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Don’t Quit by Edgar Guest   When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing down a bit- Rest if you must, but don’t…

I love this story by Paolo Coelho- “A young couple moved into a new house. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging the washing outside. That laundry is not very clean; she doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better soap powder. Her husband looked…

My 92-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s has been living with me since July. She is entering the last stages of dementia and we have been adjusting to each other. Keep in mind that I have been in the caregiving field for decades. I have a “particular set of skills” (movie quote). Imagine my surprise when I…

As Care Pro’s, we walk the line between friendliness and professionality. We are encouraged to have good human relationships with our clients. But we have to hold the line of professionalism. A good rule of thumb is that while we may know lots of personal things about our clients, they should know very few things…

Part of the Care Pro slogan from Home Instead reads “Share your heart”. Some of you have heard us say that “care pro’s are born not made”. You may also have heard me say that “I can give people the skills they need to do this job but I cannot give them the caring heart.”…