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Care and Faith: Islam’s principles of tolerance, perseverance, courtesy in caregiving
By Shaun Scott
The work Sahro Jamah Farah does as a Home Care Aide to prepare meals, cook, and clean for her six consumers in the Puget Sound area is both rewarding and demanding. But in addition to her work as a Home Care Aide, Farah often serves as a cultural ambassador of both Islam and Somalia.
Getting to know Islam
By Shaun Scott
Just as in any religion, not all Muslims have the same ideology, political belief system, sexual orientation or attitudes. Muslims are as diverse as any other group of people. However, in order to understand Islam better overall, we have compiled some general information about many members of the Muslim faith.
Spotlight on Somalia
By Shaun Scott
Home Care Aides like Sahro Farah are one form of the Somali community’s self-care. Organizations such as Horn of Africa Services and the Hope Academic Enrichment Centerprovide valuable social services like access to health care, educational assistance, and economic empowerment tools.
Mango Chicken Curry Recipe
This three-part recipe is the perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors packed with healthy vegetables.
‘Shake the Sugar’ hiding in your beverages
By Niki Stojnic
Do you know how much sugar you’re eating and drinking?
The true amount may surprise you. Sugar is sprinkled throughout our diets–not only in obvious foods, such as soda and desserts, but in many other surprising ones.
Fruit Infused Water Recipe
Home Care Aide Gina Denton has tried out many different fruits and herbs to add flavor to her water (and making her forget about those sugary sodas).
Water Infuser Drawing: Take the Shake The Sugar Challenge
Try the Shake the Sugar Challenge for yourself and be entered in a drawing for your own fruit infuser water pitcher or bottle.
Remembering Dave Lindberg
By Eva Looper Gantala
In Pequot Lakes, Minn., on July 4, 1943, while most families were celebrating the birth of a nation, the Lindberg family celebrated the birth of a son, fondly known to all of us as Dave, Purple Papa, and Sexy Old Goat!
From painter to prison guard: The many lives of Dorothy
By Eva Looper Gantala
Nestled in the countryside of Goldendale, about 60 miles south of Yakima, an unpaved driveway leads to a freshly painted blue house where Home Care Aide Dorothy Williamson has lived for the past 20 years.
The helping hands of home care
By Niki Stojnic
I’ve always been an overachiever,” says Rhayne White, a Home Care Aide in Spokane.
So when the opportunity to get more training through the SEIU 775 Benefits Group’sAdvanced Home Care Aide Apprenticeship came up, she went for it—and more. The training includes up to 12 hours of continuing education—White did 70 hours.
Feeling stressed? Try taking a coloring break
By Sara McCaslin
Did you know coloring books can be a positive anxiety reliever for adults? Try your hand at our hand-drawn coloring page, which you can download and print here.
How to sprout your own kitchen herb garden
By Sara McCaslin
Whether starting from seeds or a starter plant from a grocery story or nursery, you’ll have affordable, fresh herbs at your fingertips in no time.
Home Care Aides pick their top 4 tools of the trade
By Sara McCaslin
SEIU 775 Benefits Group is testing out some low-tech tools that may assist consumers and Home Care Aides in some of those day-to-day tasks and prevent an on-the-job injury.
Caregiver Tip: Modify a tote bag to fit a wheelchair
By Eva Looper Gantala
This easy 3-step tutorial shows you how to fit one of those extra tote bags perfectly on the back of a wheelchair.
Caregiver Tip: Layered bedsheets speed up nighttime changes
By Pat Rowen
Parent Provider Pat Rowen often found herself changing sheets in the middle of the night after her consumer had nighttime accidents. Then she came up with this quick fix.
Investing in your future: A pension fund preview
By Niki Stojnic
Retirement benefits are increasingly hard to come by in any career—but for Washington’s state-paid Home Care Aides (HCAs), both Individual and Agency Providers, that hard-won benefit has arrived in the form of a pension fund. It is the first such savings plan for HCAs in the country.
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How to create your first email account
From registering to take the Department of Health certification exam to submitting your payroll hours online with Provider One, having your own email account is a powerful way to stay connected as a Home Care Aide.
