Caregiver Careers
Healthy Ways to Manage Emotional Empathy for Caregivers
Balancing emotional empathy for caregivers can lead to healthier, more compassionate care for the person you love.
Empathy is, naturally, a crucial characteristic of effective caregiving. The ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes helps you to better meet their needs. However, there is a particular form of empathy you need to understand in order to guard your own health and wellness: emotional empathy for caregivers.
Emotional empathy takes caring to another level. Instead of simply understanding how another person is feeling, emotional empathy includes actually experiencing their feelings. For instance, if you’re someone who is highly emotionally empathetic, sitting beside a person who is crying will bring tears to your own eyes. If they’re in pain, you’ll also experience distress. You’re the type of person who will spring into action when someone has an immediate need.
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Celebrating our Veterans
On Monday, November 11, we stand together to provide sincere honor and appreciation to the courageous men and women you have given so much for our safety and freedom. We thank you for your courage, dedication, and hard work. And to the families of our Veterans, we thank you for all of your support, resilience, and sacrifice. It is our honor to be able to provide exceptional service and support to the Veterans and their families in our community.
Sincerely,
~The HIRED HANDS HOMECARE Team
Marin Senior Fair
Join us for the 36th Annual Marin Senior Fair
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Marin Center Exhibit Hall
Wow, it has been quite an honor to have participated in THIRTY of the Thirty Six Senior Fairs! We’re not too sure if anyone can say that?!?
This year’s theme is Flower Power, Where Peace and Wisdom Flourish.
The Fair will have 140 Exhibit Booths presenting valuable information and resources for seniors and those caring for seniors. The Fair will feature Food, Live Music and Dancing, along with costumes and booth decorations. As always, you can enjoy beautiful quilts, have your photo taken, and pick up some free books.
Attendance and parking are free. Free transportation to and from downtown San Rafael.
Enter our free raffle to win prizes. More information can be found at https://2024.marinseniorfair.org/
Come visit us at Booth 200 – We’ll see you at the Fair!
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Terra Brings a Heart Full of Gold!
The Hired Hands Homecare team recently had the honor of celebrating Terra as our most recent Caregiver of the Month. Terra is not only an amazing Caregiver, but an amazing person as well, and we are so fortunate to have her on our team. She is kind, professional and has a very gentle approach when working with our clients. Terra has a strong background with disabled adults and does amazing with our dementia clients as well. Terra is always willing to help, is a very good communicator and very reliable. All of her clients think very highly of her and always express gratitude for sending Terra to help them. She brings her heart of gold to every client and gives heartfelt care to every client she comes into contact with.
Terra, what do you have to say for yourself??? “I would like to thank … Read More »
We Love Mere so Very!
The Hired Hands Homecare team is very excited to celebrate Ms. Mere V. as our most recent Caregiver of the Month!
We have had the pleasure of working with Mere for a little over a year now. She is a highly skilled Caregiver and is actively working as a member of both our Hospice and Demetia specialty teams. Mere provides extremely compassionate care for our clients and is always reliable- both of which make her an excellent Caregiver. She is professional, always willing to help, and is a great reporter- assuring that the entire care team is updated about her clients after each shift. All of us here at Hired Hands appreciate Mere and her dedication to providing great care for our clients and the families we assist.
What do you have to say for yourself Mere?
“It is a privilege and honor for me to … Read More »
We Think Andi is Dandy!
Please join us in congratulating Andi as our most recent Caregiver of the Month!
We recently had some fun with Andi, and surprised her on shift to present her with her award. Andi is super dependable, flexible, and always eager to help in any way she can… even if that means going across counties to help our Hired Hands Clients! She has grown into a wonderful caregiver and is always looking for opportunities to enhance her skill set. We are grateful for Andi’s hard work and strong communication skills. She always gives the office the best reports!
Hey Andi… what do you have to say?
“I love working for Hired Hands because it gives me a chance to do one of the things that gives me a sense of fulfillment, from helping people. It has also allowed me an opportunity to cross paths with … Read More »
Tsengel… You’re Number One!
HIRED HANDS is proud to honor Tsengel as our most recent Caregiver of the Month! She became part of our Hired Hands team back in October of 2017, and has been enriching our Clients’ lives ever since. Tsengel wholeheartedly represents our standards of “Exceptional People. Extraordinary Care.” with her positivity, commitment to our clients she serves, and doing all she can to support our team. We can’t say enough about Tsengel, and neither can the Clients and families that she works with!
“Can I keep her forever?”
“The connection she has made is extraordinary.”
“So much trust.”
“Just like a member of our family.”
Upon receiving this award, Tsengel replied “I am so happy to work at Hired Hands in Marin! I always feel so supported by my team here.”
Tsengel, your commitment and dedication is evident in all you do for us and the Clients … Read More »
Sera B… We think you’re a Sweet-Pea!
The HIRED HANDS HOMECARE team is proud to congratulate Sera B, as our most recent Caregiver of the Month! We actually recently lured her into the office to drop off an air mattress, so we could surprise her with our Caregiver of the Month award. Sera was speechless and honored to be recognized for going above and beyond. Sera is a regular on our Live-in Team, and has really raised the bar for super high quality care. Sera is highly skilled, dependable, flexible, and willing to help in any way she can, most recently even helping out with a client down in Fairfax in Marin! Even though Sera has only been with Hired Hands since March, we have received MANY compliments commending Sera for her great work- including a handwritten letter and a nice mention in a clients’ obituary. The Hired Hands team couldn’t … Read More »
What It’s All About!
The team at Hired Hands Homecare is thrilled to honor Charles as our latest Caregiver of the month!
Charles has been an outstanding caregiver since he started with us back in 2020 and we are so grateful that he is part of the Hired Hands Team in Napa! Every client that Charles has cared for has nothing but positive feelings towards Charles and the care he provides comes straight from the heart!
Charles enjoys helping others and whenever we share positive feedback from his clients regarding the care he provides, he always says “This is why I do this. To be able to touch people’s lives and make a difference is what it is all about.”
Charles always creates professional and positive connections with his clients. Recently, Charles helped a client come out of a state of depression and has really helped to … Read More »
Emeli and Ana are the Dream Team!
Please join us in congratulating Emeli as our Caregiver of the Month for May and Ana as our Caregiver of the month for June!
Emeli and Ana are currently our Live-In team for our client Darlene. We recently got a chance to surprise them together as they were doing a shift change, and Darlene was so pleased to share in the celebration of her “Dream Team” as she refers to them. Believe us… Emeli and Ana are truly just that- a DREAM TEAM!
Emeli and Ana have both REALLY raised the bar with the care they provide 24/7. When we started providing assistance to Darlene, she had rather severe ambulation challenges, and was unsure if she would be able to walk again. As of a month ago, Darlene has made amazing progress and is now able to walk around the house with … Read More »
