Hey everyone! This is guest blogger Elena Vaughn, stepping in for this week’s blog introducing Community of Care's fearless leader, Joan Vaughn.
Joan started Communities of Care in 1999 to find nurses for her medically complex daughter, who happens to be me. Joan intended to start the company for just me, but...
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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
Senator Scott Jensen
Scott Jensen and Different Diseases
Hello! With all of the conflicting data available recently, people can be confused on whether they have COVID-19, or a simple cold or flu. In the above video, physician and MN senator Scott Jensen breaks down the symptom combinations associated with COVID. a cold, a sinus infection, and...
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Gifts from the Heart
Greetings friends, and happy December! As we approach another holiday season, here are some ideas for gifts that won’t clutter the house or cost a fortune.
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- "Doing" Gift Certificates: It's really fun to give and receive coupons for things like hugs, cooking dinner, cleaning a room without complaining, or...
The Spirit of Thanksgiving
We can all agree it’s been a bizarre year, and the holidays look a little different this year. Despite the changing world, Communities of Care wants to wish a happy Thanksgiving to all. While the holiday is a great placeholder and reminder to be grateful, we can carry a grateful mindset all year...
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