‘Shake the Sugar’ hiding in your beverages
Niki StojnicJune 27November 290
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...
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...
The helping hands of home care
Niki StojnicJune 23June 280
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...
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...
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...
Bursts of Hope Part 3: Tim’s Story
Eva Looper GantalaFebruary 1June 280
Most people sit down with a puzzle by first looking at the box and then building the edge pieces. Tim just dives right in, clicking pieces together...
Burst of Hope Part 2: Jeremy’s Story
Eva Looper GantalaFebruary 1June 280
This story is part two of “Bursts of Hope.” Read the introduction here» Jeremy Klennert, 22, can often be found with his feet kicked up on his...
Bursts of Hope Part 1: Kyle’s Story
Eva Looper GantalaFebruary 1June 280
Kyle Adams, 30, is a “man of few words,” according to his mom, Audrey, who is his caregiver along with his dad, Keith. Although Kyle speaks very...
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...