Getting to know Islam
Shaun ScottJune 21June 210
There are many myths and misconceptions about Islam. Islam is a religion followed by 1.6 billion Muslims around the world. Just as in any religion,...
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...
Autism Resource Guide
Eva Looper GantalaFebruary 1March 150
Suggested Reading Population One: Autism, Adversity, and the Will to Succeed This collection of personal essays, by 18-year-old...
Bursts of Hope: 3 families break stigmas of autism
Eva Looper GantalaFebruary 1June 280
It is difficult for parents when they know their child is intelligent, but other people are not able to see it. During my time teaching at a...
Future Care: How tablets can connect the care team
Shaun ScottJanuary 8June 280
When Home Care Aide David Birmingham noticed a rash forming on his consumer’s leg, he opened up a new mobile application on his tablet to send a photo to his...
Spotlight on Taishan, China
Niki StojnicJanuary 5January 50
In 2002, Home Care Aide Chunhua Ye followed her family to Seattle from Taishan, China. Taishan is located in the Pearl River Delta in southern China and just...
Q&A: Chunhua Ye on passion for the job
Niki StojnicJanuary 5January 50
When Chunhua Ye’s aunt became widowed and needed care, she turned to Ye for help. Ye was an obvious choice of caregiver, because her 78-year-old aunt trusted...
Eastern Washington wildfires edge against classrooms
Niki StojnicJanuary 5January 50
For Meegan Olson, where there’s smoke, there’s buffalo. Olson, a Faculty Instructor for SEIU 775 Training Partnership, was in Cusick, Wash., conducting a...
Above Photo: Home Care Aide Isabel Palma works with her Consumer Rebecca Shimko. Isabel and her family escaped civil war in El Salvador in the 80s. Photos...
Spotlight on El Salvador
Anna GorenApril 1October 70
This feature on El Salvador originally complimented the story on Home Care Aide Isabel Palma in the Spring 2015 issue. Though Mexican-Americans are...