When the leaves turn into a golden shade,

Then fall from the twigs,

On the trees,

To the ground,

There is a crunch,

In our walk,

It is almost,

Invigorating

Birds are humming,

It’s Fall.

My joy is contagious as the song is made,

To the beat of the jig,

The autumn breeze,

There is no bound,

To my hunch,

As I gawk,

At the toast,

Vacating,

With the new season coming,

Yes, Fall.

I stand there watching while growing so frayed,

Will the fall give way,

To the winter freeze,

Oh, the sound

Of the rain

And the clouds

Long nights

Indicating,

Last rays of the warmth of sun,

This fall.

Yet I am told that the brightest sun will fade,

Yes, the days of the grey,

Will be none to sneeze.

But I found,

That the pain,

Is what plows

Vivid light,

Awaiting,

When the spring and summer will come.

Then fall.

How to Sturdy a Patient’s Emotional Wellbeing in the Thick of Struggles

Keeping your emotional and mental state at a solid and balanced altitude can be a challenge for anyone withstanding a stressful season. Patients who are constantly constrained by a backdrop of limitations or disabilities are more prone to have outer occurrences trigger their emotional wellbeing. Often it will play out with patients giving a hard time or not cooperating with care. More than getting frustrated, it is beneficial to analyze and understand what is bugging their heart and being conscious to spread positive vibes which are contagious.

Communication and Engagement

 Explaining the care that will be done, why we are doing it and a heads-up what to expect gives our patients a sense of security. Especially when dealing with young children, it helps them understand why they are spending hours of treatment instead of playing in the park. Developmentally delayed patients benefit from communication too.  Making the professional interactions fun by engaging with them, and just smiling your brightest smile makes them look forward to treatment time instead of dreading it.  

Giving them the feeling of independence

Patients may often stumble over little things they cannot do. They are confined to their physical limits, forcing them to be dependent on their inner circle of family and caregivers. Moreover, they are constantly being instructed what and how to do things. More than 60% of patients complain that the worst thing after their actual illness is the feeling of helplessness, being out-of-control and constantly relying on others. When patients feel this way, it can sometimes prompt then to test those surrounding them to prove they can do what they want. While we cannot change the reality, it is proven that a sense of independence is more feeling than reality. By addressing our patients directly and asking them prior to doing any care “Can I do x, y, z for you?” It replaces their feeling of control in their situation.

Encouraging Their Confidence and Self-trust

What you say matters! Just talk because they care a lot about what you say than they lead on. Complimenting a patient at every step and sharing them with the sign of every drop of progress builds their confidence that they are doing it all for a reason.

Keep Smiling

The curve that sets everything straight carries some magic with it. Your smile remains a winning tool to promote happiness and health.

 Last But truly #1: Be on Top of Your Emotional Wellness!

It is impossible to pour from an empty cup, lending weight to the importance of healthcare professionals caring for their own emotional wellbeing, as this is vital to enable you to keep others healthy and safe emotionally and physically.

 ✔Give Yourself Time

 To clear the widespread misconception: Me – time is no luxury or selfish gesture. It is something you must do to keep going without getting drained from the constant work stress. It is best if we set a ritual time which is sacred for us to just sit and relax.

✔Do What You Love

 Whether it is devoting time to relationships, painting strokes on canvas, journaling the day’s occurrences or your favorite yoga position that gives you that boost, remember the rule of thumb. Rule of thumb: If you love it do more of it.

✔ Be on a Job You Love

Loving your downtime or hobby time is not adequate to keep emotion wellness and stress levels at bay. We need to love what we are doing and be passionate about our life at work too. Contact us today to find the job you will truly love with the best fringe benefits too.

How Therapists Become Their Own Boss: AKA a Per diem White Glove Therapist

 A rough 5 to every 8 Americans dream of having their own business. More than the wishful fairy of becoming the next Bezos of Disney, 2022 finds a generation where flexibility at work matters more than ever. In a Survey Conducted by Fortune nearly 95% of participants said they wanted an adjustable work schedule in their job. White Glove identified that more than 80% of our per diem therapists feel like they literally have their own practice.

Becoming Your own boss at White Glove

Establishing your ground takes no more than two weeks. It is as easy as contacting our White Glove Therapy Coaches here where they will guide through our onboarding process. We offer a free brief and informative virtual training course with all the details and protocols you need to know to be successful at homecare per diem therapy.

Now, you are active and ready to begin your per diem therapy on the go practice!

What You Need to Do

Sign up and give us your availability

What We Do

Just about everything so you can forget the headache

What Per diem Therapists Love About It

Work on Your Terms

Per diem Therapy knows no commitment. At any time, you can decide to devote more or less hours and have us adjust your schedule accordingly. Therapists can easily hold down another stationary job in a different setting while giving some time in the more friendly and relaxed homecare environment.

