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This month’s Lesson:  Being in a loving, safe environment like a Sunrise Care Home can be a blessing for everyone. BURNOUT WITH GUILT "My mom moved in with my family of five and myself seven years ago. I have two siblings who do not help with Mom; they are MIA! She is bipolar, negative, disabled handicapped, diabetic, thyroid issues, bigger woman, and very much needy. However, to me she is my sweet elderly mom and I love her, BUT I AM TIRED, GRUMPY, AND I FEEL UNDER APPRECIATED. NOT ONLY do I do all mom’s caregiving, I also have two…

This month's Lesson:  Never stop raising the bar for your staff and encouraging them to be their best. By Joan Lichauco, House Manager Sunnyvale I never thought I would be a caregiver for seniors and especially did not think I would go to school to get certified for it.  I expected that I would come to the States and get a job doing what I did back home in the Philippines, for which I already had a degree.  But my boss, the owner of SCH, saw something in me and began to encourage me to get my caregiver’s certificate.  In…

This month’s Lesson: Train caregivers to check Oxygen and vitals immediately when they see a problem before they call for more help. By Maverick Castaneda - McDonald House Manager It seemed like it was going to be a very good day. My work phone had not rung at all which meant all the residents were doing excellent. That was about to change. One of my caregivers called telling me that one of our residents has been acting weird. I asked her to be more specific. She said he was not making sense, not following commands, and his speech was slurred.…

This month’s Lesson: When dealing with behavioral challenges, become an investigator and find out the underlying problem causing the behavior. By Lida Cubillos – Founder/CEO It is natural and a constant occurrence when you are caring for the elderly in senior assisted living homes that you will deal with behavior problems and ‘acting out’. Especially if the residents have any kind of mental issues like dementia. The question is, “how will you deal with these behavioral outbursts?” Two specific situations come to mind here. We had one resident who had just come back from the hospital after having hip surgery.…

Welcome to our new Blog format:  "Shift Happens!"  We‘ve learned a lot about helping our elderly and have used that knowledge to build ourselves into a top-quality senior assisted-living company.  Just like all other senior living homes, we have stuff that happens on every shift that challenge us, teach us, and remind us of how to fulfill our mission even better every day.  Through this blog, we would like to share with you each month a lesson we've learned and the story behind that lesson.  We hope it helps others grow and improve as we are doing.   This month's Lesson: Ensure…