Have You Met Connie?
You and your caregiving team have probably heard of Connie Jorsvik in Vancouver. Since 2010, Connie and her Patient Pathways associates have guided, advocated, navigated and now she’s authored a…
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What Happens Now?
My friends who are caregivers don’t call themselves caregivers. They simply get done what must get done. When they realized they were being relied on as ‘it‘, to ensure their…
Necessity compels Innovation
In 1991 the University of Cambridge created the first webcam. But why? Well, to monitor the coffee pot and check who was drinking all the coffee in the office. You know,…
Caregiver & Patient Safety
Caregiving isn’t just about patient care. It’s also about patient safety. > how hot does it get? > how long does it stay hot? > is fire-smoke air quality an…
Can I say, In the Trenches?
A good friend is ‘In the Trenches’ as we say. She’s caring for her aging mom whose health is declining, and for complicated family reasons does not have the full…
The Love of Care: A video
This special report examines challenges, stresses, and triumphs for family caregivers. More than 53 million Americans identify as family caregivers. That’s more than 1 in 5 adults. This video is…
Music and Care
The ‘MUSIC CARE by Room 217’ people know that music care decreases agitation, increases social engagement, reduces isolation and loneliness, supports relationship completion and increases social cohesion! Has this been…
Accept Help
We have alot of reasons to multi-task. We have alot of reasons to find shortcuts, efficiencies, technological helps. But not in care. When we divide our attention, we can miss…