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Families with special needs often feel isolated even from those of their same faith. Healthcare to Homecare has some suggestions on how you can include the homebound and special needs families in your worship practices.

Faith-Based Organizations to Help with Healthcare?

Background Information, Compassion Ministry, What is Compassion Ministry /

I received the newsletter referenced below this week (October 22, 2025). I found the Public Health Department’s plan to utilize faith-based organizations as a source for providing health care services to be particularly interesting.  They reference how, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many faith-based organizations provided clinics and care services. Unfortunately, Virginia has not kept pace […]

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The Connection Between Faith and Mental Health

Spiritual, Caregiving, Managing Caregiving Impact /

Higher Power For many people, belief in a power greater than themself provides a sense of comfort, hope, connection, and belonging. Suppose this power is a spiritual being that is powerful, protective, loving, wise, ever-present, provides healing, rescues, gives direction, knows everything, and can do it all. In that case, it provides a very positive

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Bathroom fixtures adapted for use by someone with mobility limitations help make the room accessible.

Bowel Care and Incontinence

Gastrointestinal and Ostomies, Medical, Providing Basic Care /

The following caregiver videos are taken from YouTube. These videos are just a sample of what is available, but they give you a way to see techniques firsthand, including how to administer an enema and manage incontinence. How to Give a Soap Suds Enema Administration Produced by RegisteredNurseRN **************************************** AARP Family Caregiving Series: Managing Incontinence:

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In hospitals, indwelling urinary catheter supplies must be sterile since sterile technique is required; however, in the home environment, clean technique may be used.

Urinary Catheterization and Bladder Care

Urinary and Reproductive, Medical, Providing Basic Care /

The following caregiver videos are taken from YouTube. These are just a sample of what is available there but they give you a way of seeing firsthand, how to do urinary catheterizations, manage foley catheterizations, and if you need to do, self-catheterizations, how to do that as well. In hospitals, regulations require that indwelling urinary

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Legal Authorization Terms Defined

Laws and Regulations, Healthcare Systems, Regulatory Oversight /

  Attorney-In-Fact An Attorny-in-Fact means a person authorized by a power of attorney document (also referred to as a “POA”) to act on behalf of another individual, either for some particular purpose or for the transaction of business in general. Authorized Representative An authorized representative is a person 18 years or older who is authorized

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Children with disabilities qualify for Medicaid quicker than adults because they usually do not have income or assets that limit direct access.

Medicaid Covered Services 2025 Virginia

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ADULT PREVENTATIVE SERVICES Adult Medicaid members receive coverage for preventive services, including routine healthcare, such as screenings, check-ups, and patient counseling, to prevent illnesses, diseases, or other health problems. Preventive services can help people improve their health before they develop a more serious condition. Medicaid members schedule these services through their primary care doctor’s office.

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