The History of HDE Home Care
In this podcast episode, Lexi Zia interviews Donny Bradetich, the founder of HDE Home Care, to learn about the history of his company. Donny discusses the motivation to start his business in 2009, challenges he faced in the early days of the business, and how he overcame them by building a strong team and focusing…
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HDE Home Care Safety
This month HDE discusses the importance of safety. Lexi Zia interviews guest Eli Plouff (Safety Committee Member), and Donny Bradetich (HDE’s Founder) to discuss the key issues that our safety committee handles on a regular basis. Safety, compliance, healthcare, business advice, protocol, disability services. HDE Home Care provides job training and in-home caregiving services for…
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HDE Home Care Success Stories – Amy
This month, Lexi from HDE Home Care interviews guest Amy Ferrell. Amy is a success story who discusses what she does for work and how obtaining a paid job has changed her life. Amy was laid off due to Covid, and was unsure if she’d be able to find a job now that she is…
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HDE Home Care – An Employment Success Story About Vitaliy
This month Lexi discusses Vitaliy’s success story of over two years working at Walmart. It was unclear whether he’d be successful, but he has ended up being one of our greatest success stories of all. Eli Plouff joins again this month as a guest to discuss his experience job coaching Vitaliy, and how his experience…
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HDE Home Care Starts Podcasting – Shares Success Story about Employment Program
Check out our newest podcast on the Baby Boomers Radio network about HDE Home Care’s Employment program. In this interview Lexi and Eli talk about the process of helping Cameron with succeeding in the work force. Our Employment program is designed to help people gain their independence at work and in the community. Joining forces with…
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Caregiving Goes Beyond The Patient
As a caregiver, my job involves helping the patient and, often, the family. This story is about James, a 35-year-old man who lived with his older sister Ruth. I arrived for a 15 minute meet and greet with James, and a 45 minute care planning meeting with Ruth. When we walked into James’ room, the…
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Thrift Store Shopping Trip
As a caregiver, I help people continue to live life to their full potential. Being a caregiver is a lot more than just helping with medications, getting dressed, or staying independent in their home. It also means sharing moments in life and finding things we love to do together. This is one of those stories…
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Use it or Lose it: How Activity Theory Helps Us Understand Health and Happiness
Most people wonder how they can maintain well-being into later life. Activity Theory is one framework that addresses this question and encompasses three primary domains: the physical, cognitive, and social aspects of life. So if you’re looking for potential answers to the question above, you’ve come to the right place! Firstly, most already know the…
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A Caregiving Story From The Field About Jim & Deborah
Caregiving is just as much to do about the relationship as it is about taking care of our patient. This morning as I awoke to the perfect sunrise casting its beams across by backyard, I sat with my coffee watching the birds and thinking about work. This is a story about Jim. Jim was a…
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Meet our latest Direct Support Professional Superhero, Bonita Entwistle
Today we want to recognize Direct Support Professional Bonita Entwistle for her great work, notably during the snow and ice storm! She was prepared to work and gathered supplies for her client that were necessary due to the power outage. Before and after the snow and ice chaos, Bonita has been all-around reliable and engaged…
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