The founder of Plan Your Healthcare, Kami Butcher, is an Entrepreneur who has been involved in the Health Care industry for 10 years and she has also been involved in various online health care solution-related pursuits as well.
Kami owned and operated a Home Support Company for 5 years and a Medical Foot Care company for 2 years, before closing her 24/7 businesses in 2008 to start her own family. In the Fall of 2009, she re-entered the healthcare realm completing a six month contract with a local home care company, to help them restructure, direct and grow their business.
Kami has now decided to lend her home care expertise privately, in a one-on-one consulting capacity in an area she is deeply passionate about; an area where she knows she can make
a significant difference. She is currently studying and working towards her Registered Professional Counselor designation as this has been one of her long term goals for
the past few years.
She also understands the importance of genuine customer service, personal integrity, offering suitable options and resources and the need for open and honest communication, providing the most value to her clients. Therefore, adding this fundamental counseling service to her consulting practice will greatly benefit clients as they deal with family members, their own personal struggles and in most cases transitioning and adjusting (mentally and emotionally) to a new way of thinking about their health and abilities, as well as, new roles and environment(s).
In Kami's words:
Plan Your Healthcare was born out of my passion for helping people, in the hopes that people will begin to take healthcare planning seriously, before it is too late. I truly believe that old thinking such as "I'll deal with it when it happens" will soon be a thing of the past.
Throughout my experience, I have been witness to countless unexpected, life altering health situations. Please believe me when I say that, despite the love and good intentions people have for their spouses, family members and/or friends, people repeatedly said things to me such as:
"I wish I would have known what he/she had wanted - I have no idea what to do and I am angry about having to make such major decisions for him/her."
"I wish there was a plan in place to tell me what to do or how deal with this type of situation" - I am so confused - how do I make these decisions for someone else?"
"I am feeling so overwhelmed and don't have the time to deal with this because I have my own family to look after."
"Everyone is arguing over the decisions being made and it's ripping my family apart and making my mom/dad feel horrible".
"I am feeling resentful at having to look after my parent/spouse and guilty for feeling this way because he/she is my parent/spouse and I should want to and be able to right?"
"My mom/dad can't afford home care and we can't afford to pay for it - my sibling(s) wont' pay for it. Everyone's fighting over it...what do we do?"
"There are so many Home Care companies out there...I don't know who to trust or even what questions to ask in order to get the care we need and I don't want to be pressured into making a decision right away."
My thoughts on Home Care:
All it takes is...open communication, respect, understanding and support. Start with a basic home care assessment to determine where a person needs the most assistance (ie. regular homemaking or housekeeping) and then home care planning can unfold naturally and compassionately,
lessening the fear of a loss of independence on the part of the person receiving care.
Note: Always ask yourself this one fundamental question: "How would I want to be treated in this situation?"
My thoughts on Future Care Planning:
We've all heard the expression: "Life happens." so, why not be prepared if that sudden and all too often unexpected, life altering situation(s) does arise? For most, it is not a matter of if it will happen, but when?
I can assure you that your children DO NOT want to be making major life changing health care decisions for you when it comes to the quality of your life. This is why I urge you to please just take a moment and consider the kind of peace of mind that a "care wishes plan" could mean to your partner and or kids who will probably already be struggling with your situation emotionally and in addition, having to deal with their own work/school and family lives.
My sincere intention in sharing my experiences with you is to raise awareness and to have people take control of their health as they move forward. I want people to enjoy their retirement knowing that their care wishes are clearly stated for when/if that time comes. This peace of mind and respect for whoever the health care executor is will undoubtedly have a positive impact on any future transitions the family experiences and the process will be handled with confidence and not in fear, frustration mode.
Thank you for visiting this site and I look forward to assisting you in all the ways I can! ~ Kami
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