Four Tips for Helping Patients with Trouble Hearing
Senior Care Tiffin OH-As an STNA, there may be plenty of patients you encounter who experience difficulty hearing. Having some tricks up your sleeve is a great idea.
Honoring Our Nurses for Nurses Week Blog 1
Home Health Care Findlay OH-Check in as more nurses will be honored every day during nurses week! We LOVE our nurses as much as our patients do!
Four Ways Supplemental Staffing Helps Health Care Providers
Home Health Care Sylvania OH-Supplemental staff can be the perfect answer to staffing issues, especially if you’re in a bind and need help with extremely short notice. That allows you to be extremely responsive to the needs of your patients and your community as a whole.
Newest CPR Protocol
As we know given the recent events things are changing! Change does not always have to be a bad thing, just new best practices for us to put in place to continue to evolve with the changing world. One base foundation in the health care field is being questioned, and that foundation is CPR. As we know as the years have gone by they have tweaked and adjusted to CPR steps to best accommodate and protect both parties involved with...
What the Job Outlook is Like for an STNA
State Tested Nursing Assistants, or STNA's, are a crucial part of any hospital, long-term care facility, and medical clinic. STNA's do most of the legwork for the doctors and nurses who work with them and they’re the first line of care for patients. That makes STNA's some of the most important people in any medical facility. So, what is the career outlook for a State Tested Nursing Assistant in Ohio? Job Duties for an STNA The biggest thing for you to know...
Our Gratitude to our Occupational Therapy Team
With all of the chaos going on in our world right now, we would like to take a moment and show gratitude to our Occupational Therapy team! Here are just a few of Med1Care’s amazing OT team! They are out every day caring for and helping our patients. April is Occupational Therapy Month, so if you know an OT or a COTA reach out and say thank you for all that you do! We would be lost with out each...
Great Tips For Helping You Save On Your Health Care Costs
If you're having trouble managing healthcare expenses, you aren't alone. The costs of visiting your doctor, paying copays, and filling prescriptions continue to go up. Your health is so important. You don't want to skip necessary appointments or tests that you need. With a little detective work and some smart comparison shopping, you can reduce your healthcare expenses. Take a look at some tips you can use to save money on your health care costs. Shop Around for Insurance Before you purchase a health...
How You Can Attract Staff When You Need Them Most
Staffing needs can ebb and flow when you least expect that they will. So many big and small changes impact who is able to work at given times, whether those changes involve vacations or something that completely transforms someone’s life. How can you attract the supplemental staff that you really need, when you really need them? The key can actually be in what you’re doing all the time, not just when you need additional staff members. Engage in Transparent Communications Employees appreciate...
Caring for Someone at Home with COVID-19
Most people who get sick with COVID-19 will have only mild illness and should recover at home.* Care at home can help stop the spread of COVID-19 and help protect people who are at risk for getting seriously ill from COVID-19. COVID-19 spreads between people who are in close contact (within about 6 feet) through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. If you are caring for someone at home, monitor for emergency signs, prevent the spread of germs,...
How Difficult it Might be to Become an STNA
STNAs, or State Tested Nursing Assistants, are a vital part of the healthcare system. They handle a lot of the hands-on daily tasks that patients need most and that can be both demanding and rewarding. If you’re considering becoming an STNA, it can help to understand what the process is and how difficult that might be for you. You’re Going to Need Training The biggest part of being a State Tested Nursing Assistant is passing that required test from the state. That...