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Family Caregiver Meeting

DHSH announcement

The Caregivers' Bulletin Board

News, Opportunities, and Information for Care Providers

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Meetings every Thursday from 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 pm
at the Lutheran Church
18623 Vashon Hwy. SW
For more information contact Tory Hayes, 206.304.4544. victoriansmith@comcast.net

Looking for a Caregiver?
See our new
Find a Caregiver
page including the guide for
Caregivers on Vashon Directory

Hiring a Caregiver
plus Resources for Family Caregivers

Caregivers: Fill out the online form to be in the Directory

For Caregivers, Employers,
& Care Seekers!

The Business of Caregiving

Learn the basic business aspects of caregiving from IRS expert and business consultant:

Deborah Diamond

Learn More!

Online Health Care Aide (HCA) & Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Training

Cornerstone Healthcare Training is a licensed private vocational school that provides online caregiver training. It was founded by Robin Van Hyning, RN, MSN. She and her team have a passion for caregiving, and support caregivers in skill building and gaining certification.

Cornerstone has supported and trained over 30,000+ healthcare professionals in Washington State. Check out their free COVID-19 Caregiving Course:

https://cornerstonehealthcaretraining.com/

Browse our Caregiver Resource Directory links that offer both you and your caregiving clients useful information and support.

Our Community Resource Directory page
connects you to a wide variety of support and information from community organizations, county, and governmental resources.

VashonBePrepared is a coalition of disaster preparedness organizations on Vashon -Maury Island in Washington's Puget Sound region. Since the pandemic outbreak, Vashon Be Prepared has coordinated island efforts and manages an excellent and robust COVID resources webpage.
Get the latest Covid reports at: https://www.vashonbeprepared.org/COVID

Welcome New Home Care Aide
Certification Training Scholarship Recipients!

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From left to right: Nellie Carson-Rohe, Laura Weston, Holly Bailey, Evy Horton, Kathleen Timm, and Tess Mueller.

Vashon Care Network welcomes and congratulates these future Home Care Aides! With support from Vashon Senior Center, VCN recently awarded seven scholarships for the 75-hours of training required to become a state certified Home Care Aide. An experienced local mentor will help these students master the course materials and clinical experiences necessary to successfully meet the state certification requirements.

Schlolarships