Are you (or someone you know) looking for employment? Home care offers a wide variety of employment opportunities and benefits to those who work in the field. But what does it take to work in this area of health care? And is it the right employment option for you? Short answer: yes.
Read MoreHome care is a great option for care for many reasons. People are able to stay in their homes alone or with their loved ones and live independently as long as possible. With home care they are able to customize their schedules and care to perfectly fit their needs. This ranges drastically from client to client whereas one client may receive one 2hr shift a month and another may have 24/7 ‘round the clock care. Being able to provide this type of support is endlessly rewarding, but as you may imagine, it takes multiple factors coming together to manage and support each and every particular schedule.
Read MoreAs you may have read in our previous blogs, we were awarded 3 awards in 2021 by Home Care Pulse, the nation’s leading home care satisfaction survey vendor. One of those awards included employer of choice. Caregivers are surveyed on their employee experience and are given the option to stay anonymous at the end of the survey. Here are a few things that our employees had to say.
Read MoreOctober is Physical Therapy Month, which highlights the work physical therapists do to improve lives across the world! As a home care agency that cares primarily for elderly and adults who have a range of disabilities, we have had many opportunities to work with physical therapists to care for our clients while they work with PT to get strength back after an injury, surgery, etc.
Read MoreFalls Prevention Awareness Week, held September 20-24, 2021, is an opportunity to raise awareness about how to prevent falls among older adults. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of four older Americans fall each year, and a single fall doubles the chance of falling again.
Read MoreWhen people think of health care they think of nurses and doctors but there is a whole team of front-line staff that provide the very much needed hands-on care. In 2020 we created an award called the Care Champion Award and selected two winners. Now, it’s time to find our two 2021 recipients.
Read MoreNumbers for Alzheimer’s and dementia are at an all-time high and show no signs of wavering in the future. If you have someone living in your home that has either disease, you may have noticed that actions and behaviors caused by memory loss go further beyond what’s initially expected. Luckily, there are a few things that can be done to minimize these challenges.
Read MoreKore Cares currently offers home care services in Renner, South Dakota and is growing our caregiving team in this area. If you are someone, or if you know someone with a passion for caring for others, let them know Kore Cares is hiring in Renner, South Dakota. Enjoy working in health care without the added travel!
Read MoreKore Cares provides home care services in Sioux Falls and a 30-mile radius. We are a full-service home care agency meaning we can do much more than just provide care in the home setting. In addition to assistance with activities of daily living such as personal cares, housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation and companionship, we also offer nursing services, emergency response systems/medical alert systems and care management.
Read MoreThere is no shortage of options when it comes to senior care, but which is best?
Read MoreIn home care helps to care for adults who need assistance to remain in their homes. This is usually the elderly population or those who have a disability. Because this group of people were the most at-risk for contracting the coronavirus, many family members weren’t able to be there to provide the support they were doing pre-COVID. This made caregivers even more vital than they were before as they were now taking on more roles in clients lives than ever before.
Read MoreKore Cares has been happy to serve Sioux Falls and the surrounding 30-mile radius for the past five years. Over time, we have been able to help a number of clients in these towns and have started searching for health care workers living in these areas to care for them locally. If you are someone, or if you know someone with a passion for caring for others, let them know Kore Cares is hiring in Garretson, South Dakota. Find a rewarding career in providing specialized one-on-one care and helping those you serve to remain in their homes. Enjoy working in health care without the added travel to bigger cities nearby!
Read MoreBack in January, we wrote a blog detailing our experience with the first COVID vaccination. (For more in-depth details on the process, you can read here.) Due to recent updates more of the population will now be able to receive their COVID vaccinations, so we thought we should share our experience with the second dose of the Pfizer vaccination and what we’ve experienced since.
Read MoreKore Cares currently offers home care services in Lennox, South Dakota and is growing our caregiving team in this area. If you are someone, or if you know someone with a passion for caring for others, let them know Kore Cares is hiring in Lennox, South Dakota. Enjoy working in health care without the added travel!
Read MoreTonya is our newest member in the Kore Cares office! She has an extensive background in health care, read on to learn more about the experiences that led her to Kore Cares!
Read MoreIf you’ve visited the office, called, been hired for a position, or become a client of ours there’s a good chance you’ve met most, if not all of the four people in the office at Kore Cares. Here’s a little more information on the management team, what we all do, and what sets it apart from the rest.
Read MoreKore Cares was awarded with Home Care Provider of Choice for 2020 and 2021 from Home Care Pulse the nation’s leading home care satisfaction survey vendor. Read on to see exactly what that means!
Read MorePlanning home care ahead of time is a simple and lenient process that can end up saving endless time, stress, and restlessness down the road. Let me tell you a story about Bob and Mary and their daughter Susie. One day we received a phone call from Mary. The conversation went something like this.
Read MoreHome care is a place where caregivers get to utilize their gifts and talents to help individuals who want to remain in their own home but can’t without a little assistance. A home care caregiver has the opportunity to get to know those they serve and make a meaningful impact in their life.
Read MoreWhen you choose an “Employer of Choice,” you can have confidence that Kore Cares truly cares about their employees. Best of Home Care award-winning providers appreciate their caregivers’ feedback and are dedicated to providing the highest level of quality, professionalism and expertise in home care.
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