### About Castor Staffing

At Castor Staffing, we recognize that every facility has its unique approach to managing staffing requirements. Whether you prefer to coordinate staffing by phone, fax, email, through a third-party management service, or via website portals, we’re equipped to handle all methods.

We excel in accommodating various lead times—be it a month, a week, a day, or even just an hour in advance. Handling last-minute staffing requests is a routine part of our operations, and we are committed to fulfilling your needs promptly and efficiently.

Our services are highly customizable. We understand that specific preferences and technical requirements may arise, and our internal team is dedicated to adapting to your exact specifications. If necessary, we will acquire the relevant technologies to ensure a seamless staffing experience tailored to your needs.

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### Why Choose Castor?

At Castor, we pride ourselves on more than just expertise; we bring passion and compassion to our staffing services. Our team includes a diverse group of dedicated RNs, LPNs, and CNAs, all committed to providing exceptional care.

We specialize in staffing for a variety of settings, including long-term care facilities, specialty centers, assisted living communities, acute care hospitals, and rehabilitation centers. Whether you require support in specific specialty areas or need coverage across various fields, our extensive pool of skilled professionals is ready to meet your needs. Choose Castor for a staffing partner that truly cares.

Our Staffing Services

At Castor, our dedicated team guides you through the process of finding the ideal nurses or CNAs to meet your specific needs. We leverage our extensive network and our own state-approved CNA program to connect you with highly skilled professionals who will make a positive impact on your facility.

Our staffing services cover a wide range of settings, including:

  • Acute Care Hospitals and Medical Centers
  • Rehabilitation Hospitals / Ventilator Facilities
  • Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities
  • Outpatient and Health Clinics
  • Surgery Centers
  • Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facilities
  • Assisted Living Residences
  • Hospice Units
  • Doctor’s Offices

Whatever your staffing needs, we are here to provide the right talent for your facility.

Why Choose Castor Staffing?

Partnering with Castor Staffing offers a comprehensive solution for all your talent acquisition needs. We handle the entire recruitment process, from vetting candidates with the necessary credentials and background checks to persuading them to join your team. Here’s how we benefit you:

  • On-Demand Scheduling: Flexible staffing solutions to meet your needs.
  • Streamlined Application Screening: Save time with our efficient screening processes.
  • Marketing and Employee Retention: Address turnover and skill mismatches effectively.
  • Workers’ Compensation Management: We handle compensation issues for you.
  • Credentialing Compliance: Ensuring all talent meets necessary credentials.
  • Benefits and Pay Management: We take care of employee benefits and payroll.
  • Training: Providing necessary training for our staff.

Additionally, our services include:

  • Temporary Staffing Services (Per-Diem)
  • Local Contract Services
  • Travel Contract Services

At Castor, our goal is straightforward: “We will adapt to your system.” We’re committed to providing staffing solutions that seamlessly integrate with your operations.

 Staff Relief presents a comprehensive guide on staffing healthcare facilities. This document provides valuable insights on effective strategies for recruiting, training, and managing healthcare personnel. With an emphasis on maintaining quality patient care, Staff Relief offers practical solutions for healthcare organizations to ensure optimal staffing levels and maximize operational efficiency. Our Skilled and Trained Professionals

At Castor, our team of skilled and trained professionals includes:

  • Registered Nurses (RN)
  • Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
  • Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)

We adhere to rigorous hiring standards to ensure we bring the best talent into our agency. Here’s how we maintain our high standards:

  • Employee Referrals: We prioritize hiring candidates referred by current employees or patients’ families.
  • Drug-Free Environment: We enforce a 100% drug-free policy, including pre-employment and random drug testing.
  • Rigorous Screening: Our hiring process includes multiple interview stages, experience validation, thorough reference checks, and background and incident report reviews.
  • Pre-Service Training: New employees receive training alongside existing staff before beginning their assignments.
  • Electronic Charting: Training in electronic charting to ensure accurate documentation of patient conditions.
  • Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive pay and retention strategies to build long-term relationships with our staff.
  • Ongoing Education: Access to over 350 online training courses to keep skills updated.
  • Medical Supplies and Equipment Training: Nurses have access to Castor’s medical supplies and training on the latest equipment.
  • Custom Training: Castor’s Health Institute provides tailored training as needed for our staff.

Our commitment to excellence ensures that you receive the highest quality care from our professionals.

About Home Services Personal Care & Companionship

Home care encompasses a range of professional support services that enable individuals to maintain their safety and independence within their own homes. Castor’s home care services cater to various needs, including aiding seniors in achieving independent living, assisting those managing chronic health conditions, aiding post-medical recovery, or supporting individuals with special needs or disabilities. Our skilled caregivers offer both short-term and long-term care solutions based on individual requirements, ensuring enhanced quality of life. Home care serves as a vital tool to promote safety, security, and increased autonomy, as well as the effective management of ongoing medical conditions.

