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PDHCA “Help Choose Home” Webinar Reminder—It’s TODAY!
One of the main concerns of families with aging loved ones is how to know when extra care is needed. If an elderly relative does not live nearby, the signs of struggling can be missed. Tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern time, I will facilitate the next installment of the PDHCA “Help Choose Home” webinar series that will present on the topic “Signs that In-Home Care is Needed.”
PDHCA’s discussion, co-presented by Peter Notarstefano, an aging expert from LeadingAge, will be an invaluable presentation of the telltale indicators that additional care is needed. The interactive webinar discussion will cover topics such as: what can be done as a family caregiver to help frail loved ones; how in-home care assists long distance family situations; and the introduction of checklists for care.
Webinar details:
When: October 11, 2011 at 7 p.m. Eastern time
Where: Your computer
How: Register now for this free, not to be missed, online presentation!
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/863456122
Hope you join us tonight!
The PDHCA “Help Choose Home” Webinar is Tonight!
At 7 p.m. EDT, the Private Duty Homecare Association and Caring.com will host the first “Help Choose Home” webinar, a Basic Primer on Home Care. I will facilitate the inaugural webinar with Caring.com expert Mary Koffend.
Tonight’s discussion will cover topics such as the definitions of home care; the benefits of home care; the types of in-home care; the importance of respite for families; paying for home care; and resources for seniors and families.
To register, please click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about logging on to the webinar. For more information about PDHCA and the webinar series, please visit the registration page, the Help Choose Home website at www.helpchoosehome.com, PDHCA’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pdhca or Twitter @PDHCA.
I hope you plan to join us!
eldercare, Home Care, private duty, Private Duty Home Care Association
PDHCA’s “Help Choose Home” Webinar Series
As the demographic explosion of aging boomers materializes, a greater need for in-home care is mounting. Many people do not understand what home care is, how to get it, what it costs, or what the benefits are from receiving long-term care at home. As part of the Private Duty Homecare Association’s (PDHCA) mission to educate families about the appropriate use of in-home care services, the national organization has introduced an educational webinar series entitled “Help Choose Home”.
On September 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. EDT, PDHCA and Caring.com will host the first webinar, a Basic Primer on Home Care. I will co-present the inaugural webinar with Caring.com expert Mary Koffend. Registration is available at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/205754234.
Many adult children assume the only care option for their parents is a nursing home or to manage their care as a family caregiver. PDHCA’s first discussion, a Basic Primer on Home Care, will cover topics such as the definitions of home care; the benefits of home care; the types of in-home care; the importance of respite for families; paying for home care; and resources for seniors and families.
To register, please click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about logging on to the webinar. For more information about PDHCA and the webinar series, please visit the registration page, the PDHCA website www.pdhca.org, PDHCA’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pdhca or Twitter @PDHCA.
eldercare, help choose home, Home Care, private duty, senior care
A New Year’s Gift from NAHC
Happy New Year. For my New Year’s gift, I got the announcement that Terry Jones, founder and former CEO of Travelocity will be the keynote speaker at the PDHCA conference in Long Beach January 23rd -25th. Innovation is his forte, and home care, although a caring business, needs innovation to compete just like other businesses do. Marketing home care, providing services to a growing senior population, finding the right caregivers who are a good fit for a home care career, all of these challenges will only be greater in the future.
Jones is currently Chairman of Kayak.com and CIO of Sabre, Inc and a true innovator. Come to Long Beach, join the conference, and listen to Terry Jones start us off with envisioning the future.
Then you WILL have a Happy New Year for certain, as you will be ahead of the competition!
Each day is a gift.
The first of the big holidays is past, and now the countdown is upon us for the biggest holiday of the year. Whatever holiday you celebrate around December 25th, it is a time in the home care industry that is trying, to say the least. Many families and frail elderly suffer from high expectations and poignant, sometimes painful, memories of holidays past. Families and frail elderly all need more help during this time as there are so many time consuming tasks that are assumed. The caregiver pool, on the other hand, also wants a break from the regular work schedule to be with family, and also needs more time for those many time consuming tasks. (more…)
