Welcome to the Communities of Care blog. Since 1999, we have been providing home care nurses for medically complex children and adults who live in the Minneapolis/St Paul metro area. Many of our clients need home care nursing for conditions like ventilator dependence, tracheotomies, seizure disorders, respiratory disorders, genetic syndromes, heart conditions, neurological conditions, and...
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Rx Takeback Day
Hey friends! The next National Prescription Drug Takeback Day is Saturday, April 24, from 10am-2pm.
There are multiple benefits to these national takeback programs. Firstly, expired medication should be safely disposed of, as advised by the FDA. In addition, many addictions and overdoses start with medicines swiped from home cabinets. Cleaning and organizing...
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Why Nurses Matter in Home Care
Home care is a collaborative industry with many necessary roles, including doctors, nurses, and unlicensed assistants such as PCAs and home health aides. While all of these jobs are wonderful and necessary, Communities of Care focuses on providing licensed RNs and LPNs.
Home care paid by insurance...
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Welcome Spring!
Spring has sprung in Minnesota! We are ready for days in the park, flowers in the gardens, and light until 7pm!
Spotlight: Janelle, Director of Nursing
This week we wanted to introduce another key member of our office staff, our Director of Nursing, Janelle! Janelle is driven, whip smart, and is an amazing problem solver! She’s lived in the Twin Cities her whole life, but working for COC gave her and...
