In 1988 the Sunshine Agency Caregiving Service was established, and since that time, has worked to meet the needs of the growing older population. And very importantly the service has worked to promote positive living.

More and more senior citizens are finding themselves in very difficult situations. They want to stay at home, yet they are becoming more frail and less able to care for themselves.

For a frail elderly person, a caregiver may be the difference between self reliance and mere survival. The Sunshine Agency Caregiving Service is the answer. The service is made up of certified home health aides, nurses aides, sitter companions, L.V.N. and R.N. Nurses who give the support needed to keep senior citizens with physical and emotional needs independent in their homes.

This program unites careproviders and senior citizens in their homes to provide specialized care custom made to fit the needs of each individual.

Caregivers work with senior citizens in their homes to implement organizational assistance and improve quality of life, for independent living.

Sunshine Agency Caregiving Service personnel are employed in the capacity of:

Live-in Positions
A caregiver will live in on a twenty-four (24) hour basis from one (1) day through seven (7) days.

Live-Out Positions
A caregiver will provide care for a minimum of four (4) hours or more a day from one (1) day through seven (7) days.

SERVICES AVAILABLE

Personal Care
Grooming, bath assistance, feeding and exercize

Supervise Medication
Supervision of medication and record keeping of medication intake.

Nursing Care
Certified HOMEHEALTH AIDES, L.V.N. AND R.N. Nurses will be provided for those who require nursing care assistance. The Sunshine Agency Caregiving Service represents the finest health service; both in the hospital and at home. One of the quickest ways to a speedy recovery is being in warm, familiar surroundings.

Caregivers enable the patient to make the transition from hospital to home smoothly. With the training necessary for medical requirements and the sympathy and understanding vital to patient's emotional needs.

Second Opinion by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld

Some 900 people in the U.S. die suddenly every day before they can get to an emergency room. In most cases, the cause is cardiac - most commonly, a disturbance of heart rhythm (the heart either stops beating or beats too rapidly to pump enough blood to sustain life). Unless there is someone right there and then who knows how to resuscitate an unconscious person, the victim dies within minutes.

You should know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), especially if you live or work with someone who who has a cardiac history. It's easy to learn (one four-hour session is all you need). Be sure to sign up with an approved training program.

Experts are continually reviewing the most effective ways to perform CPR. The current recommendations emphasize that, for cardiac victims, chest compressions are more important than mouth-to-mouth breathing. that's because the compressions are what actually keep the heart pumping and the blood flowing.

(Parade Magazine, Sunday August 26, 2007)

C.P.R. Calendar for 2008

A course is offered on the first Saturday in the month throughout the year 2008.