u/Purlz1st

I’m 67f, retired, and looking for part time work in North Carolina. I have a lot of experience as a caregiver to family, and spent about 15 years in the healthcare/long term care industries but not in direct patient care. I’d rather be an independent caregiver vs working for an agency.

I can take a CNA I course at my local community college for ~$300 and I’m wondering about a couple of things:

Has anyone taken this course after age 65, and was it a good experience?

Is it a realistic plan to be an independent caregiver without a CNA? Would the answer change if a relative (not someone I reside with) becomes eligible for Medicaid caregiver assistance in the future?

(I’ll be cross posting to r/caregivers as well.)

Down from 8.8 in May. Also cutting down glipizide dose.

For the first time in my adult life, my doctor says I have “no more weight to lose.” I will still be taking the injections because keeping the food noise away is my number one priority. Weight has been stable so fingers crossed.

You’re hungry in Mayberry. What’s for dinner?

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Was it a fun experience? Or something you had to do. Or how about going the other way from PCH to Union Station - historically Sunset Boulevard did continue to Union Station. It extended east from Figueroa past Olvera Street to Alameda Street, right alongside Union Station. In 1994, that eastern section of Sunset Boulevard was renamed Cesar Chavez Avenue.

I have about 1/3 acre of trees with heavy undergrowth of honeysuckle, poison ivy, and blackberry plants. I’d love to borrow or rent a couple of goats to clear it out. I can’t find any small rent-a-goat operations online. I’d even pay someone to just stake out their goat for a day.