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Chicago Senior Care Jobs Increasing as Companies Expand Hiring

Chicago seniors are most likely to stay in the Chicago area, studies show, providing ongoing employment opportunities for senior caregivers. Hiring has increased in the last month in the Chciagoland area for senior caregivers, Caregiverlist reports. - May 15, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.

Trinity Health Care Services Inc. Now Offering Vocational School Training

The healthcare specialists at Trinity Health Care Services Inc. have recently announced that they’re now offering deals on their vocational courses, designed for the modern medical professional. The company currently offers two courses for students in the medical field to take. Their Home... - May 15, 2011 - Trinity Health Care Services

Avant Healthcare Professionals Selected as Finalist for 2011 ACG SMART Award

Avant Healthcare Professionals was recently selected as a finalist for the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) award. Each year the ACG Orlando recognizes companies based on the value they bring to the region in terms of corporate culture, growth, business creativity and economic contribution. - May 13, 2011 - Avant Healthcare Professionals

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Raises More Than $1 Million to Find Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

Diane K. Adams; Allscripts Honored for Leadership, Dedication and Generosity. - May 12, 2011 - Allscripts

National Survey Reveals Moms Choose Daughters Over Sons

70% of moms would move in with daughters over sons - April 30, 2011 - Senior Helpers

Therigy Partners with Definitive Homecare Solutions to Offer an Interface with therigySTM.com

therigySTM.comTM Interface Solution Enables One-click Access to Best Practice Therapy Management Assessments and Reporting within CPR+ - April 25, 2011 - Definitive Homecare Solutions

Home Care Accreditation Program Hits Milestone

Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Program Gains 50th Private Pay Home Care Agency - April 21, 2011 - Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts

Responsive Respiratory Upgrades Oxygen Regulators with Flow by Color Gauge Guards

Responsive Respiratory offers a value added inventory solution with color regulator gauge guards. - April 15, 2011 - Responsive Respiratory

CareSouth Homecare Professionals Sells California Agencies to Kindred Healthcare

CareSouth to Focus on Expansion in Southeast, Southwest, Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic Areas. CareSouth Homecare Professionals today announced that it has sold its four California home healthcare agencies to Kindred Healthcare, Inc. The agencies are located in Southern California and the San Jose area. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. - April 04, 2011 - CareSouth Health System, Inc.

Fountaingrove Lodge, Nation's First Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered Five-Star Retirement Community, Now Under Construction in Sonoma Wine Country

Fountaingrove Lodge, the nation’s first retirement community with the option of continuing care for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) community, has begun construction of its lush 10-acre property in beautiful Sonoma County. With activities and amenities to enhance wellness... - April 02, 2011 - Oakmont Senior Living

Caregiverlist Shares Free Tools for Evaluating Quality Senior Home Care

Understanding the Different Paths Available for Quality Care Eases the Care Planning Process for Both Seniors with Money and Without Money. - April 01, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.

Local Doctor Punyamurtula Kishore Presents at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 28th Annual BRFSS Conference

Local doctor Punyamurtula Kishore, MD, MPH, FASAM presented his paper “Epidemiology and Surveillance of a Disease State in a Primary Care Practice,” at the CDC’s 28th Annual BRFSS Conference in Atlanta, GA. - March 31, 2011 - Preventive Medicine Associates Inc.

Avant Healthcare Professionals Will be Exhibiting at the AONE American Organization of Nurse Executives' 44th Annual Meeting and Exposition

Avant Healthcare Professionals will be exhibiting at the AONE American Organization of Nurse Executives' 44th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego April 13-16, 2011. According to Shari Sandifer, CEO of Avant healthcare Professionals, “Avant Healthcare is excited to exhibit and attend the AONE 44th Annual Meeting this April, especially in light of the many reform changes and challenges facing nurse leaders." - March 25, 2011 - Avant Healthcare Professionals

Home Care Alliance Opposes Recommendation of Co-Pays for Patients Cared for at Home

Industry Calls Co-payments an Inappropriate Burden and a Tax on Most Vulnerable Elders. - March 23, 2011 - Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts

ICAEL Grants Accreditation to Visiting Physicians Association Diagnostic Services

Visiting Physicians Association Diagnostic Services recognized for its commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease. - March 23, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association

Windsor Lifestyles’ Helpful Services Enable Seniors to Live Independently in Their Own Homes

Homeowners who wish to remain living independently in the homes they know and love now have an invaluable resource they can turn to: Windsor Lifestyles, a company that offers helpful in-home concierge and home maintenance services to anyone in need of assistance. From maintaining your residence to... - March 19, 2011 - Windsor Lifestyles