Complete Flexibility

The how, the where, and the when is all up to both, you, yourself and your mirror image.

We Support Your Scheduling

You need not worry about the hassle of getting matched up to cases. We schedule those assignments for you exactly per preference. How it feels? You have a free secretary always at your service so your practice can continue running smoothly.

We Handle Your Billing

Therapists working with homecare cases privately constantly worry about the billing aspect to ensure the money they work for is money that really gets to their pocket. Our White Glove billing department will handle the full billing process for you from A-Z, while you will continue to enjoy weekly pay and direct deposit if you please.

Your Assigned Staffing Coordinator is Always Here to Help

Do you need any further assistance or support? Our staffing coordinators only goal is to make your experience par excellence. Feel free to reach out at any hour without hesitation. 

Enjoy Extra Perks with Us

The White Glove Experience is bubble wrapped, gift boxed, and finished in a gold bow. While you are at it, enjoy the amazing perks of being part of a great team resembling a family. You can also take advantage of the outstanding discounts with Tickets at Work for attractions, theme parks, movie tickets and more. By recommending your friends to the White Glove all-inclusive experience, you are eligible to receive remarkable referral bonuses.

Join the White Glove Experience

No need to go scratching for high maintenance employment while you can become your own boss by clicking this button.

When Maria Nevelgas joined her course to become an Occupational Therapist, she didn’t think that there will come a point where she will feel like she is not working at all.  To get the full picture, Maria has been working for seven days straight for years and only recently cut down to a five-day workweek. She says she loves every minute of working as an Early Intervention therapist, so she calls it passion rather than a job.

Growing up in the Philippines, Maria was not the one to choose her career path. Graduating high school in 2001 signaled it was time for Maria’s parents to say what she was to become. With a father a doctor and a mother a phlebotomist, they wanted her to be in healthcare too. A Physical Therapist made it to the top of the options. “Two of my older brothers were physical therapists who have since been sponsored to America. When they heard my parents have the same in mind for me, they advised us that there are better opportunities for Occupational Therapists in the States. To be honest, I said yes and went after it but had not the slightest idea as to what I was getting into.”

 Maria was sponsored to the United States by a company that offered her a clinic job at an outpatient facility. That is where she kept on hearing about neck pain, shoulder pain, backpain and sciatica playing up. After six years, Maria was offered a job for several days a week at a school. She decided to split up her days between the elder and younger population, noticing her innate feeling for children where you see so much progress on the day to day.

All this time, Maria was completely unaware of the possibility of working as an occupational therapist through the Early Intervention Program.

Maria Speaks: “In 2014 I gave birth to my youngest and third son who was a most darling little baby. When he turned two and was showing some symptoms and not meeting his milestones, it struck us that something may be wrong. A visit to the doctor confirmed our hunch that our sweetheart of a son is on the autism spectrum. Our son was going to need a lot of help. As a parent of a special needs child, I was first introduced to the Early Intervention Program. When the therapists were coming to my home and we were making some conversation, they told me all about the program from the therapist angle. They explained what working with homecare early intervention patients from 0-3 years entails. Blah. Blah. Blah. It sounded great, like something I would really enjoy. But frankly, I knew it will not work for me. I was not driving at that time. I worked with the school age children, and it looked like that is where I will remain.

 My son’s therapists brought the opportunity to my door. They referred me to work with twin homecare patients, a seven-minute walk from home. I grabbed the chance. It was the first time I was doing the homecare and it was love from the first minute. That made me realize how stagnant my work in the clinic has been with the same daily routine, always tackling the identical issues. In homecare, every day is a new story where you can try different approaches. Each home you visit is a unique job where you need to use skill and common sense to know how to address your patients. It is also rewarding to hear the feedback from the parents and follow the progress live.”

Maria slowly transitioned to work solely for the school and homecare. For several years, she worked with a number of agencies, but all the cases were too far from her zip code. Though she accepted the work, it was frustrating. Google helped Maria when she searched an agency and got to see our White Glove raving reviews describing the unparalleled experience that therapists enjoy here.  

 “What I love about White Glove is how shall I put it? Everything. The onboarding was a breeze. Literally, I made my first call on Friday to apply and by Monday I could join a virtual orientation/training. Within the week, my schedule was filled with cases. Guess what, all of them in my zip code. I appreciate the flexibility, accommodation, and outstanding staff who are always here to facilitate the technical aspects of the job so I can focus on doing what I love.”

Maria works Monday through Friday every weak and gives her weekends to spend time with her children. Her oldest is college age and has another year to decide where his career is headed. Maria is trying to convince him to be an Occupational Therapist too, where you can leave a significant impact on your patients while enjoying what you are doing. Join the White Glove Early Intervention team for an all-inclusive experience and fall in love with your career.