We at Companion Care have recently launched our ongoing quarterly series of newsletters. In each newsletter, we will provide information on our holistic care, beneficial articles, first-hand accounts of experiences written by care companions, recipes, and featured advertisements for services which relate to Companion Care.
We highly suggest anyone who is interested to click and read : Companion Care Newsletter Quarterly [Volume 1, Issue 1]
Thanks and take care!
Companion Care, LLC
3620 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Ste.111
Albuquerque, NM
87111
505-293-5858
www.CompanionCareNM.com
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Companion Care, LLC- “Enriching Life’s Journey.”
3620 Wyoming Blvd., NE, Ste. 111
Albuquerque, NM
87111
(505) 293-5858
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Outside my window, a new day I see.
And only I can determine what kind of day it will be.
It can be busy and sunny, laughing and gay.
My own state of mind is the determining key.
For I am only the person I let myself be.
I can be thoughtful and do all I can to help,
Or be selfish and think just of myself.
I can enjoy what I do and make it seem fun.
Or gripe and complain and make it hard on someone.
I can be patient with those who may not understand
Or belittle and hurt them as much as I can.
But, I have faith in myself and believe what I say,
And I personally intend to make the best of each day.
Companion Care, LLC
“Partners Enriching Life’s Journey”
3620 Wyoming Blvd., NE, Ste.111
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505)293-5858
www.CompanionCareNM.com
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Since the beginning, when Janet Schuh started Companion Care side-by-side with her daughter, Paula Schuh, we have strived to provide a consistently professional and holistic alternative to traditional assisted living facilities and the like. We train our care companions to see each of our clients as a whole; to take great care of their integrity and support their independence. All the while, our clients are rightly afforded the great privilege of remaining in their home, surrounded by the identifiable familiar. We supplement our care companions with enriched trainings on all levels of professional holistic practices and methods of care. Care companions from Companion Care are bonded, insured and are respectably included as indispensable team members. We highly appreciate our clients and employees because we know through experience that genuinely caring about someone and supporting them transcends all limits of adversity.
Companion Care offers an initial consultation free of charge and personalized client-to-care companion pairing. In addition to the care companion, a care consultant is assigned to each case; further guaranteeing and overseeing the client’s security. Companion Care is privately held and operated to this day; serving the greater Albuquerque area to the East Mountains. Call today to talk with someone who cares today!
Companion Care, LLC
(505)293-5858
3620 Wyoming Blvd., NE, Ste.111
Albuquerque, NM
87111
www.CompanionCareNM.com
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-a quote from Marcus Annaeus Seneca
Throughout your life, there have been and will continue to be inevitable factors which you simply cannot control or change. For example; the fact that a loud booming noise will wake you up at 2am, or that the weather will change and suddenly start to rain on your Sunday picnic. While you cannot stop these events from occuring, you always hold the power to alter your attitude toward them. You cannot fix the past, you cannot tell the future. The beauty of life lies in the moment. Life is constantly unpredictable, and change is necessary to grow.
Speaking of life’s fickle nature; your own health depends so largely on your attitude towards it. What are you putting into your body? How is it affecting you as a whole? What could you do differently to improve your health and turn it around for the better? You are worth it, and these simply tips can really make a difference:
1.) Did you know that vitamin rich foods such as carrots (containing vitamin A) and spinach(containing lutein and zeaxanthin) offer rich anti-oxidants which help to protect you against the protein break down and oxidative damage that leads to the development of cataracts?
2.) Doing things in which you can apply your strengths gives you a sense of meaning and purpose. The process of finding these strengths and learning how to harness them for your own happiness can be a most rewarding experience for your mental well being. To take an assesment in order to get you on the right track, visit: www.authentichappiness.org
3.) We are not our memories, nor our past, and identifying with them as if they were who we are only creates tension. This kind of negative attachment to the past will drain our sense of liveliness and ultimately impede our health. Live for today!
References for this post taken from Well Being Journal, Vol. 19, No.5
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505.293.5858
Companion Care, LLC
3620 Wyoming Blvd., NE, Ste.111
Albuquerque, NM
87111
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When you set out to find a company to enrich the life of yourself or someone close to you, the process can become overwhelming and even daunting to say the least. There are multitudes of options out there; both medical and non-medical, with choices between privately owned businesses to corporate chains. Medically based homecare is available for those in need of in home healthcare. Whereas here at Companion Care we offer a holisitic and intuitive approach to non-medical, at-home care.
