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Male Caregivers; The Numbers are Growing

The percentage of family caregivers who are male has increased dramatically in the past 10 years[ READ MORE ]

4 Steps to Establishing Trust with a Home Care Client

Establishing trust with a new home care client is crucial to a good long-term relationship with the family[ READ MORE ]

Home Care in Assisted Living Facilities

A common perception is that assisted living facilities will care for all a senior adults needs up to the time they may need skilled nursing care. But a surprising percentage of clients of private duty home care agencies live in assisted living facilities[ READ MORE ]

Caring Bridge

CaringBridge helps families and friends keep connected during times of critical injury or illness involving a loved one[ READ MORE ]

Two Tales of Home Care Supervision

One of the topics at the 2008 annual conference of the Washington Private Duty Association (WAPDA), was how to provide home care aides with effective supervision. Presenting at the session were top administrators from two well-established Puget Sound area private duty home care agencies. The two presenters couldn’t have been more different in their approaches [ READ MORE ]

Senior Home Care is a Family Affair

In senior home care, who is the client? The answer’s obvious, isn’t it?  It would seen the client is the person a home care agency cares for. The client is the older person who needs help staying at home independently, or the disabled client who needs help with transfers and household chores. Washington State law [ READ MORE ]

90 – the New 75?

My father turns 90 today. Yesterday we had a big party. Dad’s family gathered from around the country. His baby sister was there (who just turned 81), as well as his 3 children, grandchildren, other family members and friends. We told stories, laughed, and did a bit of crying too. Dad was diagnosed with dementia [ READ MORE ]

Private Duty Home Care – What’s in a Name?

Private Duty Home Care is a relatively new term used to describe in-home care for seniors and the disabled that are usually paid for privately by the client[ READ MORE ]

Quiet Angel with a Vacuum Cleaner

Seniors wanting in-home caregivers most often want a good relationship with their caregiver as well as the specific tasks a caregiver was hired to perform[ READ MORE ]

No Further Delay for Initiative 1029

With the Washington State Legislature refusing to further delay funding for I-1029—the caregiver training and certification plan passed in November 2008—it appears that the initiative will go into effect January 1, 2011. Private Duty Home Care agencies are deciding now how to meet the provisions of the Initiative. Some things are certain however.  I-1029 requires [ READ MORE ]

David Lawrence

David Lawrence is the CEO of Family Resource Home Care, a leading provider of senior home care services in the Northwest.