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Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

Hospice News

Documentation errors and a fragmented health system pose the greatest risks for adverse drug events among hospices. Another key to reducing adverse events is increasing education around medication management at the end of life, McPherson stated. Nearly half (45.7%) of these patients had more than one adverse drug event.

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What Event Can I Attend?

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Last fall, after my father died, I had the opportunity to attend in-person events again. It was fabulous to show up at events that attracted individuals passionate about the same topics as I. The conversations and relationships I developed by attending these events have become opportunities for collaboration.

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health Can Team Up for Caregiver Support

Hospice News

Forging stronger interdisciplinary relationships with behavioral health experts could help hospice providers ease caregiver burdens that can impact quality of end-of-life care. A growing aging population is putting pressure on today’s family caregivers with competing priorities. Photo by Merz Photography.

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Hospices Strategize Sustainable Growth for Veteran Programs

Hospice News

We’ve gotten creative in doing events that benefit veteran causes and raised money through all these different things that are put into the pool of helping us with the costs of running our veteran programs — which is primarily the staffing cost,” Graveran told Hospice News.

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Caregiving Costs to Communities

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Let’s put a number of the caregiving costs to communities when we don’t have the support and help we need. On a regular basis, I ask about your experiences during and after caregiving. I’d love to know more about your spending habits during your caregiving experience. Tell us about your spending habits.

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The Labor of Caregiving

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

How do we sustain ourselves when the labor of caregiving is both too much and too little? As you know, we don’t have a true reimbursement model for family caregivers. The Labor of Caregiving Means We’re On Our Own More and more, we’re on our own. But, we can’t close our own personal caregiving clinic.

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Impact Caregiving: Support for You When You Support Family Caregivers

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Impact Caregiving features interviews with professionals, like you, who serve family caregivers. When you commit to supporting and serving family caregivers, you make an impact every day. To connect you to resources and insights to help you in your work, we’ve created Impact Caregiving, a virtual magazine and event.