The compassionate care you provide is worth recognizing.

Help us highlight the importance of your commitment and the value you deliver every day!

CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO & SHARE YOUR STORY

We’re calling on all professional caregivers to join us in gathering the stories of those impacted by home care. From stories like yours that include your experiences providing professional care to the stories of the clients and families you care for.

If you have access to a smartphone and the internet, you can make a difference by sharing these stories. Help us help others recognize the difference you make every day!

Step One

Review the questions below to get ready to record

Step Two

Get your cell phone ready to film your story and/or your client’s

Step Three

Push record and capture your story and/or your client’s

Step Four

Using the form below, upload your video and share your story 

When you film, please begin your video by sharing your name and invite your client(s) to share theirs. Please also invite your client(s) to share who you provide care for (a family member, spouse, company employee, etc.).

Questions for the Client

  • What do the caregivers do for you?

  • How many days a week do you receive care?

  • What would you do if you didn't have a caregiver for a day?

  • What would you do if home care was not an option?

  • Why did you choose to stay at home for care rather than choosing assisted living?

  • What would you say can be challenging from receiving care at home?

  • Funding for Medicaid home-based care is established by the State's budget. If you had the opportunity, what would you tell your State Legislator about the funding of home care?

Questions for the You, the Caregiver

  • Why do you do this work?

  • What attracts you to working as a caregiver?

  • What do you enjoy about working as a caregiver compared to working at a different job?

  • What do you enjoy about working as a caregiver compared to working at a different job which may pay more?

  • Why do you work as a caregiver when you can earn more elsewhere?

  • Do you work multiple jobs?

  • If yes, to having two or more jobs, what happens if both employers ask for the same hours?

  • What would you change to make in-home caregiving a more attractive industry to work in?

Questions for the Client

• What do the caregivers do for you?
• How many days a week do you receive care?
• What would you do if you didn’t have a caregiver for a day?
• What would you do if home care was not an option?
• Why did you choose to stay at home for care rather than choosing assisted living?
• What would you say can be challenging from receiving care at home?
• Funding for Medicaid home-based care is established by the State’s budget. If you had the opportunity, what would you tell your State Legislator about the funding of home care?

Questions for the You, the Caregiver

• Why do you do this work?
• What attracts you to working as a caregiver?
• What do you enjoy about working as a caregiver compared to working at a different job?
• What do you enjoy about working as a caregiver compared to working at a different job which may pay more?
• Do you work multiple jobs?
• If yes, to having two or more jobs, what happens if both employers ask for the same hours?
• What would you change to make in-home caregiving a more attractive industry to work in?

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