We at Communities of Care want to wish all of our friends a very happy St. Patrick's Day! The holiday began in honor of Saint Patrick himself, who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and explaining the Holy Trinity with a three-leaf clover. The saint is believed to have died on...
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About: Joan Vaughn
I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out.
I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff).
I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success.
So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses.
Join me in the conversation.
Recent Posts by Joan Vaughn
International Women’s Day – Celebrating Our Team
March 8 is International Women's Day, and we want to take a moment to celebrate the women of our team!
March 8 has been International Women's Day since 1911, Although the day received little attention in the early 2000s, it's been revitalized with the #MeToo movement. You can learn more on the official...
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Rare Disease Day 2022 – Awareness Makes Change
February 28, 200 was Rare Disease Day. This is a global day of awareness for over 300 million people who live with conditions like Gaucher's disease, cystic fibrosis, or Turner syndrome. February 28 (or 29 in leap years) was chosen because it is...
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ENDemic – California is the first state to formally shift COVID approach
The end is in sight! Two years after being the first state to go into COVID lockdown, California’s statewide mask mandate recently expired (with the exception of schools), and Gov Newsom will make an announcement on February 28 about the end of the school mask mandates.
An endemic is a...
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