Co-ops: Past & Present

Co-ops

How co-ops  have kept the American economy afloat for years.   This past year, small businesses have experienced the harsh impact of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the now-highlighted flaws of capitalism that leaves workers and owners to depend on in-person sales, no matter the crisis or risk that comes with it, for their own […]

Helping Seniors in Isolation

Senior woman in isolation at home looking outside her backyard window.

This year has been hard on all of us, in many ways. Some are working less, others are working more, and the balancing working from home while protecting your loved one from a global pandemic is all….a lot. While isolation and caution is needed in caring for your loved ones that are at a higher […]

PHI Article: Family Caregivers Need Paid Caregivers to Ease the Burden

PHI logo for family caregiver article

  An article on family caregiving was created and published by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute based out of Bronx, NY.  You can read the entire article by visiting their web page, but here’s a few major points:   KEY TAKEAWAYS 1. Home care workers and family caregivers working together means better care for older adults […]

First Virtual Job Fair 2021

Calling ALL caregivers, HCAs, CNAs, and co-op enthusiasts! We are so excited to finally announce this virtual job fair event and expand our team in an effort to continue providing the best in-home care possible. Since the start of COVID-19 we have been facing a shortage on caregivers at CHC. We need compassionate caregivers now […]

CCHD Awards Washington Home Care Cooperatives over $100,000 in Grants!

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development has awarded over $100,000 in grant money to Capital Homecare Cooperative of Olympia Washington, and Circle of Life Caregiver Cooperative of Bellingham Washington. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. CCHD works to break the cycle of poverty by helping […]

The True Co-op Difference

We got to help Jenna Mason Media create a video about us that perfectly captures just how special the co-op difference can be! Come see why we are so proud of our work by checking out our website and phone number ???????? https://capitalhomecare.coop/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FinalDraft.mp4    

CDF Awards Grant to CHC!

 All of the caregivers and members of Capital Homecare Cooperative want to say a huge THANK YOU to the Cooperative Development Foundation for our incredibly generous grant allocated from your Disaster Relief Fund.  With this grant we were able to immediately offset the negative economic impacts that C19 has had on CHC caregivers.  The Disaster […]

UPDATE List of COVID-19 Symptoms

This week the Center for Disease Control expanded the official list of symptoms of the COVID-19 virus. Along with shortness of breath, fever, and cough, patients have reported symptoms such as: loss of taste or smell chills and shakes muscle pain headache sore throat You can read more about how to watch for symptoms and […]