by Access Press Staff // August 8th, 2018
Whether it’s fried or on a stick, in a cup or a cone, a big part of the Minnesota State Fair experience is the food. Many food vendors offer places where people with disabilities can eat in comfort. It’s often challenging for fairgoers to find a place with a...
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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
RETHINKING “STRANGER DANGER”
Now that summer is here you may be spending more time out of your home with your child(ren). Remember to take the time to speak with your child(ren) regarding abduction. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children shares a newer approach to having this conversation.
“Stranger danger.” It’s short. It’s simple. It even rhymes! But...
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Motorized Ceiling Lifts for Home Care Clients
Many of our home care nursing clients have mobility issues, and this type of ceiling lift could make life so much easier for clients, home care nurses, and other caregivers!
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Welcoming New Home Care Nursing Clients
Communities of Care is accepting new clients for home care nursing in the Twin Cities; in fact, we’ve never stopped. We have been providing home care nursing for pediatrics and adults since 1999!
This is a challenging era in home care: we have a nursing shortage, we are desperately underfunded, and many insurance plans do not...
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