Golden Heart Senior Care HEARTS Vanessa, our Care Coordinator, works closely with all office team members to assure excellent care and smooth schedules for our clients. Vanessa is a CNA and has worked in memory care facilities and the field. She is amazing and puts up with all of my rapid-fire intakes and 4 am emails. She always volunteers to help get whatever needs to be done. Thank you Vanessa! #goldenheartscottsdale
Golden Heart Senior Care is proud of Brittney, a wonderful addition to our Office team. As Office Manager, she is responsible for overall running of the office; HR; recruiting and administration. We are thrilled to have her! Brittney has an excellent background in healthcare and recently moved to AZ! Welcome Brittney!
If you or an aging loved one is considering home care in Scottsdale, AZ, please call the caring staff at Golden Heart Senior Care of Scottsdale at (480) 284-7360. We are here to help!
What do you do each day? You’re probably up and at your parents’ house before they get up. You have breakfast started so that you’re ready to help them with showers and grooming. After they eat and take their daily pills, you clean the kitchen and start the housework. There are beds to make, laundry to do, carpets to vacuum, and surfaces to wipe down. You have sinks to clean, the tub/shower to scrub, and floors to sweep and mop. The tasks seem endless. Before you experience caregiver burnout, learn how to make “let it go” your motto. Bringing in home care providers to help lighten the load is one of the best places to start.
Ease stress through meditation. Put on beginner Yoga or Tai Chi videos and work out to them. If your parents want to join you, let them. These exercise routines are good at strengthening muscle, improving balance, and easing stress.
Journaling, meditation, and dance are all ways to ease stress. Crank up some music and dance around the house while you take care of routine chores like mopping and vacuuming. Your parents may want to join in, which helps improve everyone’s mood on a dreary day.
Get outside and let the power of fresh air and sun help ease stress when you can. A brisk walk around a park or neighborhood can help reduce stress and clear your mind. If there are nature trails nearby, studies show that time spent in nature is the best way to improve your mood.
One of the best ways to avoid caregiver burnout is by making sure there is time for fun activities each day. Set aside an hour or two to do things you and your parents enjoy. They love musicals. Rent a new or old musical, make popcorn, and get some drinks ready. Have a lazy movie afternoon together.
Plan one day a month to go to a local museum or historic site for an afternoon. Stop at a café for lunch and tour the attraction together. When the weather cooperates, you could tour a botanical garden or zoo.
Have fun at home after purchasing some craft kits. Purchase kits to make stained glass suncatchers, embroidered wall hangings, or papercrafts. Work on them with your parents when you have some free time.
How do you free up some time for fun? Stop trying to do everything on your own. Hire professional home care providers to help with some of the daily chores. While you prepare your parents’ meals, caregivers could do the laundry and housework.
Home care aides make it easy to let some things go. You don’t have to be the only one caring for your mom and dad. Enjoy spending quality time with them by having home care aides handle some of the time-consuming daily chores. Call to learn more.
Sources:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/caregiver-stress/art-20044784
Golden Heart Senior Care would like to highlight Timi, our On Call Manager! Timi is amazing and manages the 24/7 number and schedules every evening and weekend! She has been with our Company since last June.
Here is her background:
Timi has over 20 years of healthcare experience. She started out as a caregiver then inpatient where she worked in ICU and hospice. The last ten years she has worked in staffing and scheduling. Timi says,” It brings me joy to be connected and still feel like I’m making a difference although I am no longer doing bedside care.”
Timi is an amazing Office Team member. She is always willing to go above and beyond!
Bertha, our Lead Scheduler, is the Air Traffic Controller keeping client schedules running smoothly. She does the delicate dance of working to exceed client expectations coupled with caregiver needs. We appreciate her!
Bertha has been working in home health since 1988 and has more than 25 years of scheduling and office management experience! Bertha goes above and beyond everyday! #goldenheartscottsdale
CONGRATULATIONS JEFF AND WILLIAM!
Good afternoon Golden Heart Team! We would like to take a moment and award Jeff and William for exceptional work. They are both receiving a Caregiver Award today. I spoke to two family members of a client last week and they both said, “Laurie, your Company provides care better than Mayo Clinic. And Jeff and William went above and beyond.”
That is a very nice compliment and Rodney/I are very grateful for the hard work and dedication on a very challenging case. CONGRATULATIONS JEFF AND WILLIAM! They will be receiving a bonus for the award! Bravo! Laurie and Rodney
Reply “Message @ Laurie Malone” if you need to discuss further.
Good morning Golden Heart team! We are excited to announce that Karime has been awarded a Caregiver Award today. I was meeting with a client yesterday and asked, as we always do….” How are we taking care of you?”
The clients ( husband and wife) talked for 10 minutes about Karime’s kindness, skill and compassion. They described her as “ self motivated” and a take charge person.
Our work means everything to the the seniors and families that we serve. Thank you Karime for your excellence.. Karime will receive a bonus for her hard work! Bravo Karime and Golden Heart!
Golden Heart is out in the community! We have always visited nursing schools to provide clinical partnerships for their students. True hands on clinical training and on the job experience are a winning combination for the seniors we serve. Have a great Wednesday! #goldenheartscottsdale
If you or an aging loved one is considering home care in Scottsdale, AZ, please call the caring staff at Golden Heart Senior Care of Scottsdale at (480) 284-7360. We are here to help!
Golden Heart has been training new office team members and field staff!
Rodney and I want to show our gratitude to our valued front line workers! It’s Golden Heart Employee Appreciation Month. Here are some of the team who have stopped in to accept their gift and grab Halloween goodies for their kiddos!
