Category Archives: Home Health Care

Hearing health care at home


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Home is a place where most people spend their time with their families and friends. It is a place where you can find joy and comfort as well as to stay away from irritating noise outside. But there are times when you can’t help certain noises to occur inside your home. It is important to always maintain a proper hearing health care no matter where you are or where you go. Whether you are in the grocery store, home, restaurants and special events don’t forget to keep proper measures to avoid any hearing form of hearing disorder from occurring. Keep in mind that our ears (which is the mechanical part of our body) is very sensitive to loud and aggressive noises.

Hearing health care to keep in mind every time you are at home:  Read more...

Health Care Staffing Agencies


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Health care staffing agencies can be of great help to both professionals and organizations. With the help of such agencies graduates in medical assisting program can look forward to temporary, permanent, long-term and short-term and long-term positions in public or private organizations. These organizations include, home healthcare agencies, nursing homes, hospices, health care centers etc. In the same way, organizations can get important positions filled by availing the services of health care staffing agencies. And such assistance can be sought by both domestic and international candidates and organizations. Thus health care staffing agencies benefit all the major players in the health care industry.  Read more...

Background Checks for Health Care Workers Would Protect Patients


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People who are sick and worried trust their health care providers to help them and to do no harm. However, a recent investigation by the Indianapolis Star revealed that perhaps patients’ faith should not be blind. The investigation found licensed nurses who had previous criminal convictions that they failed to report to the licensing board, including a conviction for felony drunk driving and another for intimidation for waving a loaded gun at a driver.

Currently hospitals and nursing homes perform background checks on their unlicensed staff, but rely on licensed health care professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and dentists to voluntarily report any convictions when they apply for licenses.

Fortunately, someone is looking out for patients. A recently proposed bill by Indiana State Senator Patricia Miller, a registered nurse herself, would require federal background checks for health care workers when they apply for their licenses. It would further require prosecutors to notify the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) if a license holder were convicted of a crime.  Read more...

Universal Health Care for all


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Before starting my article I will like to say a few words about health.

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
“He, who has health, has hope. And he, who has hope, has everything.”
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

A Response to Pro Health Care Folks Who Think I’m Stupid
I gave a rather long-winded response to someone who challenged my opinion on health care by insinuating that I was an ignorant troglodyte basically.   Here’s my answer:  Read more...