We can assure you that you will be in capable, compassionate hands with any of our trained, bonded and insured care partners/companions. While we do not work hand-in-hand financially with Medicaid or Medicare, we can work cohesively with their services to help in facilitating optimal care for our clients. An advantage to our company being a private, family owned business is that we have taken the time to create a close, cooperative, well informed unit with our clients, care-partners, consultants, our office manager, and owner. We love what we do!
Please call us today!
505.293.5858
www.CompanionCareNM.com
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Are Companion Care caregivers bonded and insured?
Yes, caregivers are bonded and insurance is covered by Liability Insurance, Workmen’s Compensation Insurance, and Unemployment Insurance.
2. How are caregivers supervised?
Each caregiver is trained and supervised by the care consultant who oversees the service plan for the client. The client has the opportunity to interview the caregiver prior to assignment.
3. What happens if a caregiver does not show up for a job?
A caregiver no-show has not happened in recent years. Companion Care aims to hire caregivers who take their position seriously. In case of an emergency, a care consultant or office employee will respond.
4. What do you mean by “holistic” home care? (Click below for our holistic care information page)
http://companioncarenm.com/holistic-care
5. What professional organizations does Companion Care belong to?
Companion Care is a member of the National Private Duty Association, Women Entrepreneurs, New Mexico Home and Hospice Care, National Aromatherapy Association, Albuquerque Better Business Bureau, and Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance.
6. Are caregivers employees or independent contractors?
All caregivers at Companion Care are employees. Companion Care pays not only taxes and insurances, but also provides an IRA benefit to caregivers.
7. Do you care for persons with dementia?
Yes, we do trainings with our caregivers on how to partner with persons with dementia.
8. Who pays for your services?
Most services are paid privately. Other compensations may come from Long Term Care Insurance, Workmen’s Compensation and/or Veteran’s Benefit.
9. Is Companion Care a Franchise Organization?
No, Companion Care is a locally owned mother/daughter business.
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Interesting Facts about Caregiving
Today we have 605 million people over the age of 60. By 2050 that will have increased to 2 billion. By 2030 New Mexico will be one out of ten states that will have more people
over 60 than under 18.
Projected increases: 65 – 69 128%
70 – 74 155 %
75 – 79 160%
80 – 84 196%
Over 85 224%
Family Caregivers
Currently 85% of caregiving is done by a family member. Thirty eight percent of these caregivers are over 55 years of age. Fifty percent are employed outside the home. Thirty five percent have children at home.
Risks for caregivers
Increased health problems
Depression
Increased risk of premature death for spouse caregivers
Twice as likely to be living in poverty
Formal caregivers (Respite services like those Companion Care provides enable family caregivers to continue their role longer and delay institutionalization.)
There are approximately 1.85 million people employed as caregivers and by 2010 it is estimated that 800,000 home care aides and nursing assistants will be needed.
Latest trends
Growing shift from institutional to in-home and community care.
Movement of decision making from the professional to the recipient
Labor needs will be dependent on immigrants and people over 55. (There
has been an increase of 42% of women between 65 & 70 and 32% of women over 70 in the workforce in the last 10 years.)
New technologies will facilitate in-home medical care
Need for creative approaches to Medicare and Social Security
Successful aging
- Do not smoke
- Get adequate rest
- Eat a balanced diet and stay hydrated
- Use preventative medicine regularly
- Practice stress management
- Get regular physical activity
- Exercise your mind
- Stay socially connected
- Flexibility in mind and body
- Discover the benefits of aging
- Cultivate enjoyable habits that happen to be healthy.
- Identify the opportunities in everyday life that are pleasurable
- Focus on possible contributions to the community
- Eradicate boredom
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[From left to right: Paula Schuh and Janet Schuh]
Janet Schuh is an owner of Companion Care, a non-medical homecare agency. She is a 75-year old senior who has survived polio, after being told she would never walk again. She survived cancer, after being told her life may be short (25 years ago). Moreover, she has been a great inspiration to the people she works with. She has a clear understanding of the aging process, especially that of aging with a disability. Janet recently earned her MA in Gerontology from Webster University and has an MLS in Library Science and an MA in Philosophy. Her goal is to make a difference in the lives of others, especially those who are living with a handicap and need support.
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505.293.5858
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