New Braunfels Employee Wins Bi-State Award

Cherise Farmer, employee of Hope Hospice in New Braunfels, TX, wins the Texas-New Mexico Hospice Organization's Employee of the Year award. - March 19, 2011 - Hope Hospice

Oxygen Concentrator Store - American Medical Sales and Repair's Online Oxygen Concentrator Store - Offering Top-Selling EverGo System

American Medical Sales and Repair has been a top name in the world of home and portable oxygen therapy systems for more than 20 years. With the recent expansion of their company and website, the Oxygen Concentrator Store offers the widest selection available in home and portable oxygen concentrator... - March 17, 2011 - American Medical Sales and Repair

Spike in Senior Population Creates Huge Demand for Local Caregivers

Unemployment falls, Americans still wondering ‘Where are the Jobs?’ - March 17, 2011 - Senior Helpers

Visiting Physicians Association Diagnostic Services Receives Accreditation by ICAVL

Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) recognizes VPA Diagnostic Services for its commitment to providing a high level of patient care and quality testing for the diagnosis of vascular disease. - March 17, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association

Caregiverlist.com's New Service Connects Senior Caregivers with Professional Caregiving Jobs as the Nation's Only Career Center for Professional Caregivers

As the U.S. population ages and seniors choose to remain in their own home as they age, more than 2,000 senior home care agencies have opened their doors in the last decade. To assist with educating consumers about the many job openings with these professional senior care companies and to assist companies to keep up with staffing needs, Caregiverlist.com provides a Professional Caregiver Career Center which companies rely on to hire new caregivers weekly. - March 16, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.

Bruce Hyde, M.D. Joins Visiting Physicians Association® House Call Practice in Kalamazoo

Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Bruce Hyde, M.D. to its Kalamazoo office located at 2725 Airview Blvd. (Suite 105) in Portage. The Kalamazoo office covers Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo,... - March 13, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association

Oakmont Senior Living Selects Integral Senior Living to Manage Key Property in Concord

Oakmont Senior Living, a recognized leader in the retirement industry, has selected Integral Senior Living (ISL), a well-respected senior living community management company, to manage one of its key properties, Montecito, in Concord. “Oakmont Senior Living is dedicated to exemplary service... - March 07, 2011 - Oakmont Senior Living

Oakmont Senior Living Selects Integral Senior Living to Manage Key Southern California Property

Oakmont Senior Living, a recognized leader in the retirement industry, has selected Integral Senior Living (ISL), a well-respected senior living community management company, to manage one of its key properties, Oakmont of Escondido Hills in Escondido. “Oakmont Senior Living is dedicated to... - March 07, 2011 - Oakmont Senior Living

Home Care Assistance Opens New Bay Area Office in Los Gatos

Home Care Assistance is announcing a new location in the South Bay Area, making a total of 50 locations in North America. - February 19, 2011 - Home Care Assistance

Medical Job Search Engine iPhone App Provides Convenience and Mobility to Online Job Hunting

New iphone app frees internet job searching from computer access and offers instant real time health care job listings from the JobJobHealth.com search engine. - February 17, 2011 - Career Management Source

Medical Career Forum Added to Career Mangement Source's Healthcare Job Search Engine JobJobHealth.com

New Forum for Health Workers Promotes Discussion of Career Topics in the Medical Industry Directly from the Health Care Job Search Engine JobJobHealth.com - February 16, 2011 - Career Management Source

Career Management Source's Healthcare Job Search Engine Offers RSS Feed Reciprocity to Increase the Visibility of Job Postings

To increase the visibility of medical jobs, healthcare employers are not only now able to feed their jobs to the JobJobHealth.com search engine, but aggregated job listings are also available for dissemination to healthcare websites with JobJobHealth job search widgets and JobJobHealth career center web pages. - February 16, 2011 - Career Management Source

Avant Healthcare Professionals Will be Exhibiting at the HIMSS 11 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida February 20-24, 2011

The HIMSS 11 Annual Conference and Exhibition comes at a time when the nation is entering a new era for healthcare and long term care based on the government’s healthcare reform. According to Brian Hudson, Senior Vice President, “The HCIT changes created by Healthcare Reform have... - February 11, 2011 - Avant Healthcare Professionals

Home Care Assistance Launches New Website, New Look

Home Care Assistance announces the launch of their new website, which, in conjunction with a re-branded logo and image, aligns with the company’s position as a leader in the home care industry. - February 10, 2011 - Home Care Assistance

CaringWise Presents at Boston’s Care Innovators Health Care Competition Mixer

In a perfect blend of Boston’s healthcare ecosystem, CareInnovators gathered early stage entrepreneurs, established companies, venture capitalists, representatives of health care competitions and some other denizens of the healthcare start-up world for pizza, pitches and a look at new ways to find funding. CaringWise CEO Trevania Henderson opened the pitches. - February 07, 2011 - CaringWise, Inc.

