Will Maine Senior Voters Say “Keep ME Home”?
Maine is a state with many unique distinctions. In 1641, the city of York became America’s first chartered town. Eastport, the most eastern city in the United States, is the first city in the country to receive the morning sun. And the lobster! You can’t think of Maine without thinking about lobster. Maine provides almost […]
Nursing Home Staff Turnover Rate Affects Care
Aging-in-Place: there’s no doubt about it—when given a choice of where to spend their waning years, the majority of Americans, nearly 90 percent, want to stay in their own homes as they grow old. However, that’s sometimes not possible. Although the Census Bureau reports the number of American nursing home residents decreased by 20% from […]
Family Caregiving During Vacation
My family and I are winding up a whirlwind 14-day prospective-college tour throughout the southeast and mid-Atlantic and begin our journey home. As soon as we land back home, I will barely get our travel clothes into the washer when I will climb back into the car and head over to my mother’s house to […]
Turn Your Phone’s Camera Into a Magnifying Glass for Easy Viewing: Caregiverlist Senior Care App Review
Pill bottles, newspapers and instructions with products often have small text that can be a strain on the eyes to read. Senior caregivers or their senior clients who have difficulty seeing small print clearly will benefit from the Magnifying Glass With Light app, which uses your smartphone’s camera as a magnifying glass to make small […]
Seniors and Suicide: Depression Drives Decision
The world lost a comedic genius earlier this week when Robin Williams was found in his home in California, dead of an apparent suicide. It’s been reported that Mr. Williams had been battling severe depression as of late. When I heard the sad news I thought, Here’s a man who had everything—wealth, fame, the love of […]
Clorox Hosts Special Chicago Caregiver Event
Senior caregivers based in or near Chicago, Illinois should consider taking some time for themselves and enjoy a little TLC care of Clorox®. Caring for the elderly, especially in their own homes, can be a relentless and stressful endeavor. Those of us who take care of our senior loved ones know that there is little […]
Care.com Lawsuits: Hiring Licensed Senior Home Care Agency Protects Both Seniors and Caregivers
Care.com lawsuits recently have surrounded the direct-hire website’s offering of babysitters who did not demonstrate quality care while on the job. You can read about the care.com lawsuits by parents in Nebraska and Wisconsin and there are additional incidents of hire-direct situations gone wrong. Every company can have a bad employee and everyone can experience something in their personal […]
Seniors Can Listen to Old Radio Programs on Yesterday USA App: Caregiverlist Senior Care App Review
Before iPhones, hundreds of TV channels and the internet were at our fingertips at any given moment, entertainment came in the form of old radio programs. From drama programs to old news reels, the Yesterday USA radio network app gives senior caregivers and their senior clients the chance to step back in time and listen to programs […]
South Carolina “Senior Plan” Touted by Lt. Governor Hopeful
Bakari Sellers, South Carolina Representative (D) and candidate for lieutenant governor, has made issues affecting South Carolina’s senior population his primary concern. Rep. Sellers has been traveling the state discussing his proposed South Carolina “Senior Plan” to improve the life of its aging population. In his Sellers for South Carolina blog, he outlines a six point plan […]
Senior Caregiver Pay Rates July 2014
Senior caregiver employees report their pay rates to Caregiverlist each month through their caregiver job application. The following results reflect July 2014. Caregiverlist advocates for caregivers to be paid as employees with full benefits and incentives. Anyone interested in becoming a senior caregiver can apply on Caregiverlist’s Job Application.
Senior Caregiving Jobs: Need for More Caregivers in Growing Industry
Seniors in America are living longer, while needing senior care for at least two of those years. Caregiverlist assists both caregivers and senior care companies, by providing innovations n the hiring process. Anyone with a caring personality looking for part-time or full-time work may submit a job application on Caregiverllist to be connected with multiple hiring […]
Shots for Seniors: Vaccines Recommended for Older Adults
There’s a national debate going on questioning whether vaccines are safe. Vociferous anti-vaccine activists link vaccines with rising numbers of children with autism, although studies have shown no correlation between the two. Nor has it been proven that vaccinations cause childhood leukemia, as previously thought. Despite scientific findings (or, in the opinion from the other […]