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Over 8 million Canadians take on significant costs along with other challenges associated with caregiving

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

This on top of the mental and emotional toll of caregiving.

Key Points: 
  • This on top of the mental and emotional toll of caregiving.
  • Nearly half (47 per cent) of unpaid caregivers, spends more on care-related costs than other typical monthly bills, including personal care, phone and internet bills, monthly groceries, utility bills, car payments, and monthly childcare costs.
  • Over half (52 per cent) report difficulty managing caregiving costs in today's economy.
  • Unpaid family caregiving can be a challenging role that many step into unexpectedly, providing critical support, often without any training or additional help.

Meet Addison, Electronic Caregiver's Living Avatar for Care Management

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The national health technology company Electronic Caregiver proudly announces the official release of Addison, the Virtual Caregiver. Digital health is evolving beyond the app, and the future of health care lies in experiential engagement. Enter Addison, the living avatar for care management, and the next level of human-centered design.

Key Points: 
  • Enter Addison, the living avatar for care management, and the next level of human-centered design.
  • Addison Care devices can also be implemented in senior living communities and health care organizations, providing health and security services to a large number of people.
  • The living avatar talks to and reacts to clients, mirrors time of day, weather, holiday celebrations, and faith.
  • The company's solutions are available to individual customers, as well as through health care organizations, physician practices, care management firms, homecare agencies, and senior housing providers to deliver hospital-at-home, chronic care management, and remote patient monitoring programs.

Maple Launches a Revolutionary Browser for Households, Reducing the Time Burden of Planning from Hours to Seconds

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

The launch of Maple Browser is expected to reduce countless hours spent by parents organizing and planning their household, allowing them to focus on what truly matters, time with their family.

Key Points: 
  • The launch of Maple Browser is expected to reduce countless hours spent by parents organizing and planning their household, allowing them to focus on what truly matters, time with their family.
  • More importantly, all 40,000+ households currently using Maple can publish and share plans directly to Maple Browser for another home to start using.
  • Todays launch of Maple Browser signals a significant and innovative step forward to achieving Maples mission.
  • Maple changed the game by creating tech specifically for the family unit, said Michael Perry, CEO and Co-Founder of Maple.

OATS and CDC Foundation Launch Virtual Course on Digital Essentials for Older Adult Caregivers and Recipients of Care

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

NEW YORK, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP and the CDC Foundatio n announcethe launch of a virtual course on digital essentials designed specifically for older adult caregivers and recipients of care beginning on Monday, August 9.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP and the CDC Foundatio n announcethe launch of a virtual course on digital essentials designed specifically for older adult caregivers and recipients of care beginning on Monday, August 9.
  • The free, six-week course, Digital Essentials for Older Adult Caregivers & Recipients of Care, will empower attendees with the skills needed to navigate and understand the digital world.
  • This course is part of a CDC Foundation-supported project designed to help older adult caregivers and recipients of care during the pandemic and beyond.
  • We're excited to work with the CDC Foundation on this new virtual course, and encourage older adults and their caregivers to sign up and participate."

Pay Our Interns Calls on Department of Labor to End Unpaid Internships and Form Internship Task Force

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

That is why the fight to adequately pay and support our interns continues today, and every day after that."

Key Points: 
  • That is why the fight to adequately pay and support our interns continues today, and every day after that."
  • We join them in calling on the Department of Labor to end the practice of unpaid internships, and for allies to sign the Pay Our Interns petition.
  • The full letter and petition to the Department of Labor can be viewed at the Pay Our Interns website.
  • Pay Our Interns is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2016 and led by two formerly unpaid interns of color.

JIMMY’s New PowerWash HW8 Pro Combines Washing, Scrubbing, Vacuuming, Sterilizing, and Mopping in One.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Regular cleaning tasks are consuming, and you dont want to spend too much time, effort, procedures, and energy on keeping the house clean.

Key Points: 
  • Regular cleaning tasks are consuming, and you dont want to spend too much time, effort, procedures, and energy on keeping the house clean.
  • JIMMY released the PowerWash HW8 Pro to help you with cleaning tasks.
  • This machine combines washing, scrubbing, sterilizing and mopping in one.
  • This cordless PowerWash HW8 Pro vacuums, washes, and scrubs the floor at the same time and dries the floor instantly without leaving any stains.

ModivCare Expands Personal Care Segment with Acquisition of CareFinders

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Monday, July 26, 2021

CareFinders is a personal care provider in the Northeast, with a scaled presence in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

Key Points: 
  • CareFinders is a personal care provider in the Northeast, with a scaled presence in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.
  • Once the acquisition of CareFinders is completed, ModivCares personal care segment is expected to include nearly 16,000 caregivers across 7 states, expecting to provide approximately 30 million hours of care to approximately 18,000 patients annually.
  • ModivCare is leading the transformation to better connect people with care, through transportation, personal care, and nutritional meal delivery, said Daniel E. Greenleaf, President and Chief Executive Officer of ModivCare.
  • The acquisition of CareFinders broadens access to in-home personal care solutions for patients and supports our strategy to expand on our personal care platform.

Forbes "Top Employer" Help at Home to Hold Career Fair

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Monday, July 26, 2021

Help at Home offers a career path that enables employees to grow and advance within the company, especially individuals interested in the health care field.

Key Points: 
  • Help at Home offers a career path that enables employees to grow and advance within the company, especially individuals interested in the health care field.
  • They have a variety of positions available, including caregivers, staffing supervisors, schedulers, training coordinators, program managers, personnel specialists, etc.
  • For questions about Help at Home, available career opportunities or any other information related to the career fair, contact Will Larkin at 312-704-0357 or [email protected] .
  • For more about Help at Home and its services, visit helpathome.com.

Strike Underway for Boston VNA Healthcare Professionals

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Monday, July 26, 2021

The medical needs of Boston VNA patients are varied and complex.

Key Points: 
  • The medical needs of Boston VNA patients are varied and complex.
  • The Boston VNA HCPs do not want to go on strike but have been forced to because VNA Care refuses to agree to essential contract provisions.
  • When patients leave a hospital or outpatient clinic following surgery or the diagnosis of a complex illness, they increasingly rely on caregivers like the Boston VNA HCPs.
  • The MNA also represents the registered nurses who work for the Boston VNA, who have a separate contract.

Indiana Expands Structured Family Caregiving Program to Support Legal Guardians

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of Indiana expanded its Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) program to allow legal guardians to receive much needed support in order to continue caring for older adults inthe comfort of their homes.

Key Points: 
  • INDIANAPOLIS, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of Indiana expanded its Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) program to allow legal guardians to receive much needed support in order to continue caring for older adults inthe comfort of their homes.
  • The inclusion of legal guardians under Indiana Medicaid's Aged & Disabled Waiver reflects an ongoing commitment by the state of Indiana to promote support programs for family caregivers.
  • The inclusion of legal guardians reflects an ongoing commitment by the state of Indiana to promote support programs for family caregivers.
  • The extension of SFC to legal guardians offers these caregivers the additional services and supports they need to effectively provide care."