PHI's blog has a very timely post about gas prices:
Everywhere I go, people are talking about how the high price of gas is affecting home care workers and agencies. Organizations are contacting me and my colleagues for ideas on how to deal with it, so I’d be very interested to hear from people in other parts of the country. How are employers and workers and clients dealing with it? Are any states planning a response to this crisis? If so, what’s being considered?
Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline exacerbates all recruitment and retention problems, and I fear that it forces workers to make some very difficult choices. Employers are calling workers to offer them cases and having the workers do the gas calculations and say “I can’t afford to take this one.” Home care aides are seeing their co-workers go to other jobs where they don’t have such stressful transportation issues.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Join Us!
Today, we are holding the monthly meeting for the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Direct Care Workers Association. You do not have to be a member to attend, so feel free to stop by!
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
2200 Avenue A, Third Floor, Conference Room West
Bethlehem, PA 18017
2:30-3:30
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
2200 Avenue A, Third Floor, Conference Room West
Bethlehem, PA 18017
2:30-3:30
Monday, June 9, 2008
Two More Days To Vote!
What topics would you like to see at our July 25th conference?
What would you like to learn?
What can help you better serve your clients?
YOUR OPINION IS IMPORTANT TO US!
Answer the short survey to the right of this post by Wednesday, June 11th and make your voice heard!
What would you like to learn?
What can help you better serve your clients?
YOUR OPINION IS IMPORTANT TO US!
Answer the short survey to the right of this post by Wednesday, June 11th and make your voice heard!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Chief of Staff, PA Department of Aging to Speak in Allentown.
Ivonne Gutiérrez Bucher, Chief of Staff, Pennsylvania Department of Aging, will address the Latino Leadership Alliance of the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, June 17, at the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown. She will discuss the current initiative in the Pennsylvania Senate, PA ABC, Access to Basic Coverage - health care coverage for the uninsured.
Before assuming her current position, Gutiérrez Bucher held several senior level positions in the PA Department of Aging and PA Department of Health. A member of statewide disability-related boards and councils, she has been given several awards, including the 2006 Governor’s Commission on Women – Role Model Award.
Gutiérrez Bucher came to Pennsylvania from Puerto Rico to obtain an education in the fields of health and business. She is a Licensed Registered Nurse with clinical experience in medical surgical, emergency and geriatric medicine, and holds a Bachelors Degree in business administration and an MBA in health care administration.
The meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Public Hearing Room of the Government Center, 17 S. Seventh Street. The public is invited to attend free presentations, hosted by the Alliance in English, on the third Tuesday of every month. For further information, please contact President Lissette Lahoz at 610-434-6890, ext. 222, or visit the web site at LLALV.org.
Before assuming her current position, Gutiérrez Bucher held several senior level positions in the PA Department of Aging and PA Department of Health. A member of statewide disability-related boards and councils, she has been given several awards, including the 2006 Governor’s Commission on Women – Role Model Award.
Gutiérrez Bucher came to Pennsylvania from Puerto Rico to obtain an education in the fields of health and business. She is a Licensed Registered Nurse with clinical experience in medical surgical, emergency and geriatric medicine, and holds a Bachelors Degree in business administration and an MBA in health care administration.
The meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Public Hearing Room of the Government Center, 17 S. Seventh Street. The public is invited to attend free presentations, hosted by the Alliance in English, on the third Tuesday of every month. For further information, please contact President Lissette Lahoz at 610-434-6890, ext. 222, or visit the web site at LLALV.org.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Knowledge and Skills Needed for Dementia Care
As discussed in the latest issue of Quality Care/Quality Jobs, distributed by PHI, an updated dementia care guide has been released by the Michigan Dementia Coalition.
The guide is free to the public.
Knowledge and Skills Needed for Dementia Care: A Guide for Direct Care Workers in Everyday Language helps direct-care workers determine whether they have the skills they need to deliver person-centered dementia care. It also tells the potential Direct Care Worker where to go for assistance if they need training.
The updated version includes: an overview of the primary diseases that may cause dementia symptoms, top ten warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related diseases, a description of structures of the brain, and a glossary of words used in the text.
Copies (pdf) of the new version may be downloaded free from the Michigan Dementia Coalition website. For hard copies, contact Lorie Massuch at lmassuch@mphi.org or (517) 324-7320.
The guide is free to the public.
Knowledge and Skills Needed for Dementia Care: A Guide for Direct Care Workers in Everyday Language helps direct-care workers determine whether they have the skills they need to deliver person-centered dementia care. It also tells the potential Direct Care Worker where to go for assistance if they need training.
The updated version includes: an overview of the primary diseases that may cause dementia symptoms, top ten warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related diseases, a description of structures of the brain, and a glossary of words used in the text.
Copies (pdf) of the new version may be downloaded free from the Michigan Dementia Coalition website. For hard copies, contact Lorie Massuch at lmassuch@mphi.org or (517) 324-7320.
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