by Johns Hopkins Press. Three Observations about Aging in […]
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CDPAP: More Flexible Employment than You Think
Why CDPAP Home Care Program might be just the flexible job you are looking for When you think of the word job, you think of rigid scheduling, supervision, and employer controls. There are controls on how long your break is. People and systems are watching your use of the internet at work and cameras abound. […]
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Extending the Holiday Ambiance into the Winter Months
It’s not just marketing. The images of warm homes with festive decorations are real. You see them through windows, not just in crowd-stopping shop windows. They are meant to be cozy and induce good cheer. During this season, we welcome family and friends indoors and make the environment exciting and comfortable for both visitors and […]
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Fun for Mom, Fun for You?
What you can do to engage your housebound parent when you visit. The challenge of engaging your parent once she is housebound is a big one. Sometimes it feels like your reserves of creativity are bankrupt. You’re going to visit and what are you going to talk about? What can you do together that doesn’t […]
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Celebrating Home Care & Hospice Month
Why National Home Care and Hospice Month Matters During the month of November, the home care and hospice community honors the millions of home care aides, nurses and professionals who make a remarkable difference for the patients and families they serve. The commitment of care workers is remarkable. They perform personal tasks that are not […]
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Is Bereavement Visible on the Horizon?
Are you preparing for bereavement, here is what you need to know. If your parent seems to be in serious medical decline, please pay close attention to the facts below. Despite your valiant efforts and those of the doctor to keep your mother comfortable and pain free, you will feel compelled to take action once […]
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How to have a Happy Retirement
Thinking about Moving Near the Kids? Is Retirement Ever Present on Your Mind? It’s become very popular to move closer to our kids. Many are talking about this trend, even if they haven’t committed to transplanting themselves yet. It’s not just about proximity. Financing our golden years has been a concern for a long while: […]
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