Tag: Jeff Salter

Connecting With Caregivers: Understanding Direct Care Workers & Their Needs

Thursday, January 26, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT REGISTER The shortage of direct care workers is a national crisis—and recruiting and retaining them is a priority for the industry. By 2040, the caregiving workforce needs to increase by 8.2 million jobs to meet projected demand. You can better recruit, train and retain caregivers…

Connecting With Caregivers: Understanding Direct Care Workers & Their Needs

  • Thursday, January 26, 2022
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
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The shortage of direct care workers is a national crisis—and recruiting and retaining them is a priority for the industry. By 2040, the caregiving workforce needs to increase by 8.2 million jobs to meet projected demand. You can better recruit, train and retain caregivers if you can anticipate their needs. Join us for this RoundTable to learn more from experts in the field and get your questions answered.

Speakers:

  • William Dombi, President, National Association for Homecare & Hospice
  • Brandi Kurtyka, CEO, Missioncare Collective
  • Jeff Salter, CEO, Caring Senior Service
  • Hannah Wolfson, Editor, HomeCare Media

Salter Close to End of Journey Across the US to #closethegap on Senior Care

(GO HERE to see where Jeff is right now.}

On April 1st of this year Jeff Salter, CEO of Caring Senior Service, long-time member of NAHC, and valued member of the Private Duty Home Care Advisory Council, set out on a 9000-mile journey across the United States on an electric bike. Jeff’s odyssey over hills, mountains, through deserts, and inclement weather is in celebration of 30 years of serving seniors, and to visit his 45 Caring locations, but also to raise needed awareness of senior care needs in America, breathing life in the Close the Gap Movement.

As we wrote previously in NAHC Report, Jeff’s choice of an electric bike is more than transportation; it is a symbol of assistance, which allows us all achieve things that we didn’t think were possible. For example, seniors can live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives, but they might need a little assistance at times. Home care can be that assistance to seniors to empower them to remain independent, just like the electric bike is the assistance Jeff needs to enable his journey.

At each stop along his 9,000-mile journey, Jeff has been meeting with city leaders, senior citizen activists, business members, and caregivers to bring attention and engagement to senior care.

Through Jeff’s tour, he has worked tirelessly to:

  • Inspire a younger generation to bring new technologies to seniors that can help them age in place,
  • Motivate more people to choose caregiving careers, and
  • Prompt entrepreneurs to start companies dedicated to serving seniors.

His journey has been filled with beautiful memories, photo opportunities, and new friends found along the way. He and those that have joined him along the way have experienced wonderful weather, but also a number of challenges including multiple flat tires and detours.

As of July 8, 2021, Jeff has successfully crossed through 29 states and biked close to 7500 miles. He is currently battling extreme heat in the western part of the United States as he makes his way across Arizona and back into Texas. On August 12th, Caring Senior Service will commemorate his ride with an anniversary celebration and silent auction to continue to help Close the Gap and raise needed funding for grab bars so more seniors can continue to live safely in the comfort of their own homes.

So far, Jeff and his organization has raised close to $30,000 of their initial $100,000 goal. Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury among seniors, but as described by Caring Senior Service, the simple and cost-effective installation of grab bars in a senior’s home can greatly reduce the fall risk.

On behalf of everyone at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, we thank Jeff for his commitment to raising awareness about the importance of senior safety and home care. Help to cheer him on as he works to #closethegap.

You can follow him on Instagram at @jeffrey.salter.50 or find him on Facebook to follow the remainder of his adventure across the U.S. in support of senior services

#CloseTheGap

Jeff Salter Bikes Across America to Close the Gap

One of the most respected leaders in the home care community, Jeff Salter is the CEO of Caring Senior Service and a member of the Private Duty Home Care Advisory Council and the Advocacy Council at NAHC.

To celebrate 30 years of serving seniors, Jeff is touring the country on an electric bike to visit all 45 Caring locations and to raise awareness of senior care needs in America.  

This tour, starting on April 1st, 2021, kicks off the 30th anniversary and the Close the Gap in Senior Care movement. The movement’s name is significant, because in cycling, closing the gap between riders is crucial for top performance. Drafting off each other, cyclists get farther and faster as a team. Likewise, when caregivers, community leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs work together, we can Close the Gap in meeting the needs of America’s seniors. And what better way to kick off the movement than with a bike ride.  

(GO HERE to see where Jeff is right now.}

Jeff’s electric bike is more than transportation; it is a symbol of assistance, which allows us all achieve things that we didn’t think were possible. For example, seniors can live happy, healthy, and fulfilled lives but they might need a little assistance at times. Caring Senior Service can be that assistance to seniors to empower them to remain independent just like the electric bike is the assistance Jeff needs to enable his journey. 

At each stop along his 9,000-mile journey, Jeff will meet with city leaders, senior citizen activists, business members, and caregivers to bring attention and engagement to senior care.  

Through Jeff’s upcoming bike tour, he hopes to: 

  • Inspire a younger generation to bring new technologies to seniors that can help them age in place 
  • Motivate more people to choose caregiving careers 
  • Prompt entrepreneurs to start companies dedicated to serving seniors.  

By the time Jeff circles back to San Antonio, he will have traveled across the US twice and visited 25 different states. You can follow his inspiring bike journey each step of the way! 

If you have a chance to tune in live or send a message of support via social media, I am sure he would greatly appreciate it.

In the meantime, watch this video of Jeff’s inspiring ride across the country:

Private Duty Podcast with Jeff Salter of Caring Senior Service

We encourage you to tune in to this fascinating podcast interview of Jeff Salter, CEO of Caring Senior Service. The interview focuses on non-clinical care of the kind provided by Caring Senior Services and it all just went live Tuesday, February 2.

Jeff tells Stan Massey of Transcend that a lot of education is needed to help the general public know a different kind of support is available – and help the healthcare system advocate for nonclinical support. 

“Ever since I started our company in 1991, I’ve been really challenged with defining what home care is and helping people understand that there’s this whole different segment that is the non-skilled services or the custodial activities of daily living,” Jeff said. “Things we all take for granted that we just do day in and day out – simple meal preparation can become a challenge, keeping yourself clean, getting a shower, brushing your teeth even can become difficult as you age. And those are all home care things that a caregiver would help provide for an individual who requires that type of assistance.” 

The interview gets into some important details about custodial home care that most people, including referrers, rarely if ever think about.

During this conversation, Jeff, points out three areas where change is necessary to increase the role of nonclinical home care – and what this valuable service can offer in return. 

Also, check out this article with more information on what Jeff is talking about. 

 You can follow the link to listen to the podcast or use whatever podcast service you prefer. The podcast will be available on iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and TuneIn + Alexa.

One more thing: Look out for an interview with NAHC President Bill Dombi in an upcoming episode of the Transcending Home Care podcast.  

Important Home Care Podcast with Jeff Salter of Caring Senior Service

We encourage you to tune in to this fascinating podcast interview of Jeff Salter, CEO of Caring Senior Service. The interview focuses on non-clinical care of the kind provided by Caring Senior Services and it all just went live Tuesday, February 2. Jeff tells Stan Massey of Transcend that a lot of education is needed to…

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