Independence Plus Blog
Day in the Life of a Respiratory Care Practitioner
In honor of National Respiratory Care Week, we participated in a ride along with Mark, Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) at Independence Plus, to find out what a day in the life includes for RCPs who work in homecare.
What We Learned: Home Nursing Residents
One year ago, Independence Plus launched its Home Nursing Residency program, a hands-on training and education nursing program for new grads. We recently sat down with the program’s first cohort to talk about what they learned and how they are preparing for their upcoming graduation.
“Nurse on the Street” Video
We recently asked some of our nurses, “Where’s the coolest place you’ve ever been with one of your patients?” to illustrate how full each of our patient’s lives truly are at home. Listen to what they had to say.
Independence Plus Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
On behalf of all of our Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients—past and present—and in response to a challenge from our dear Trissa, Independence Plus’s administrative team took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last Friday.
Our Top 10 List of Books
Our commitment to learning is supported by a love of books, small on-site library, and responsibility to understand and provide quality services to our patients and their families. Find out which books made our list!
Watch Trissa’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Trissa, who turns 11 in a couple of weeks, is bright, spirited, and wise beyond her years. For her birthday this year—and as a prelude to surgery—Trissa chose to donate some of her birthday funds to the ALS Foundation. Watch Trissa’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video and hear her important message—it blew us away!
Be Prepared for Severe Weather
In honor of National Preparedness Month, we developed tips to address severe weather emergency situations most frequently encountered by our ventilator-dependent patients and their family members. These tips should be used in the home to prepare for a tornado, hurricane, fire, flood, earthquake, or snowstorm.
YouTube Helps Re-Educate Nurses!
Technology is part of almost everything we do, and it’s connecting our world in ways we never imagined. We recently created educational videos featuring our very own nurses! We’re using these new videos to reinforce the essential skills our nurses need, which are reviewed and demonstrated during our pre-employment and home ventilator training classes.
A Special Thank You on Labor Day!
This Labor Day, we want to recognize all of our people—nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, and also our administrative team—for their hard work and dedication to our patients. On behalf of Independence Plus—and all of our patients—we sincerely thank you and appreciate you.
Back to School: Individualized Education Programs
Many of our ventilator-dependent patients attend school. With a little extra planning and preparation, education at all levels is possible. Not only does it help maximize each childs’ potential but also their ability to live an independent and more fulfilled life. For parents of children with special needs, back to school may mean reviewing or initiating their child’s Individualized Educational Program (IEP).
Life after a Spinal Cord Injury
It’s easy to feel comfortable around JJ. He’s easy to talk to—and has a great sense of humor. In 2007, JJ suffered a complete spinal cord injury when he fell from a roof while working as a carpenter. He is living proof that life doesn’t have to stop with a spinal cord injury.
Strike out ALS: The Ice Bucket Challenge
Before joining Independence Plus, I didn’t know much about ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Like so many, my limited knowledge was associated with baseball legend, Lou Gehrig. Today is a much different story. Watch me take the Ice Bucket Challenge to spread awareness of ALS!
Grow With Us
We’re expanding our services and offerings. We want you to be a part of the team that is delivering personalized, individual, people-focused skilled home healthcare to those in need. Come join us.