Find Cargiver Training Courses Meeting Your State Guidelines
How do you become a professional senior caregiver? Training to learn professional senior caregiving skills and to comply with state requirements for caregiver training is one of the first steps. Join the Professional Association of Caregivers to receive online caregiver training and more.
App Teaches Meditation for Caregivers in Time for New Year’s Resolutions
Meditation offers a great way to relieve stress and take some time alone to decompress from the trials of daily life. Especially for caregivers, whose work often involves high levels of stress, finding a way to effectively relieve stress is crucial to long-term health and well-being. The Calm app offers caregivers a way to relax, […]
Illinois Nursing Home Cost Infographic for December 2016
Caregiverlist® has released the updated daily costs of nursing homes in Illinois for December 2016. The 823 nursing homes have an average cost of $166 per day for a semi-private room and have an average Caregiverlist® Star Rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars. Illinois’ neighboring state of Wisconsin is the most expensive in the […]
Illinois Nursing Home Costs and Star Ratings Updated
Illinois is known as the Prairie State, Land of Lincoln and home to Chicago, the Windy City (also home to Caregiverlist® headquarters.) If you are a senior, you can expect to pay an average of $5,050 per month for a share room in an Illinois nursing home, while the average monthly private room cost is […]
Diabetes Management App Assists Caregivers in Working With Senior Clients
Diabetes can be difficult to manage, especially upon initial diagnosis. For many people, managing diabetes requires not only following instructions from doctors, but also learning how their own bodies respond to a specific diet or doses of insulin. To help make this learning process easier, the One Drop app gives senior caregivers a place to […]
Who are Senior Caregivers? Statistics on Caregiving
Caregivers dedicate their time, energy, strength and patience to provide care as paid professional caregivers and as family caregivers. But what exactly do the demands of the caregiving job entail for the caregiver? To what extent are these tasks affecting their lives? In hopes of spreading awareness on the challenges and struggles that caregivers face, ALTCP.org shares […]
Washington DC Nursing Home Costs and Star Ratings Updated
Washington, D.C.— our nation’s capital — is a small area. And as such, it is home to the fewest nursing homes in the nation, 18 (tied with Alaska.) The Census Bureau estimates that in 2015,11.5% of the 672,000 D.C. population was over 65. Nursing home space in D.C. is at a premium, a fact that […]
Wisconsin Nursing Home Costs and Star Ratings Updated
I used to spend my summers in Wisconsin. Those nights were filled with lakefront bonfires, days at the Dells, and evening fish boils. Now, I visit Milwaukee for its world-class (and beautiful) art museum on Lake Michigan and lunch at Lakefront Brewery. And let’s not forget about the one and only House on the Rock. […]
Wisconsin Nursing Home Cost Infographic for November 2016
Caregiverlist® has released the updated daily costs of nursing homes in Wisconsin for November 2016. The 417 nursing homes have an average cost of $212 per day for a shared room and have an average Caregiverlist® Star Rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars. Neighboring state nursing homes are less expensive, with Michigan’s average daily […]
Healthy Recipes in App in Time for the Holiday Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the one with the most calorie-heavy dishes. With Thanksgiving next week and the following month full of once-a-year treats, abandoning healthy eating for indulgence can be tempting. However, caregivers can use the Kitchen Stories app to find new recipes to make at home or for senior […]
Caring for the Caregiver: Keep Calm and Spread Kindness
The recent election has left many caregivers hurt from the discourse that was easily spread. Take time to be thoughtful for others and spread kindness to your caregivers, seniors and everyone and we remember the gift of being an American.
Professional Caregiver Training for Senior Care with P.A.C. Membership
How do you become a senior caregiver? As long as you naturally have a caring personality and an appreciation for the aging journey seniors are dealing with (a journey we all hope to be fortunate enough to make someday), then you just need to educate yourself on some proven skills that make caregiving a positive […]