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MediTelecare Launches New Consumer Offering Expanding Telehealth Services

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Health, Articles, Caregiving, Caregiver, Unpaid work, Elderly care, Telehealth, Long-term care, Nursing home, Caregiver stress, Live-In Caregiver

"MediTely has the capability to not only positively impact patients, but provide a much-needed support system for primary caregivers.

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  • "MediTely has the capability to not only positively impact patients, but provide a much-needed support system for primary caregivers.
  • "\nMediTely\'s comprehensive services for patients and caregivers include assessments, memory screening, individual therapy, family counseling, caregiver support via therapy and support groups, and medication management.
  • "\nMediTelecare , industry leader in providing technology enabled behavioral telehealth services to residents of skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, delivers technology devices, digital hub and APP software products and services.
  • MediTelecare services hundreds of facilities, over 30,000 residents, providing over 300,000 patient encounters.\n'

Minister Mendicino launches plan to accelerate caregiver application processing

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Thursday, April 15, 2021
Immigration to Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Human activities, Caregiver, Canadian immigration law, IRCC, Canadian nationality law, Caregiving, Live-In Caregiver

The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused great disruption to life in Canada and around the world, including to application processing at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

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  • The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused great disruption to life in Canada and around the world, including to application processing at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
  • They feature a clear transition for caregivers from temporary to permanent status, as well as occupation-specific, rather than employer-specific, work permits.
  • They also provide the opportunity for caregivers and their families to move to Canada as they gain work experience.
  • With today\'s announcement, we\'re getting caregiver immigration back on track which will help reunite front-line heroes with their loved ones.

Unum takes care of its employee caregivers

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Caregiving, Caregiver, Unpaid work, Family, Caregiver stress, Live-In Caregiver, Attachment theory

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Employee benefits provider Unum (NYSE: UNM) has a new benefit for its employees: paid caregiver leave.

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  • CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Employee benefits provider Unum (NYSE: UNM) has a new benefit for its employees: paid caregiver leave.
  • One in six workers are caregivers , but less than one in five have access to paid family leave benefits.
  • Unum's research among more than 600 working caregivers across the country found the toll of caregiving far-reaching .
  • Many working caregivers face stress, anxiety, or depression (61%), exhaustion (49%), and financial strain (44%).

Care Heroes Launches Integrated Caregiver Incentive Platform to Help Providers Easily Engage and Reward Caregivers

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Monday, December 14, 2020
Medical terminology, Caregiver, Unpaid work, Electronic visit verification, Caregiving, Live-In Caregiver, Caregiver stress

But these providers are struggling to keep up with demand while also retaining their best caregivers and avoiding caregiver burnout.

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  • But these providers are struggling to keep up with demand while also retaining their best caregivers and avoiding caregiver burnout.
  • With our platform in place, healthcare providers and health plans can engage more directly with home-based caregivers in real-time to ensure important care activities are completed.
  • Care Heroes easily integrates with Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) and EHR systems to capture caregiver reported data from the home.
  • Critical information such as caregiver visit verification, care plan compliance, and patient satisfaction are intelligently aggregated to recognize and reward quality caregivers.

Medflyt Launches New Mobile Orientation Solution, Allowing Caregivers to be Hired, Trained and Oriented Digitally

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Caregiver, Unpaid work, Caregiving, Family, Psychiatric diagnosis, Live-In Caregiver

This platform aims to help agency partners digitize the orientation experience and arm caregivers with the right tools and education materials.

Key Points: 
  • This platform aims to help agency partners digitize the orientation experience and arm caregivers with the right tools and education materials.
  • In a recent survey of 11,000 home caregivers across the U.S., Medflyt found that 60% of respondents preferred to be trained online instead of in person due to safety concerns.
  • Medflyt's new tool provides a safe alternative to in-person caregiver orientation, which was putting both patients and caregivers at higher risk of COVID-19 infection.
  • It is available in 12 languages, allowing caregivers the flexibility to absorb the material in their native language.

Champa Caregivers expands national caregiver job placement program to serve the increasing demands of caregivers, care agencies and seniors during Covid-19

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Caregiving, Articles, Caregiver, Unpaid work, Elderly care, Family, Live-In Caregiver, Caregiver stress

Champa Caregivers provides caregiver recruitment in the senior care industry by partnering with home care agencies to find the caregivers with the right skills they need to help enrich the lives of seniors.

