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When a crisis hits, medical professionals aren’t always on the scene to administer CPR or first aid right away. In many cases, a willing bystander stepping in to provide aid can make the difference between life and death for the emergency victim. Medical professional or not, just one ready and able person can save a life. Here are four common myths about administering CPR and why you shouldn’t let them stop you when you need to save a life.
Emergencies can happen anywhere and at any time. That’s why we believe it’s vital for everyone to get CPR and first aid training. Unfortunately, misconceptions about that training often make it seem difficult or even impossible to obtain when it can and should be easily accessible to everyone. Here’s the truth about three common myths that prevent people from getting CPR and first aid training.
Home health caregivers fulfill a vital but difficult role in society. While they pour so much time, attention, and energy into caring for others, their own mental, physical, and emotional needs often go unmet. Whether you’re a caregiver yourself or you have friends, family, or colleagues in health care, here are six inspirational books to share with the home health caregivers in your life.
As the healthcare landscape changes, home health care providers of all sizes and disciplines must adjust their own care models accordingly to compete in the market and offer the best possible quality of care. The recent acquisition of Signify Health by CVS Health illustrates a corporate-level shift in the primary care landscape toward less…
The work of a home health aide is essential and exhausting — and far too often, it goes without thanks. Healthcare professionals are juggling a lot, from long, physically draining workdays to heavy emotional and mental labor. Without their commitment and care, many in our society would suffer greatly. Read on to learn about the challenges home health aides face and how to support and care for your team during Home Care Aide Week and beyond.
From home health caregivers to hospital staff, healthcare professionals of all kinds are leaving the field for a variety of reasons. This, in turn, is creating a widespread staff shortage in healthcare. Read on to learn more about the causes and impact of the widespread staff shortage in healthcare and how to help ease the burden of healthcare organizations and workers.
Despite quantitative signals like our growing elderly population and our declining healthcare worker population, leaders in the home health industry are prioritizing quality over quantity. By rewarding agencies providing high-quality healthcare, the onus is on healthcare providers to focus on improving the quality of their services. Prioritizing a value-based model is an important shift in…
Managing a geographically dispersed staff is challenging in any field, but for the home health industry, it poses a particular challenge that’s been exacerbated by COVID-19 and staff shortages: Since home health care professionals serve patients in a variety of settings, from patients’ homes to assisted living facilities, they rarely report to a single location. …
Yes, you read that correctly. There are health benefits to that yummy snack. The Spread of Chocolate The tropical climate of Mesoamerican provided the perfect climate for the Theobroma cacao tree seeds to grow. Thanks to European explorers discovering Mesoamerica and therefore cacao, everyone across the globe now can enjoy its unique taste. Add sugar…
It’s getting hot in here, really it is! Many states across the US are seeing summer temps soar and coupled with wearing face masks, things are feeling hotter. Remaining cool and covered during these hot spells is paramount to your health. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) cautions about working in hot environments. If you…
Harvey Weinstein was only the first in a line of entertainment industry professionals forced to step down for sexual malfeasance. Many of these “untouchable” men – Kevin Spacey, Russell Simmons – were accused of behavior that may have flown under the radar just a few years before. The exaggerations of Hollywood aside, leaders in all…
October of 2017 saw an onslaught of sexual allegations against famous figures in the media. First, it was Harvey Weinstein — accused of sexual misconduct on multiple fronts with numerous women. Then Mark Halperin of NBC News, Kevin Spacey, film producer and director Brett Ratner, politician Roy Moore, Louis C.K., Senator Al Franken, Charlie Rose,…