Home Care Assistance Opens Second North Carolina Office

Local non-medical home care agency, Home Care Assistance, which is owned and operated by Jaleh Neshat opened a second office in the Triangle. Currently, the Raleigh office serves Wake, Durham, Orange, Franklin, Chatham Granville and Johnston counties but wanted to obtain a more concentrated market... - January 30, 2011 - Home Care Assistance of Raleigh

Bridged Care Opens Up Giving Caregivers the Ability to Give Instantly Give Updates to Family Members of Their Clients

Bridged Care offers an online interface that connects health care professionals, as a point of care, with family members and loved ones. As a company that offers care, you can now have your caregivers update the family members of your clients on their status and wellness instantly. The Bridged Care... - January 29, 2011 - Bridged Care

Richard Worel, D.O. joins Visiting Physicians Association® House Call Practice in Muskegon

Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Richard Worel, D.O. to its Muskegon office located at 800 Ellis Rd. (Suite 225) in Norton Shores. The Muskegon office covers Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Ottawa counties. VPA is the... - January 23, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association

Partners in Healthcare Corporation Awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission

Partners in Healthcare has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in home care. The accreditation award recognizes Partners in... - January 22, 2011 - Partners in Healthcare Corporation

Halamandaris Names Orsini to Help Lead the NAHC Private Duty Homecare Association of America

Val J. Halamandaris, President of NAHC, today announced that Merrily Orsini, CEO of corecubed, has agreed to help lead NAHC’s related Private Duty Homecare Association of America. “We are proud to have Ms. Orsini play this significant leadership role. There is no one who has greater... - January 21, 2011 - National Association of Homecare & Hospice

Daniel Gilligan, D.O., Added to Visiting Physicians Association® House Call Practice in Saginaw

Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Daniel Gilligan, D.O., to its Saginaw office located at 1484 Straits Dr., (Suite 5). The Saginaw office covers all of Bay, Midland, Saginaw and Tuscola counties and parts of Arenac,... - January 20, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association

Anthony Harris, M.D. and Ryan Richardson, PA-C Join Southfield Office of Visiting Physicians Association®

Visiting Physicians Association® (VPA®, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Anthony Harris, M.D. and Ryan Richardson, PA-C to its practice at 21540 W. 11 mile Road, Suite 200, in Southfield, MI. VPA’s Southfield Office serves patients in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne... - January 15, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association

AdLife HomeCare LLC Helping Seniors Stay Independent in Their Homes with Greater Confidence, Quality and Client Assurance. AdLife is Now CQA Certified.

AdLife HomeCare LLC, locally owned and operated by Renee and Tom Adams, provides an affordable solution for older individuals and couples who, though may be capable of managing their own physical needs, require non-medical assistance such as: light housework, meal preparation, companionship and personal care allowing them to confidently remain at home. Adlife differentiates itself from the competition with its comprehensive caregiver selection, screening and testing programs. - January 07, 2011 - AdLife HomeCare LLC

Gerald L. Price, M.D., Joins Visiting Physicians Association® Office in Cincinnati

Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Gerald L. Price, M.D., to its Cincinnati East office located at 4435 Aicholtz Rd., Suite 200. The Cincinnati East office covers Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren... - January 05, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association

Definitive Homecare Solutions Offers New Competitive Bidding and Related Enhancements in Latest CPR+ Release

Definitive Homecare Solutions announced today the release of competitive bidding automation functionality in the latest release of CPR+ for HME billing and business management software for HME/DME providers. With the competitive bidding features, CPR+ for HME automatically identifies patients... - December 24, 2010 - Definitive Homecare Solutions

‘Santa’s Senior Helpers’ Lend a Helping Hand for the Holidays

Elders’ elves help seniors with everything from ‘Gift Wrap to Google.’ - December 10, 2010 - Senior Helpers

Senior Helpers Announces New National Partnership with LifeBio

Innovative concept allows caregivers and family to record seniors’ life stories for family and future generations - December 01, 2010 - Senior Helpers

Recognizing Signs Your Aging Loved One Needs Assistance

For those who live far from their parents, the holidays are often a happy time of family reunions and catching up. But as loved ones age, this can also be a time of surprises for those who discover their aging loved one is showing signs of decline. - November 24, 2010 - Right at Home

Bayshore Home Health Launches Optimacura™, a Leading-Edge Suite of Clinical Programs

Bayshore Home Health today announced the launch of Optimacura™, a new suite of inter-professional clinical programs including wound care, fall prevention, pediatric care and more. The benefits include enhanced patient care, better health outcomes and reduced costs for health care partners and funders. - November 19, 2010 - Bayshore Home Health

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