Home Health Aides Deserve More!

Home health aides are responsible for more than just sweeping the floors or doing the dishes. Their services range from attending to basic medical needs, bathing, and feeding clients and, to more importantly, being a companion. As it stands, though, home health aides are drastically underpaid and underappreciated. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,[…]

BOARD of NURSING MEETING

On March 2, 2016, I was able to attend a public meeting for the District of Columbia’s Board of Nursing. The meeting started off by have a testimony from two representatives from the DC Nursing Association (DCNA). A major concern the DCNA wanted to bring to the board was the liability of nurses when they[…]

Testimonies on the Department of Health Care Finance

On February 10, 2016, several members associated with IONA Senior Services attended the District of Columbia’s Department of Healthcare Finance Oversight Hearing. Among these members, Ms. Malika Moore, Mr. Randy Smith and Ms. Angela Miller testified on behalf of the Elderly Persons with Disabilities Waver program (EPD). This Waiver program is a crucial key to the[…]