Pre-Nursing Training When someone asks about my first job, I say I was an Official Baseball Scorekeeper. Scorekeeping was the first job where I received pay for something I did, hours to keep, and specific job expectations. I attended all my brother’s ball games and agreed when asked if I would become the Official Baseball […]
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All patient healthcare organizations providing services must have a state license for all physical locations. In addition, regulatory agencies (i.e., the local authority, state legislation, or federal government) require the following: The Department of Health requires a license plus certification for those who receive funding from the U.S. Centers for Medicare or Medicaid Services. Though
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Going to the hospital is scary because everyone knows doctors only practice medicine; they haven’t perfected it yet. Furthermore, doctors are not all-knowing like God, even though some have a God complex. Therefore, entering the hospital for care assumes an element of risk. In my opinion, the risk increased significantly after COVID-19 for the following
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On March 5, 2025, Lynn entered a local specialty hospital to continue his medical recovery and (liberate from) come off a ventilator. The improvement in his cardiac and respiratory failure made him ineligible to remain in the intensive care unit. Unfortunately, the hospital where he was a patient did not accept patients with ventilators into
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If you have been at the hospital a while, you have probably accumulated a lot of stuff there. Pack what you don’t need and take it home. Do a load of laundry and put what you can away so you can have all that done before you come home for good. Measure Access Routes Imagine
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Shortly after admission, begin making your discharge plans for home. After that, adjust that plan whenever your family member’s health status changes. I make that recommendation because hospitals are notorious for coming in the day before and saying, “Are you ready to go home tomorrow?” when all the while, you’ve been thinking your family member
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Extended Families No Longer Live Close to One Another Caregiving may also occur from a distance, or family members may share responsibilities. In today’s world, children often go away to college and may decide to remain in the area where they received their education. Another common scenario occurs in college centers as relationships form between
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Another common way individuals become caregivers occurs following a trauma such as a motor vehicle accident, catastrophic injury, or act of violence. All three types of traumas are unanticipated, emotionally shocking, filled with uncertainty, financially draining, and may have life-altering consequences in one or more areas of the victim’s and caregiver’s life. Therefore, taking on
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Before starting any new project, it is crucial to understand the project’s scope. Budgeting a million dollars to renovate a building to install a new elevator would be inappropriate if church members didn’t need to access the upper floors of the building for services or other activities or if installing a ramp might meet the
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Homebound members often feel isolated from everyone and everything, not just the Church. It’s the nature of having a medical condition that limits contact with the outside world. They often feel alone in the world. Frequently, the person who is ill has no extended family to care for them. They may have a home health
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This story continues my Caregiver for Parent Blog, describing what I did for my Mom. After Mom died, Dad became the focus for me and my siblings. Dad Starts Having Medical Problems Move forward three years. Dad’s been living alone since Mom died, at least thirty minutes from any of us. We each try to
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In addition to providing care for my daughter and spouse, I have been a caregiver for both my parents within my home and offered consultative assistance for Lynn’s Mom and stepdad. I rarely needed to help with Lynn’s Mom; his sister managed most of her care, but when his stepdad began to decline rapidly, there
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