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  • Champa Caregivers provides caregiver recruitment in the senior care industry by partnering with home care agencies to find the caregivers with the right skills they need to help enrich the lives of seniors.
  • Champa believes taking the time to connect between a human Care Advisor and a Caregiver results in the most impactful placement with a care agency.
  • Champa Caregivers Mission is to support communities by serving the needs of seniors, caregivers, and care agencies.
  • This month Champa Caregivers is releasing a new resource, Champa Cares, to help seniors more efficiently find and connect with home care agencies that provide services near them.

24 Hour Home Care Announces Partnership with Grace Care Management, to Provide Additional Support to Those in Need During COVID-19

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Monday, November 2, 2020
General Health, Hospitals, Health, Physical therapy, Managed care, Health care, Health, Articles, Caregiving, Caregiver, Unpaid work, Care, Geriatrics, Elderly care, Live-In Caregiver, Child care

24 Hour Home Care , an industry-leading in-home care organization, today announced that Grace Care Management will become a part of the company this month.

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  • 24 Hour Home Care , an industry-leading in-home care organization, today announced that Grace Care Management will become a part of the company this month.
  • Founded in 2001, Grace Care Management serves the elderly and those in need of professional care in San Diego County.
  • Grace Care Management clients will tap into 24 Hour Home Cares award-winning team, services and resources that are available 24 hours a day.
  • Grace Care Management caregivers will now be eligible for better benefits through 24 Hour Home Care and will have more work available.

InteliChart Partnership with PointClickCare Brings Family Portal to Senior Care Industry

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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Software, Seniors, General Health, Health, Data management, Technology, Consumer, Other Health, Health, Articles, Caregiving, Geriatrics, Hospice, Caregiver, Unpaid work, Long-term care, Elderly care, Caregiver stress, Live-In Caregiver

InteliChart, a leader in patient-engagement technology, announced a partnership today with PointClickCare, the leading cloud-based software vendor for the senior care industry.

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  • InteliChart, a leader in patient-engagement technology, announced a partnership today with PointClickCare, the leading cloud-based software vendor for the senior care industry.
  • As a result, senior care providers can now offer residents families and caregivers access to InteliCharts Family Portal.
  • InteliChart is pleased to bring the benefits of our Family Portal to PointClickCares 21,000 skilled nursing facilities, senior living communities, and home health agencies, said InteliChart CEO, Gary Hamilton .
  • With Family Portal, family members and caregivers are empowered to stay informed about the health and well-being of their loved ones in long-term care facilities.

Support Family Caregivers during Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

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Friday, April 17, 2020
Articles, Health, Caregiving, Caregiver, Family caregivers, Caregiving by country, Live-In Caregiver

It is also not lost on us that many unpaid family caregivers may now be unemployed as result of economic uncertainty created by this pandemic.

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  • It is also not lost on us that many unpaid family caregivers may now be unemployed as result of economic uncertainty created by this pandemic.
  • Understanding the role family caregivers of all ages play and the challenges they face will be key to effectively navigating this pandemic.
  • Unpaid caregivers provide care in several ways:
    Assisting with daily living tasks (e.g., eating, bathing)
    In short, family caregivers provide more than 30 billion hours of care annually.
  • The following options, however, can help new and existing caregivers adapt:
    On an informal level, support caregivers you know by:

Teva Canada Committed to Canadian Caregivers

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Articles, Health, Caregiving, Caregiver, Unpaid work, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Stress, Caregiver stress, Live-In Caregiver

On National Caregiver Day, Teva Canada acknowledges all caregivers and the critical work they provide in supporting our healthcare system both in times of crisis and normalcy, and remains committed to providing the most relevant information and resources to help caregivers feel confident in the care they provide through caregiver-focused programs.

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  • On National Caregiver Day, Teva Canada acknowledges all caregivers and the critical work they provide in supporting our healthcare system both in times of crisis and normalcy, and remains committed to providing the most relevant information and resources to help caregivers feel confident in the care they provide through caregiver-focused programs.
  • Today, in Canada, there are eight million caregivers that play an important role in advocating, mediating and coordinating care with health care professionals, but they need more support.
  • "Teva Canada recognized the opportunity to strengthen and optimize the relationship between caregivers and the pharmacy team by providing the relevant tools and resources that caregivers are in need of."
  • Teva Canada employs more than 1,000 professionals, had sales of nearly $1.3 billioniiin 2019 and markets more than 385 products in 1,000 SKUsiii in Canada.