Support Our Caregivers!

Posted on September 21, 2021September 27, 2021 by Cobus Best

Oregon Health Plan (OHP) is proposing to amend the Medicaid State Plan to add a 10% enhanced wage add-on for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) providers, and nursing facilities whose base rate for caregivers is above $15.00/hour. Adult Foster Homes are currently excluded from this proposed amendment!
Please help us support our caregivers!
The State has set aside COVID relief money specifically designed to support home and community based care providers (like our homes) to pay higher starting wages.
Rather than including adult foster homes, the state has yet again left us behind and is instead prioritizing larger facilities.
The state must hear from us that this critical money should include homes like ours!
Your support could see The State enabling us to compete with larger facilities’ starting wages.

If you are a caregiver, family member of a resident, or resident in an adult foster home:
I support AFHs

If you are a foster home provider:
I am a provider

Chronic miscommunication: Finding a cure for neglected doctor-patient discussions

Posted on February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 by Cobus Best

So many times, either as part of the natural aging process, early onset dementia or just plain not understanding, seniors visiting doctors come away with incomplete comprehension of their treatment plans, or worse yet, not being adequately treated for the primary reason to their health care professional to begin with. This is a great initiative. While not many foster homes are able to tap into this level of resources, we have been able to retain or commission longstanding caregivers who have been with us for many years to do much the same as what this group does.

Out of concern that her clients aren’t being heard by their doctors, Eugene-based Senior Resource Advisors sends them to appointments with nurses who will advocate for them.

Click here to view original article www.registerguard.com

Researchers Create App to Help Stressed-Out Caregivers

Posted on February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 by webdev

A group of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have developed an app-based pilot project to help relieve stress and offer support to caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Click here to view original web page at medicalxpress.com

Oregon Care Partners Announces Webinars Jan-Mar 2020

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 by Cobus Best

Oregon Care Partners announced webinars for February through March 2020. We have frequently advised family on looking to Oregon Care Partners for answers and guidance, as they remain one of the best resources for caregiving in the industry.

Check out the live webinars from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm on the following Tuesdays:

Jan 28 – Dementia Q&A: What are your questions?
Feb 11 – Effective Communication Strategies
Feb 25 – Dementia Q&A: What are your questions?
Mar 10 – Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s
Mar 24 – Minimizing Medication Risks and Maximizing Quality of Life

Click here to view original web page at oregoncarepartners.com

Evicted from a nursing home? It happens more than you might think

Posted on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by Jolynn Best

Facing the challenges of finding appropriate long term care is difficult enough without the complication of being evicted from your home.

Moving a loved one into a nursing home can be difficult. Getting settled in a new environment, surrounded by strangers, is a challenge for anyone, often made harder if the person has cognitive impairment. Once the transition is made, family members hope it will be a long-term solution. [Read more…]

Click here to view original web page at www.marketwatch.com