Chicago Caregiving
MARCH 13, 2024
Tips for navigating assisted living options when your loved one has addiction About 1 million adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. Addiction can be a big problem for older adults heading into assisted living facilities. It’s rare to find an assisted living facility that offers rehabilitation options.
GeriPal
JANUARY 20, 2023
Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. We have Alice Bonner, who’s Chair of the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
The bonus program included a one-time retention payment that ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. The majority of these hires were nurses, Westfall indicated. VITAS saw nursing home admissions rise 9.4% from Q3 2022.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The company saw nursing home admissions jump 6.2%, but sustained a 23.4% They also saw a 7% decline in assisted-living facility admissions. This suggests some normalization is occurring as COVID infection rates drop, as length of stay has been a pain point for many providers during the pandemic.
Hospice News
JANUARY 17, 2023
Board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, Howe has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and medical director for various health care organizations in the Denver area, including a number of rehabilitation, assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities.
GeriPal
APRIL 27, 2023
Attendee 14: I am most hopeful that as palliative caregivers, we will continue to authentically welcome the voices of our interprofessional team members, chaplains, social workers, and so we have true interprofessional collaboration. Alex: Nursing homes. Eric: Buying GeriPal podcasts. Eric: BlackRock.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia. For me, right now, the worst thing, my nightmare is dying from dementia alone in a nursing home. People start thinking about putting them in a nursing home. Diane: Huge.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
52 
Let's personalize your content