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August 2, 2016
Coping with Caregiving – Take Care of Yourself While Caring for Others
It can be a labor of love, and sometimes a job of necessity. A total of about 43 million U.S. adults provide unpaid care for someone with a serious health condition each year. These often-unsung heroes provide hours of assistance to others. Yet the stress and strain of caregiving can take a toll on their…
May 12, 2016
Schmieding Graduate Spotlight –Kalli
Kalli began her experience with the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program – Little Rock quite by chance. She had just moved to Arkansas and secured a job as a checker at the local grocery store. One day a shopper noticed that she was not having a good day and after a short conversation, the shopper…
May 6, 2016
REST (Respite Education and Support Tools) Training
The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program – Little Rock hosted their annual REST (Respite Education and Support Tools) training on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Participants included hospice volunteers from Saline County, health care professionals, medical social workers, and other lay persons who wanted to know about RESPITE. Phil Schmidt, founder of Homeality In-home Temporary and…
April 15, 2016
Dementia: Family Caregiver Workshop
The Family Caregiver Workshop: Dementia is one of our ways of providing education, training and resource information about dementia to the community. This outreach project is part of our mission to empower caregivers –also called care partners– with information about PROVIDING CARE to their loved ones as they manage the STRESS which can result from…
February 23, 2016
Schmieding Graduate SpotLight – Andrea
Andrea is currently a senior at an Arkansas university where she will complete the requirements for her Bachelors of Science degree in Biology this spring. She plans to enter a Physician Assistant Program in the fall of 2016. Andrea says, “I have a sixteen year old brother with many birth defects; one being cerebral palsy….
February 17, 2016
Schmieding Graduate Spotlight – Sharon
Although Sharon was working as a caregiver, she was missing the verifiable training that the Arkansas State Senate mandated for direct care workers that became effective April 2014. Sharon wanted to obtain her training from a qualified caregiver training program and the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program was suggested by her employer. Sharon began her…
January 7, 2016
Schmieding Graduate SpotLight – Adam
Adam searched for a Certified Nursing Assistant program to begin his process of becoming a nurse. He found a training program, but he soon realized that he could not afford the tuition. Overcoming profound sadness and disappointment, he searched the internet for CNA programs. He saw the Hot Springs website and called the number. His…
December 1, 2015
Who needs a Memory Evaluation?
Many people worry about whether the memory changes they notice in themselves or someone they care about are a result of normal aging – or something more serious. A comprehensive evaluation answers this question. The following is a list of signs that an evaluation is warranted: – Frequent repetition of questions – Increased frequency of misplacing…
November 3, 2015
November Is National Family Caregivers Month
Be a healthy care partner [caregiver] to give the best care. November is National Family Caregivers Month. Over the course of our lifetime, many of us will find ourselves taking care of a loved one with a disease or disability who may need temporary or long-term assistance with daily activities. Being a caregiver, or what…
August 13, 2015
Study Projects 2.5 Million More Home Care Workers Needed by 2030
Study Projects 2.5 Million More Home Care Workers Needed by 2030 By Jason Oliva on June 9, 2015 in Home Care, News 944 As the nation’s senior population is projected to swell to enormous proportions in the coming years, the need for home care workers to serve this aging demographic will have to increase by…
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