The Professionals
"We are their hands, their eyes, their nose. We do everything for some of these patients. And we show that love and that caring, and the patient responds sometimes to what we give to them - we get back, and it's a good feeling." -- Anna Walker, Nursing Aide, Miami
They come to work at all hours of the day and night, the more than 2 million foot soldiers of caregiving. The work is hard, the pay is low, and the turnover high. The world of chronic and geriatric care is a monotonous one of nurses aides, community service workers and volunteers, all trying to do too much with too little.
Forum
Professional and family caregivers bring unique experiences to caregiving and have much to offer each other.
The Caregiving Forum offers an opportunity to exchange ideas, experience and mutual support.
Visit the forum now!
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From the Program
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Paula On the front lines of home health care |
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Dr. Pacala "You can help them, you can really help them. But, you can't cure them."
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Rev. Knutson "I feel so honored to be invited into the holy ground of people's lives." |
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Dr. Fox "That is one of my goals, to be there when they die." |
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Aurelia "The goal of caregiving is to have our elders remain at home."
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