As a job seeker, imagine you had an opportunity to get into the heads of Human Resources (HR) professionals to figure out some Do’s and Don’ts that can help set you apart from the competition. At the Easter Job Transition Group on Tuesday, March 17,… Read More »A Candid Conversation with HR
The Meeting of the Minds Dementia Conference was at the Riverside Convention Center in downtown St. Paul on March 12, 2015 … and HealthStar Home Health was there! Hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter and Mayo Clinic, the conference draws over 1,300 participants… Read More »Meeting of the Minds to Connect the Hearts
The numbers are alarming. 40% of Native Americans in Minnesota have diabetes according to Lori Watso, a former public health nurse and Shakopee tribe member as quoted in a Star Tribune article. This epidemic will continue to expand as Native Americans are nearly twice as likely as whites to become obese, more… Read More »Diabetes and the Native American Population
Reaching out and giving back was the theme of the day at the Minneapolis Urban League (MUL)’s Employer of the Day event held on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. In collaboration with MUL’s Business Employment & Solutions Training (BEST) program, HealthStar’s South Minneapolis team took the… Read More »Connecting With Our Community
At HealthStar Home Health, our team of caregivers, which includes nurses, case managers and therapists provide services that help people stay at home in familiar surroundings, develop good health habits and reduce hospitalizations. One of the skilled services we provide is in-home wound care. Providing good… Read More »Wound Care 101
7:00 am: Amelia Muir, psychiatric home care nurse begins her day by logging into her laptop. After checking e-mails and confirming appointment times with patients, Amelia is ready to enter the field for her four scheduled home visits in Queens, New York. Queens, a borough… Read More »A Day in the Life of a Psychiatric Field Nurse
Whether you have cared for someone with Alzheimer’s in their Minnesota home for many years or have just learned that a loved one has been diagnosed with the disease, managing their behavior and personality changes can be very challenging. You may have already figured out that, as… Read More »Managing Alzheimer’s Behaviors
Written by Dr. Verna Benner Carson, PMH/CNS Over the last few weeks there has been significant information in the news about Alzheimer’s disease. On March 5th, 2014 in USA Today and many other Psychiatric home care is focused on “making better” the patient who has… Read More »Psychiatric Home Care: A bridge to the community and an anchor to remain there
For some, the holiday season is “the most wonderful time of the year” but for those with mental health issues, seniors and caregivers, it’s also a time that manifests hopelessness and loss. People often get caught up in the commotion the holidays bring with all the… Read More »Managing Holiday Stress
Memory screenings are a significant first step toward finding out if you may have a memory problem. Memory problems could be caused by Alzheimer’s disease or other medical conditions. Memory screenings make sense for anyone concerned about memory loss or experiencing warning signs of dementia;… Read More »The Importance of Memory Screenings