A Caregiver Industry Blog
From the caregiver training experts at intheknow.
Free Download: A Mental Health Caregiver Challenge for the Pandemic
Are your caregivers prepared to handle the challenges that go along with caring for clients with mental health issues related to the pandemic? Since May of 2020, a rising number of U.S. adults reported an increase in harmful mental health conditions associated with...
Now is the time to hear and share the Caregiver’s Voice!
As many of you are probably already aware, we began testing a new project called “Tips from the Trenches. To launch the project, we asked caregivers to tell us why they chose caregiving and what they love about their job. We received some fantastic, heartfelt...
Easy and Fun Virtual Team Building Ideas for Healthcare Workers
Being a healthcare worker during these difficult times can be quite stressful and wearisome. This can become a danger for both workers and patients because most of the work being done involves life and death situations, which requires complete focus and cooperation....
8 Ways to Support Caregivers Through Pandemic-Related Financial Crises
Whether you know it or not, there are likely caregivers on your team who are facing a financial crisis right now. One or more may be on the brink of homelessness. Others may be in danger of having their utilities turned off. Food may be scarce for caregivers with...
How to Use a Learning Ladder to Motivate, Engage, and Retain Caregivers
Linda Leekley, the Chief Content Officer at Home Care Pulse and Founder of In the Know Caregiver Training recently held a webinar on “How to Use a Learning Ladder to Motivate, Engage, and Retain Caregivers.” Look for a link below to watch the replay! What is a...
What do we know about COVID-19 today?
For 74 years, the CDC has been the nation’s most trusted health promotion and disease prevention agency. Healthcare professionals around the world have depended on the CDC to track, research, and publish guidance on how to best prevent and manage diseases. After a...
Seniors and suicide: Are you prepared to take action?
A concerned caregiver reports: "I noticed Mrs. M. seemed more irritable than usual. I tried to talk to her, but she just told me everything was fine. She skipped breakfast and only took a few bites at lunch. Before her afternoon nap, she told me, “I wish I could just...
What’s new at ITK? Here’s a recap of our Summer season!
“Lost time is never found again.” ~ Benjamin Franklin While COVID-19 continues to be the main topic of discussion for us and most of our customers, it doesn’t stop the world from turning! Life must go on. So, while COVID kept us busy, it didn’t stop us from...
Our Free COVID-19 Course Just Got Another Update
We are still a long way from "normal." The third season of COVID-19? Spring 2020 passed by in a blur, and now, the end of summer draws near in the United States. That means it’s time to prepare for a third season of the COVID-19 pandemic. If this were a “normal”...
Hello, Friends! Will you send us your “Tips from the Trenches?”
We'd love to hear your best advice for a new series we are calling, "Tips from the Trenches!" No matter what your title or role, if you work in healthcare, you know a few useful hacks to make life a little easier for yourself, your clients, and your co-workers. And we...
Why should you use training recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association?
As the population of older adults continues to increase, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementia is expected to soar. The Alzheimer’s Association predicts the numbers will escalate rapidly from 56 million in 2020 to 88 million by 2050. It’s not an...
Get 39 Expert Tips For Starting a Home Care Business
Starting a home care agency isn’t for the faint of heart; the work is rewarding and the growth outlook is strong, but the life is demanding. Running a home care agency requires compassion, resilience, and business smarts in equal measure. Our team is lucky; we’ve...
6 Ways to Support Working Parents During the COVID-19 Crisis
With the new school year approaching and most of the United States still mired in the COVID-19 pandemic, employees with school-aged children find themselves making some incredibly difficult decisions. Many schools are opening fully online. Others are considering...
Help Your Entire Community Stay Safe from COVID-19!
Throughout this pandemic, you’ve spent a lot of time making sure your care team understands how to keep themselves and their clients safe – and we’ve been with you all the way! We care about the health of all caregivers. Early on in the outbreak, we created a free...
How do you help caregivers with difficult co-workers?
In our continuing effort to keep our finger on the pulse of how caregivers feel about their jobs, we surveyed thousands of caregivers (who took one or more of our courses) over the past few months. The survey is still ongoing, but so far has revealed some interesting...
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