FootCare by Nurses, LLC

03/11/2026

Tina Macdonald and I went to the Rhode Island senate last week (in a snow storm) to testify on behalf of the residents of Rhode Island who desperately need in home care of their feet. In home care of feet by nursing is currently prohibited in Rhode Island. Podiatry does not provide the service because routine care of feet is not a medical issue. Nail salons are an option but are not medically trained nor are they allowed to do home visits.
If you are home bound what are the options.

The legislators all agree that residents should have the care. But the board of nursing seems to be absent and the podiatrists and Department of health are trying but because they don’t understand nursing they want medical over-site for routine care of feet (which Medicare says is not a medical issue). Here’s the rub. There are not enough providers to provide care in Rhode Island let alone offer oversite. So is it better to provide no care? - I think not.

I get the safety concern but there’s something blocking understanding of what nursing is capable of doing. 51/52 states (Rhode Island is the last hold out) and Canada allow nurses, who have had the training, to take care of people’s feet.

Politics preventing care … not ok.

02/26/2026

11/10/2025

On Nov 25th several of us from FootCare by Nurses are marching from Deerfield to Greenfield to raise money for the Food bank of Western MA. We ask that you Please donate

As many of you know the SNAP benefits have been cut off to millions of people just as we are going into winter. The people i know who are on SNAP are elderly, have worked their whole lives and raised families. In Massachusetts, SNAP also allows people access to HIP ($40/ month) which is greens, veggies and fruits from our local farmers.

By donating to the food bank money goes further (buying power). People need help, not charity. Healthy food is medicine and the Food Bank does a really amazing job of helping those in need.

Join me in supporting The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts!

10/29/2025

New sign and new paint … exciting

09/27/2025

Recently had a beautiful conversation awith Lee Wocks and Christine about FootCare nursing and why feet and the are of them is SO important -

On this episode of the Backyard OASIS Podcast, host Christine Copeland has a conversation Dr. Kate Clayton-Jones, founder and CEO of Footcare by Nurses, and Lee Wicks, a writer who translates Kate’s deep scientific knowledge into accessible language for the public, especially elders who can no lon...

08/30/2025

08/24/2025

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08/06/2025

FootCare by Nursea is hiring RNs In several MA areas.
1. Franklin County MA
2. Fitchburg MA
3. Hamden County MA

We are looking for full time nurses (30+) hours a week to predominantly do home visits. A typical day is seeing 7- 8 patients. We are an evidence based practice and Our mission is to prevent wounds, falls, pain and amputations by taking care of feet. This is incredibly rewarding work that uses all nursing skills. If you enjoy 1:1 with patients, teaching, learning, applying the science, using power tools and your hands to make a difference, this is very gratifying and powerful work. No nights or weekends, you make your own schedule. You are part of a team while also having autonomy and flexibility. We pay by patients seen, a typical caseload is 120 patients per month). We offer benefits for anyone seeing over 100.
Please send your resume and letter of interest to hr@footcarebynurses.net
Our website is www.footcarebynurses.net
If you are intrigued and would like to shadow we welcome you. If you know someone who needs care of their feet we are also taking on new patients.

07/17/2025

Lead by a Doctor Nurse
It is a beautiful thing when patients celebrate with you. These gorgeous flowers were brought in today by two patients today who love our work and what we stand for - a mission for prevention and a passion for caring. The flowere were to celebrate my graduating as a Doctor of Nursing Practice (from UMass).
FootCare by Nurses will continue to focus on being a scientifically based nursing practice that prevents falls, wounds, pain, and amputations from happening and the hope is that this degree will open up more opportunities for us and attract more great nurses to our fold.

07/12/2025

Picked this up in Turks and Cacos last year. Finally took it out of its wrapping and put it up in my stairwell.

The ability to Read and listen to all sorts of stories is such an important human treasure.

The artist is Udumo Benada.

05/25/2025

At the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses (CAFCN) in Calgary
Speaking about the importance of the foot / calf pump in health. It’s the second heart and is 40% of your cardiac blood flow. It’s not just about walking it’s about releasing tension so that blood/lymph can flow.

04/17/2025

This is from S- who is the manager aif an aging service acess point - His plea is a reflection of all the ASAPs.
The ASAPs are amazing organizations in Massachusetts who oversee the care of older and vulnerable adukts in MA. They maje sure the care agencies are in compilance, they work with insurance to get peole the care they need, they are the meals in wheels people and they are also the people wjk help personal care attendants be compensated. MA has more people over 65 than under 65. And care givers need to be compensateded too. Without this bill what would elder care in MA look like? I can personally live with a pot hole or two knowing that thousandds of elders are receiving a little bit of care.

The money he talks about would be reallocated from the infrastructure bill so anyone whose livelihood is bridge/ road construction will be impacted ( including the police who do road duty).
This is a tough choice. Elder well being verses those who have families to support.
in my opinion (and I may be wrong) those who have families to support and who are healthy have more choices and options for work than those elders we take care of.
Agreed, these choices suck

And we all know that someone has to stay home to take care of grandma and it’s not going to be the bridge building guy - (he needs to find work).It’s going to be the wife or daughter or teenage son or his time
after overtime. It’s not fair, but it is where we are.

To be honest, it’s going to be a burden on the whole family. I therfore urge you to support the bill so that the PCAs and caregivers can be compensated and make meaningful contribution to family economics while also taking care of a loved one. Please encourage your patients to speak up as well.

From S-
As you may be aware, the ASAP network has been heavily impacted by a substantial budget deficit – the governor has requested a 60 million dollar supplemental budget to remedy this. Our access to this funding directly impacts our ability to support our aging adults in the community, inlcuding the amount of hours we’re able to authorize for your caregivers to provide and the number of consumers we can roster.

We thank you in advance for your collaboration here.

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