Hospital-at-home needs to support family caregivers, advocate says
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 15, 2024
As a family caregiver to both her parents before they passed away, ianacare co-founder Jessica Kim is intimately familiar with the hospital-at-home program. She utilized the program for her father’s...
Right at Home franchisee pivots from career at HBO
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 08, 2024
In 1982, Sandra Chiles, a former General Mills product manager, accepted a position as an account executive selling and marketing Home Box Office (HBO) in Dallas. This was 10 years after the network first...
Eve, new AI companion, provides homebound seniors engagement, friendship
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 01, 2024
Ivan Wicksteed was first drawn to the “gray tech” space through a tragic personal connection. “My grandmother actually took her own life in her 90s,” Wicksteed told McKnight’s Home Care...
Spring offers fresh start for homebound seniors, franchisee offers
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 25, 2024
After surviving the dreary lull of winter, the sunshine and warmth of spring can feel intoxicating. For seniors at home, that breath of fresh air can mean that it is time for a spring cleaning — literally....
Tech alliance aims to improve care transitions for family caregivers
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 18, 2024
Transitioning to care at home after a hospital visit can be a difficult experience — for patients and family caregivers. Fortunately, a collaboration between electronic health record (EHR) provider...
Franchise 500 list names 15 home care-related companies
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 11, 2024
When it comes to franchise quality, home care and home health agencies are holding strong with companies such as Taco Bell, UPS and Dunkin’. No less than 15 home care and home health-related organizations...
Texas caregiver named Caring Senior Service’s 2023 Caregiver of the Year
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 04, 2024
Christina Divine’s trip to Cancún, Mexico, next month will come with some shiny, new hardware. In addition to spending time soaking up the sun, she will be recognized on the stage as Caring Senior Service’s...
Home health aide’s quick thinking saves client’s life
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Foster Stubbs
Feb 26, 2024
When he arrived in the United States, Desmond Asare knew he wanted to work in healthcare. After migrating from Ghana about a year ago, he found entry into the field in the form of a home health aide job...
True love: NJ home care franchisees balance life as co-owners and spouses
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Foster Stubbs
Feb 12, 2024
Gimbert and Carmen Fernandez are proof that a couple who owns a home care agency together stays together. The Fernandezes became Always Best Care franchisees serving western and central New Jersey in 2014....
University of Colorado researcher uses platform to advocate for LGBTQ+ patients in hospice care
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Foster Stubbs
Feb 05, 2024
Personal identity plays a big role in Carey Candrian’s research. An associate professor of medicine-internal medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who identifies as a lesbian, her...