It’s important to note that not all home care providers offer the complete spectrum of services. Castor stands as a comprehensive home care solutions provider, delivering a wide array of services and essential products that foster safe and independent living for you or your loved ones within the comfort of home.

In terms of insurance and payment options, personal care and companionship services are typically covered through private payments, long-term care insurance, or Medicaid. Other potential payment sources include long-term care insurance, health insurance, veterans’ benefits, and worker’s compensation. Castor is dedicated to accommodating diverse payment methods and is committed to collaborating with all payor sources, while also providing guidance on the most cost-effective service options for families.

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Why Choose Castor?

With a legacy spanning over 30 years, serving both rural and suburban areas, our commitment to the community is deeply ingrained. Our team of 100+ caregivers possesses specialized training that reflects in the exceptional care they provide within your home. Our genuine passion for helping others attain independence, ensuring safety, and fostering an improved quality of life is a core part of our identity. Serving others isn’t just a duty, but our utmost priority and the source of our greatest satisfaction.

The Impact of Well-Matched Caregivers: At Castor, our emphasis is on building meaningful relationships and cultivating kindness. This distinctive approach is what sets our one-on-one care apart for clients and makes caregiving truly rewarding. We take the time to understand you – your preferences, habits, interests, and more – through thorough initial assessments and ongoing interactions. This allows our caregivers not only to possess the necessary skills and expertise to meet your needs, but also to be a seamless personal fit. For many clients, their caregivers evolve into an extended family, creating an invaluable connection that truly matters.

Our Home Services include:

If it’s become more challenging to manage daily personal activities or housekeeping tasks, our trained and experienced home health aides can assist you. Or Perhaps you need help with getting to the shopping or to a doctor’s appointment, or maybe your parents have dementia and need a companion to keep them living safely at home. Castor is here for you as a complete home care service provider. We offer:

  • Bathing, grooming, using the toilet, and dressing
  • Meal planning and preparation 
  • Light housekeeping, laundry, and running errands
  • Companionship and conversation 
  • Provide a safe environment 
  • Assist with or prepare healthy meals 
  • Provide reminders for appointments 
  • Escort to appointments or other activities 
  • Document daily progress 
  • Aide with reading 
  • Laundry 
  • Maintain a calendar 
  • Make beds and change linens 
  • Take care of a pet 
  • Properly answer the door and telephone 
  • Pick-up and organize mail
  • Check medication and food expirations 
  • Prepare grocery list
  • Go or assist with grocery shopping 
  • Assist with bill paying 
  • Oversee home deliveries
  • Plan visits or outings 

POST-OPERATIVE CARE & SPECIALIZED CARE

Does your elderly loved one need extra care after post-operative procedure?

Here are some of the many in home care services we provide:

  • Assist with bathing and grooming 
  • Help with proper lifting and reaching 
  • Assist with clothing selection and dressing 
  • Aid and assist with walking in and outdoors 
  • Taking detailed notes at their doctors’ appointments
  • Medication reminders 

When your loved one needs specialized in home care, we are here to help with the following with fully trained professionals:

  • Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
  • Hospice and Cancer Care 
  • Diabetes Care 
  • Incontinence Care
  • Stroke Care 
  • Respite Care 
  • Parkinson’s Care
  • And many more conditions 

We provide a thorough one-on-one assessment to provide care for some of the many post-operative procedures below either by working with our skilled nursing team or home services team:

  • Hip Replacements 
  • Knee Replacements 
  • Shoulder Surgery
  • Spine Surgery
  • Cardiac Surgery 
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery 
  • Prostate Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery 
  • Cataract or Eye Surgery

Our skilled and trained professionals include:

Our Home Services staff include Certified Nurse aides (CNA) and Homemakers/Caregivers

We implement a very high standard to bring our employees into our agency. Here are some of our hiring standards.

  • Preferences to hire employees referred by our current employees or patient’s family. 
  • 100% drug free environment and every employee goes through the drug testing (policy to do random drug testing) before they start employment
  • Multiple layers of interview and experience validation 
  • High standards on reference checks 
  • Thorough checks on background and negligence / incident reports. 
  • Training the employees with the other employees in the home already prior to start the service 
  • Electronic charting training to accurately chart the condition
  • Competitive compensation and retention strategy to keep the nurses to a specific family. 
  • Over 350 online training courses for our nurses to update their skill sets. 
  • Access to Castor’s own medical supplies to the nurse to educate on the medical equipment
  • Castor’s Health Institute offers custom training to all our staff on as needed basis
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