The Derby City Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Network- Serving Kentuckiana.
Message From the President
Dear Members & Friends-
This month’s meeting will be held at Frazier Rehab Institute at the address below. We will hopefully have a speaker, but if not, videos will be shown, and refreshments provided.
February’s meeting is at Frazier Rehab Institute, 220 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, 10th floor dining room, at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments provided. -David Allgood
- David Allgood
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From New Mobility.com –ed TEN TIPS FOR KEEPING A
HAPPY PCA
Note from New Mobility editor: In writing this article, Roxanne Furlong interviewed Al DeGraff—author of Caregivers and Personal Assistants—who has employed hundreds of personal care assistants over the past 40 years. What follows is a hybrid mix of DeGraff’s ideas and principles and Furlong’s own advice from her personal experience with a PCA.
Of all US full-time workers, personal care assistants have the highest rate of Depression, according to a recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Consider yourself lucky if you have a PCA who not only gives you the care you need and want, but who also is positive and cheerful.
Once we find a PCA who fits our needs and personalities, we can be proactive in keeping them satisfied and happy—and when they’re happy, we’re happy.
The top 10 tips on how to hire, manage and keep happy PCAs in order from 10-1 are:;
Money Does More Than Talk. You know the importance of a paycheck, so pay your PCA on a timely basis. If you’ve done the hiring, establish a weekly, bimonthly, or monthly pay schedule. If you’ve used a hiring service, ask them to send you the checks so you can hand your employee their pay. Doing this gives you the upper hand and a strong image of being in charge.
