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IMAGE CAPTION: During these uncertain times, Papa and Lotsa Helping Hands are uniting to ensure that seniors and patients continue to receive the caregiving support they need.<\/em><\/p>\n
A recent study from CMS shows that 1\/3 of employees have left a position to care for a loved one as the duties of caregiving became too burdensome. This issue was recently highlighted by the New York Times and Washington Post as COVID-19 leads to increased demands on working caregivers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe level of effort it takes to care for a loved one with a medical condition or who is aging is tremendous. Caregivers go to heroic lengths, and the support of family, friends, and community that Lotsa facilitates is essential,\u201d says Matt McCabe, Managing Director of Lotsa Helping Hands. \u201cBut even that cannot cover all the needs. Compassionate third-party help is essential as well, and that is why we are thrilled about this partnership with Papa to support caregivers, patients, and seniors holistically.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lotsa Helping Hands is a web and mobile application that allows caregivers to easily coordinate caregiving tasks and communication with other individuals providing support for their loved one. When supplemental support is needed for key tasks, caregivers can now lean on Papa\u2019s network to provide reliable, compassionate service.<\/p>\n
Papa\u2019s program is fueled by students referred to as Papa Pals. They provide companionship, light house chores, transportation, and technology assistance. Through this partnership, the \u201cPals\u201d are performing a number of tasks to support the needs of caregivers on the Lotsa Helping Hands platform. Tasks include ordering groceries and refilling prescriptions, cooking meals, helping members with non-essential and medical appointment transportation, and providing companionship as an extension of the Lotsa Helping Hands caregiving community.<\/p>\n
During these uncertain times, Papa and Lotsa Helping Hands are uniting to ensure that seniors and patients continue to receive the caregiving support they need, even as COVID is pulling caregivers out of the home. Seniors and patients are particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID from a health perspective but meeting social and emotional needs is equally important and a vital factor in physical health as well.<\/p>\n
About Papa<\/strong><\/p>\n Papa<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Family On-Demand is a Miami startup that provides assistance and companionship to older adults and families throughout Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, California, Texas, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Kansas. Papa launched their service in January of 2018.<\/p>\n For more information, visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.joinpapa.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Twitter:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/join_papa<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joinpapa\/<\/a><\/p>\n About Lotsa Helping Hands<\/strong><\/p>\n Lotsa Helping Hands<\/a> is dedicated to helping family, friends and communities support individuals in need of assistance while living at home. Patients often have difficulty asking for help, whether through embarrassment or simple inability. Caregivers are overwhelmed and the traditional methods of organizing via phone calls, email or text is onerous. Volunteers–friends, family, and community groups–want to help but often do not know what is needed. Lotsa addresses this need through a tech-enabled care calendar that allows caregivers to easily coordinate caregiving responsibilities such as transportation, meal preparation, visitation, medication compliance, and home maintenance across family, friends, and healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n For more information, visit https:\/\/lotsahelpinghands.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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