Communities of Care

Listening to patients' lungs is an important part of being a nurse. Here's a short guide to some common lung sounds and their causes.

A Guide to Different Lung Sounds Our nurses often have to monitor our patients' breathing and lung sounds, to ensure that they are clear and healthy. This helpful guide from EMTPrep plays a var

This week, May 6-12, is National Nurses Week! We are so grateful to each and every one of our nurses for providing the highest caliber of professional and compassionate care to our clients!

Happy National Nurses Week 2023! This week, we want to honor National Nurses Week, May 6-12! National Nurses Day was established in 1982, first by the American Nursing Association and then b

Today, and every day, we celebrate our amazing nurses!! Nurses are the strongest, kindest, and bravest people, and we are grateful to work with them. Happy National Nurses Day 2023!

What does it look like for us to practice putting clients first, in every aspect of the care journey? This week’s blog has plenty of answers! Communities of Care is proud to be an industry leader in Minnesota home care!

Living Our Values: Client-Centered Care We’ve discussed the importance of customized care for our clients (here and here) because it is a cornerstone of our values as a home care agency, and informs

We’re always looking for new applicants, but what does it take to work at Communities of Care? This week we’re breaking down our particular home care niche, and why we chose to work with RNs and LPNs in particular.

What Makes a COC Nurse? Communities of Care holds a comprehensive home care nursing license, and we employ only RNs and LPNs. Other agencies also staff unlicensed personnel such as CNA

Many of our clients are on ventilators, but not many people outside the healthcare industry know what they are or how they work. This week, we’ve got a crash course on this common form of medical assistance.

Condition Spotlight: Ventilators Many of our patients are on ventilators, but people who aren't familiar with these devices might have some questions. According to the National Heart, Lung, an

To celebrate Medication Safety Week, here are just a few of the ways we keep our patients and their medications safe at Communities of Care

Keeping a Lid on It: Medication Safety Week 2023 This week (April 1-7) is Medication Safety Week! Medications, properly administered, are an important part of the care we provide to our patients. This ov

Magnesium has been getting a lot of attention lately, but is it well-deserved? Let’s take a look at the benefits of the newest nutritional trend.

The Magnificent Benefits of Magnesium Magnesium has been getting a lot of buzz lately as a "miracle supplement" that helps with all sorts of issues. But what can it actually do for us? Here are some

We're happy to celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month this March!

Raising Awareness for Brain Injury Awareness Month This week, we want to recognize Brain Injury Awareness Month, which is happening this March! The Brain Injury Association of America is hosting events online an

We love highlighting adaptive healthcare innovations, so who better than Izzy Wheels? Two Irish sisters have launched a fun, colorful brand of interchangeable wheelchair covers to help everyone express their personality and show off their independence.

Izzy Wheels: Making Inclusive Fashion Fun! A while ago, we shared the story of the brand No Limbits and how Erica Cole is raising awareness of the need for inclusive and adaptive clothing. But how does

This week, we want to discuss one of the conditions a typical client may face. Here's an overview of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Condition Spotlight: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Communities of Care takes pride in providing high-quality care for pediatric patients with complex medical needs. But what are these complex medical needs? One

Today and every day, we are proud to serve our community with care from the heart. Happy Valentine's Day!

Care from the Heart: Happy Valentine’s Day! We wish all of our clients, staff, and readers a happy Valentine's Day! The care we provide for our clients has come from the heart for over twenty years. We ar

One of our core values is High Ethical Standards, and a crucial way we practice this is by keeping accurate billing records. We are committed to professional excellence, transparency, and making a measurable difference in our clients' lives every day.

Our Core Values: High Ethical Standards and Honest Accounting One of the core values of Communities of Care is High Ethical Standards, and a crucial way we express this value is by ensuring honest and accurate billing and

As we continue to practice and share our company values, we keep our clients and their care at the center of everything we do. This week we're sharing a bit about our optimized care processes and how we involve families in every step.

Our Values: Customized and Collaborative Care One of our core values is customizing each client's care to their unique needs. Different clients require different medication records, charting, and care plans

This week, we want to share an integral part of our home-care process: the meet-and-greet. We were among the first in the industry to implement this, and it has had tremendous benefits for the nurses, the clients, and the families.

Meet-and-Greet: How We Set a New Industry Standard This week, we want to share a crucial aspect of our groundbreaking home-care model, the meet-and-greet. Once we have met a nurse, verified their license, an

Our tagline, "making a measurable difference in our clients' lives every day," has been essential to our core values since we started this company 20 years ago. This week, we want to explain how we practice this principle in our everyday operations.

