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What Makes a COC Nurse?
Communities of Care holds a comprehensive home care nursing license, and we employ only RNs and LPNs. Other agencies also staff unlicensed personnel such as CNAs and PCAs, but we have found our niche in complex home care nursing. All of our...
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What We Value
An article in Home Health Care News (https://homehealthcarenews.com/) suggests that “Attracting and retaining the best talent and providing them with the best resources available requires a higher level of sophistication and more human capital...
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Nurse and PCA Shortage is a Crisis for Families
A recent Star Tribune article shows how the nurse and PCA shortage is propelling one family into crisis and placing burdensome caregiver responsibilities on a grade-school age boy. ...
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Living Our Values: Client-Centered Care
We’ve discussed the importance of customized care for our clients because it is a cornerstone of our values as a home care agency, and informs everything we do. Our clients and their families are at the center of the care journey every step of...
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Adaptive Technology Makes a Difference for People with Disabilities!
Information sources – Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute Assistive Technology https://www.allinahealth.org/Courage-Kenny-Rehabilitation-Institute/Programs-and-services/Assistive-technology/ Pacer Center –Champions for Children with...
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Happy National Nurses Week 2023!
This week, we want to honor National Nurses Week, May 6-12! National Nurses Day was established in 1982, first by the American Nursing Association and then by President Reagan. The day was expanded into a week in 1991. In 1996, May 6 was...
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