Caregivers


Its that Most Magical Time of Year…!

Happy Holidays
from the Hired Hands Homecare family!



Happy Thanksgiving from Hired Hands Homecare

Posted on November 23rd, by Mark Winter in Caregivers, Holiday Care, OUR Caregivers. No Comments

Greetings!

As we step into the Thanksgiving holiday, we would like to send a sincere and heart felt THANK YOU to the amazing employees of Hired Hands Homecare.  It is a true honor to work alongside so many incredible individuals.  Together, our compassion and dedication make such an important difference in the lives of so many people, on a daily basis.
We sincerely wish you and yours a healthy and wonderful Thanksgiving!

With great Thanks!
The Hired Hands Homecare Team



Juliet is Such a Pleasure to Work With!

Posted on October 27th, by Mark Winter in Homecare, OUR Caregivers, Sonoma Elder Care. No Comments

Hired Hands Homecare is excited to celebrate and honor Juliet K. as our most recent Caregiver of the Month!

Juliet is a student working towards her Nursing degree while also working full time for Hired Hands. Hard worker is an understatement!  She is a beam of happiness wherever she goes. Juliet shows up for work with a smile on her face and accepts any challenge given to her with grace.  We were excited that her friend Monica referred her to work with us.  She is going on her 6th month with us and although she is a newer addition to our team…  if feels like she has worked with us for years.

Hey Juliet… what do you have to say?  “Hired hands is more than just a job to me because they are family oriented in that both clients’ and caregivers’ needs … Read More »



WHAT AN HONOR!

Posted on October 14th, by Mark Winter in Benefits of Home Care, Home Care Staff, OUR Caregivers. No Comments

HIRED HANDS HOMECARE Receives
2022 Best of Home Care® – Leader in Experience Award

Hired Hands Homecare is extremely proud to announce winning the distinguished 2022 Best of Home Care –Leader in Experience Award from Home Care Pulse, the leading national firm in Quality Assurance and Experience Management for the home care industry. The Leader in Experience Award is the highest recognition awarded by Home Care Pulse and is given to select home care businesses that consistently rank among the very highest in 10 or more quality metrics.

This accomplishment demonstrates our long-term dedication to excellent care and quality improvement. Over a 12-month period, Hired Hands received the highest client and caregiver satisfaction ratings in areas such as caregiver training, compassion of caregivers, communication, scheduling, client/caregiver compatibility, and more. Using feedback from clients and employees, as well as quality benchmarks from Home Care … Read More »



Showing the Love to Loata!

Posted on September 23rd, by Mark Winter in Caregiver Careers, OUR Caregivers, Sonoma Elder Care. No Comments

Hired Hands Homecare is proud to celebrate Loata as our most recent Caregiver of the Month!  We have had the honor of working with her since January of 2020, and this is actually the SECOND time she has received this important award.

Loata is extremely committed to senior care, and is an important member of our Live-in Team, providing compassionate care on a 24 hour basis.  Our client often note that she is soft spoken, extremely gentle and caring.   Our Management Team finds her consistently reliable, dependable, and always willing to assist in a pinch.   Even on some of our most challenging cases… Loata is steady, confident, and solid as a rock!

Her most recent client Helen adores her so much that she often writes us hand written Thank You notes showing her appreciation that Loata has come into her life.   She … Read More »



Happy Labor Day

Posted on September 2nd, by Mark Winter in Benefits of Home Care, Caregiver Careers, Home Care Staff, OUR Caregivers. No Comments

It takes… AND WE HAVE… an Amazing Village!

As we head into the Labor Day weekend, we would like to humbly and sincerely salute and celebrate ALL the employees of Hired Hands Homecare.  We are absolutely amazed at the dedication and compassion that is shown to the clients and families that we serve on a DAILY basis.  Your generosity, professionalism, and smile make a huge impact every single day.  And it is SO very appreciated on so many levels!  When people are in the toughest times of their lives… we make magic happen.  It is truly a gift and an honor to work alongside so many amazing people.  

Please know that you make the world a better place…
and bring great comfort to folks that really need it!

With sincere gratitude,
Lynn, Mark & The HIRED … Read More »



We’d Marry Mereseini!

Posted on August 16th, by Mark Winter in Caregiver Careers, Home Care Staff, OUR Caregivers. No Comments

Today, we are honored to present Mereseini N with our Caregiver of the Month award!  Since Mereseini joined the Hired Hands Homecare team, she has quickly become one of our best Caregivers.  Every day, she brings her positive energy to brighten her Clients’ day.  Her passion of helping others really shows, as she is a great team player, and goes above and beyond regularly without hesitation.  On top of that, everyone knows we can rely on her whenever needed.

Mereseini, thank you so much for all you do!  We are truly lucky to have you on the Hired Hands Homecare team!



We Love Luisa!

Posted on June 24th, by Mark Winter in Caregiver Careers, OUR Caregivers. No Comments

Please join us in celebrating Luisa VP as our latest Caregiver of the Month!

Luisa joined the Hired Hands Homecare team in 2020 and has been such a hard worker every day since!  Luisa is always dependable and happy to jump in and help in any way she can. She has assisted several different clients remain comfortable in their homes and over the past year, has been assisting Jim 4 days per week.

We recently dropped in on her while she was on shift to present her with her Caregiver of the Month Award.  It was additionally exciting, as Jim and his family really wanted to join in on the fun, showing their appreciation for all Luisa does for them.  We were really happy that she felt so honored and appreciated!  Furthermore, Luisa enjoys working with us so much that she recently … Read More »



Alicia is the Apple of our Eye!

Posted on June 8th, by Mark Winter in Caregivers, OUR Caregivers. No Comments

The Team at Hired Hands Homecare would like to take a minute to salute and celebrate Alicia as our most recent Caregiver of the Month!

Alicia was actually introduced to Hired Hands by her sister Nancy, whom we’ve had the pleasure of working with for a very long time.  Nancy… we couldn’t thank you enough for referring her to work with us!

In a short time, Alicia has proven to be one of our absolute Stars!  She is highly skilled, responsible, kind, and has a very likeable personality, enjoyed by every client has the opportunity to work with her!   Others have complimented her saying that she is “quietly amazing, and an instant Client favorite!”  Alicia… we couldn’t be more proud to have you as an important member of the Hired Hands Homecare Team!

“I would like to thank everyone at Hired Hands for … Read More »



One Simple Way to Replace Caregiver Stress with Joy

Rediscover joy and watch caregiver stress melt away with this one simple tip.

Our facial expressions divulge so much to those around us, and when you’re feeling an unusual level of caregiver stress, well-meaning family members will certainly recognize it, possibly encouraging you to essentially, “Cheer up, buttercup!” In reality, of course, it takes a whole lot more than a couple of words to turn our mood around.

Nonetheless, recent research does support the concept of positive thinking as a method to minimize levels of depression and anxiety which might develop when we’re bombarded with stress – something critical for busy family caregivers to take to heart to decrease the possibility for burnout.

Judith Moskowitz, head psychologist in the research project who consequently established a program to combat the downward spiral of emotions so typical in individuals providing … Read More »






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