Measuring the Difference – Why Our Slogan Matters We use the statement at Communities of Care "making a measurable difference in our clients' lives every day" to describe our care. But how does that show up

As we prepare for a new year, we're reflecting on our progress over two decades in business, and our unchanging mission to provide quality care.

New Year, Same Mission: Looking Forward to 2023 As we wind down the 2022 Christmas season, a brand-new year is right around the corner! 2022 has been a wonderful year. We have continued to provide professiona

We want to wish you a warm and happy holiday season this year! We hope you get to spend quality time with your family, and we love helping our clients be with their families too.

Happy Holidays from Communities of Care! Communities of Care wants to wish you a happy 2022 holiday season! We hope you have plenty of time to reflect on the past year and celebrate with your family.

This week we want to showcase an exciting new lifesaving innovation. Anyone can use the LifeVac plunger to intervene in a choking incident and save a life!

LifeVac: A New Innovation in Choking Interventions This week, we want to share an amazing new invention that has already saved 500 individuals from choking incidents and can be used when common rescue methods fa

As we start checking Christmas gifts off our lists, here are some unique options for adaptive toys for any kid on your list!

Playtime for All! Adaptive and Accessible Toys As we celebrate the 2022 holiday season and start checking gifts off our lists, here are some sites to find adaptive kids for kids of all ability to enjoy! E

As we head into the holiday season, here are some fun local opportunities to get into the holiday spirit and check out unique local artisans! We hope this helps your family start a magical holiday season.

Twin Cities Holiday Markets 2022 We hope everyone had a restful and joyous Thanksgiving! As we wrap up the Thanksgiving holiday, the season of Christmas is upon us! As you ponder what unique an

We are grateful for everyone in our amazing community, and we hope all of you have a lovely Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving! We Are Grateful For You Communities of Care wishes you a happy Thanksgiving! Whether you're gathering with family or keeping it low-key, we hope you take some time to reflect on a coup

Tomorrow (Nov 17) is World Prematurity Day! Many of our pediatric clients are "preemie" babies and we love to help them grow and thrive!

Celebrating World Prematurity Day 2022 November 17 is World Prematurity Day, and we at Communities of Care are committed to helping kids thrive, whenever they're born, World Prematurity Day was in

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A lot of people think of “home care” and picture a nurse briefly visiting their elderly relative after a surgery. We do something a little bit different. Check out this week‘s post for more details

There’s More to Home Care: Adressing a Common Misconception At Communities of Care, we are proud to offer professional and compassionate home care across the Twin Cities, but let’s take a minute to redefine “home car

We loved researching and sharing adaptive sports and recreation activities across the Twin Cities, and we also want to share some interesting organizations bringing creative arts to wider communities!

Adaptive Arts Across the Twin Cities We loved researching and sharing adaptive sports and recreation activities across the Twin Cities, and we also want to share some interesting organizations brin

We’ve been fortunate to welcome many new nurses to our professional care teams! We want to make sure all new team members know and embody the core values of COC

Come Join Our Growing Team! Communities of Care is always looking for new team members! In the last few months we’ve hired many new nurses to help care for our clients and make a meas

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This week, we want to highlight an activist who’s made tangible impacts toward accessibility in America. Judith Heumann is known as ”the mother of disability rights”, and you can read more on this week’s blog to find out why.

Judith Heumann: The Mother of Disability Rights We recently celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, and we now take many provisions of this law for granted. Even something as s

As fall sports seasons begin, here are some fun and adaptive options in Minnesota for kids of all abilities!

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Let’s Play Together! Adaptive Sports Options in Minnesota We wrote about some inclusive playgrounds and parks in the Twin Cities metro area, and we want to provide even more options for inclusive family fun! Here are a

They call these "the dog days of summer for a good reason! Here are a few tips for keeping your furry friends active and healthy in the summer heat.

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Keeping Pets Happy and Healthy in the Heat We wrote a few weeks ago about keeping children healthy in the summer heat, but we want to share a few more tips that can also apply to our furry friends. For m

As we continue sharing the core values that make our company great, one of our biggest values is high ethical standards. We have a number of processes and policies that reflect this value, and this week's blog highlights a few of them,

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Visiting Our Core Values: High Ethical Standards As we continue this series on our values, one of our biggest commitments is to ethics. Our commitment to high ethical standards influences every aspect of our b