ABC news & events

Staff Training: Diabetes and Foot Care
Presented by: Jeannette Sheehan, MSRNc, FNP
For patients with Diabetes, proper foot care is extremely important. Failure to care for the feet can lead to serious health issues and even amputation. Learn more>>>

Staff Training: Alzheimer’s
Presented by: Debra Katt-Lloyd of the Alzheimer’s Association
ABC Home Care staff reviewed the signs and behavior of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Debra shared her wealth of knowledge about Alzheimer’s and its effects on the brain. Learn more about the Seven Stages of Alzheimer’s>>>

Staff Training: Assisting Seniors with Vision Loss
Presented by: Andrea Schein, JD, Certified Rehab Counselor with Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Clients learned how to assist vision-impaired clients. Andrea addressed the major causes of vision loss and misconceptions about blindness. She brought aids and appliances for the blind, and staff tried them out. Andrea also talked about benefits and services available to the blind.

Staff Training: Nutritional Needs of Aging Population
Presented by: Peg Mikkola, Dietician with Minuteman Senior Services
Peg taught staff about the nutritional needs of the brain and what’s needed as we age to stay healthy and to keep active. She addressed special dietary needs and talked muscle strength, fats good and bad, and how to make food taste good without salt.

Staff Training: Patient Abuse, Neglect, Mistreatment and Misappropriation
Presented by: Jeannette Sheehan, MSRNc, FNP
This very serious topic, an issue of growing concern in healthcare, was mandatory for all staff. They learned how to protect clients, and how to report an incident.

Staff Training: Are You a Lion or a Lamb (or a Golden Retriever?)
Presented by: Casey Cuthbert-Allman from Seasons Hospice in Newton
Casey helped staff learn to identify personality types by using zoo animals as models. Staff learned how people differ from each other, and how best to get along when you are a “lamb” and your client is a “lion.” Not surprisingly, ABC staff were predominately Golden Retrievers, described as sensitive, tender-hearted, loyal, and faithful, and wearing signs that say “I won’t hurt you.” We agree with that description of our ABC staff.

Senior Service Gala
ABC Home Care was a Blue Ribbon sponsor of Minuteman Senior Services’ gala fundraiser, “Country Legends Tribute” at the Regent Theatre in Arlington on October 19. ABC Home Care staff put on their cowgirl hats to support Minuteman’s elder services to 16 communities north and west of Boston.