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True Story from a REAL PSW ~ Part 24

PSW Canada wrote 21 hours ago: Good day to all my readers! Hello to you all.  I invite you to read this entry, and then if you like … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, Abuse, Alzheimer's, dementia, Disabled, Elder Abuse, elderly, HCA, Health care aide

A Caregivers Rant1 comment

PSW Canada wrote 2 days ago: Hi there. I work as a caregiver for disabled people. I used to have a high-powered job working for a … more →

Tags: Abuse, Alzheimer's, dementia, Disabled, Elder Abuse, elderly, HCA, Health care aide, home care

Verbal Abuse of the Elderly ~ Part 2

PSW Canada wrote 3 days ago: The effect of Verbal abuse from the elderly to the Health Care Worker/PSW After writing the first pa … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, PSW, personal support worker, Health care aide, "long term care", home care, elderly, Seniors, HCA

True Story from a REAL PSW ~ Part 23

PSW Canada wrote 5 days ago: Good day! Qualified PSWs or NOT! Today I am concerned about something that has come to my attention. … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, PSW, personal support worker, Health care aide, "long term care", home care, elderly, Seniors, HCA

Who, Exactly, Is Being Bent Over?1 comment

NIAC wrote 6 days ago: The Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 741 is currently on strike in London, Ontario, Canada.  Althoug … more →

Tags: Rant, GFY, London, London Transit Commission, LTC Strike, ATU Local 741

Verbal Abuse of the Elderly ~ Part 3 of SOS ~ Save our Seniors2 comments

PSW Canada wrote 1 week ago: Verbal Abuse of the Elderly Verbal abuse may seem to be one of the lesser forms of elder abuse but i … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, PSW, personal support worker, Health care aide, "long term care", home care, elderly, Seniors, HCA

Larry Took His Ball & Went Home.

NIAC wrote 1 week ago: I have quoted the statement from the London Transit Commission’s new website – which is … more →

Tags: Rant, don't read this!, London, London Transit Commission, Larry Ducharme, LTC Strike, ATU Local 741

True Story from a REAL PSW ~ Part 221 comment

PSW Canada wrote 1 week ago: The Up close and Personal view of PSW Canada! Hi, thanks for reading this entry.  It is a departure … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, Abuse, Alzheimer's, dementia, Disabled, Elder Abuse, elderly, HCA, Health care aide

The Humanoids: The Exits3 comments

Steve Murray wrote 1 week ago: Somehow, I doubt that I would get much sympathy for myself if I called it the “Holy crap! Was … more →

Tags: Randominity, charlie Weis, digicart, Hot Clicks, Michigan Wolverines, Oprah Winfrey, Thierry Henry, Ties, Toronto Raptors

True Story from a REAL PSW ~ Part 21

PSW Canada wrote 1 week ago: This is a current account of a personal view inside a nursing home in 2009 Thanks for dropping by ag … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, PSW, personal support worker, Health care aide, "long term care", home care, elderly, Seniors, HCA

How To Find Affordable Care?

amit shafrir wrote 1 week ago: Ken Dychtwald – Renowned Psychologist, Gerontologist and Author has a post today on the Huffin … more →

Tags: Financial, General, in-home care, Aging in Place, how to pay for care

New Survey Shows: We Really Do Not Understand Long Term Care

amit shafrir wrote 1 week ago: The MetLife Mature Institute (MMI) recently released a new survey that shows that most Americans kno … more →

Tags: Financial, General, "long term care"

Senior Abuse by Family and Caregivers

PSW Canada wrote 2 weeks ago: It is difficult to understand why this topic is necessary to discuss and why it happens to our senio … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, PSW, personal support worker, Health care aide, "long term care", home care, elderly, Seniors, HCA

Seriously strikers?

kirsten18 wrote 2 weeks ago: As I’m sitting here on a quite Sunday night, I’m bracing myself for the start of the LTC … more →

Tags: City of London, Seriously, Strike

PSW vs Health Care Aid ~ A Common Purpose2 comments

PSW Canada wrote 2 weeks ago: Over and over again I hear PSW and HCAs arguing the issue on who is better in this field of work. I … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, PSW, personal support worker, Health care aide, "long term care", home care, elderly, Seniors, HCA

Quote from the LTC

brittney17 wrote 2 weeks ago: “This will mean reduced service levels and customers should expect; buses to be more crowded, … more →

Tags: Local, london ontario

Minnesota Falls Short On Medicaid For Nursing Homes

amit shafrir wrote 2 weeks ago: Minnesota’s long-term care facilities face a substantial gap between the rates paid by Medicai … more →

Tags: General, ourparents, Medicaid, paying for care

Aging Boomers Face Caregiver Shortage

amit shafrir wrote 2 weeks ago: Lisa Gibs of CNNMoney has a good post today. More or less buried in the massive debate over what our … more →

Tags: Financial, Finance, how to pay for care

What is going on?

PSW Canada wrote 2 weeks ago: Hi Everyone, I’m sorry for not blogging regularly like I used too. Things at PSW Canada have b … more →

Tags: PSW - Medical Feild, Abuse, Alzheimer's, dementia, Disabled, Elder Abuse, elderly, HCA, Health care aide


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