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Letter to Governor-Medicaid Reimbursement Lag Hurts Home Care Service Delivery in Missouri
Dear Governor Michael L. Parson: I am writing you about my concerns regarding the Medicaid reimbursement lag in the area of home care assistance and how it is affecting the availability of these services to Medicaid recipients. I am going to specifically address the traditional home care agency model, where a non-relative is providing care…
Thirteen (13) Ways Home Care Can Help Seniors Stay Safe at Home during the Pandemic
The news regarding the pandemic is forever changing. The infection rates, COVID-19 positive cases, and deaths associated with St. Louis nursing homes and senior communities in 2020 have drastically decreased as we move forward in 2021. Home was definitely the safest place for seniors to be in 2020, if it was at all possible for…
Twelve (12) On-line Sites to Sign Up for a COVID-19 Vaccine in St. Louis
Family Caregivers and Home Care Professionals-Get Your Vaccination! Twelve (12) On-line Sites to Sign Up for a COVID-19 Vaccine in St. Louis StaffLink has not required that their professional home care aides and staff get the COVID-19 vaccine. We are strongly encouraging all staff to get the vaccine. StaffLink believes that if our employees get…
Twenty-five (25) Self-Care Tips for Caregivers
Twenty-five (25) Self-Care Tips for Caregivers Today, February 19, 2021 is National Caregivers Day. Nearly 70 million families are providing care at some level to family members. Additionally, many more professional caregivers are assisting families in providing care-giving. StaffLink wishes to take a moment to acknowledge both the contributions of family caregivers and professional caregivers…
Eleven (11) Tips for Caregivers Driving in Cold and Inclement Weather
Baby, it is cold outside! Valentine’s week tips for professional home caregivers driving to & from work in cold and inclement weather! Eleven (11) Tips for Caregivers Driving in Cold and Inclement Weather – First, on this Valentine week, I want to express my gratitude to the professional home care caregivers and health care workers…
Six (6) Tips for Caregivers Regarding Shopping On-line or Remotely to Avoid Virus Exposure
Tips for Family & Professional Caregivers from St. Louis Home Care Owner, Gretchen Curry of StaffLink Six (6) Tips for Caregivers Regarding Shopping On-line or Remotely to Avoid Virus Exposure – As the new strains of the virus enter the United States and the virus positivity rate continues to explode across the country, state of…
A Thanksgiving Letter from StaffLink Owner, Gretchen Curry, MSPH
A Thanksgiving Letter from StaffLink Owner, Gretchen Curry, MSPH Dear StaffLink Friends, I attended an annual business retreat in mid-January 2020. At the conference I shared and fleshed out StaffLink’s 2020 business plan with other successful female entrepreneurs. I, nor any of the attendees had any foreboding of the challenges that would face us as…
Caregivers Get Your Seasonal Flu Shot As Soon As Possible
Tips from a St.Louis Home Care Agency Owner for Caregivers Caregivers Get Your Seasonal Flu Shot As Soon As Possible If you are a family or professional caregiver, plan to get your family’s seasonal flu shot as early as possible. Protect yourself, your household and those you provide care. As we enter the winter months…
Medical Equipment Donation Drive this Weekend and Free Medical Equipment Available
A Tip from A St. Louis Home Care Agency Owner for Caregivers Medical Equipment Donation Drive this Weekend and Free Medical Equipment Available A wonderful non-profit organization called St. Louis Help (www.stlhelp.org) is hosting a medical equipment donation drive this weekend. The drive is on Saturday, October 24th from 9 am to 2 pm. If…
Caregivers and Seniors-Vote Absentee and Early in the Fall
A Tip from St. Louis Home Care Owner for Caregivers and Seniors Caregivers and Seniors-Vote Absentee and Early in the Fall StaffLink, a leader in home care services for St. Louis, MO supports family and professional caregivers. Owner, Gretchen Curry, MSPH offers this tip for this October 2020 voting season. If you are a family…
