A Caregiver Industry Blog
From the caregiver training experts at intheknow.
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...
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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...
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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...
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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”...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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New Symptoms and Risk Factors for COVID-19?
Last week the CDC quietly rolled out four new symptoms and updated the list of underlying medical conditions that increase the risk of severe illness associated with COVID-19. What are the four new symptoms? Fatigue, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and...
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BEYOND COVID-19: Safety Remains a Top Priority
As the coronavirus crisis rages on, you’ve likely become hyper-aware of the importance of infection control training for your team. And that’s wonderful! But, it’s equally important to protect your caregiving staff from ALL the safety concerns they face in their...
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Make Summer Your Season to Specialize!
What are you doing this summer? We typically think of summer as the time to slow down. Take a vacation. Have a backyard barbeque. Send the kids to their favorite summer camp! But, THIS is not your typical summer. We can’t travel, so vacations are on hold. We’re not...
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How will COVID-19 change the way you train caregivers?
What’s YOUR new normal? Several states have begun to issue guidance on how to safely resume caregiver orientation and training. For example, the New York Department of Health issued THIS detailed guidance for approved Home Health Aide and Personal Care Aide Training...
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Are you prepared to safely reopen your offices?
While much of the recent advice for our industry has focused on keeping healthcare workers and healthcare delivery environments safe, little attention has been paid to reopening offices. However, most home care, home health, and hospice providers operate out of...
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