Hospice News
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Most hospices are sliding into 2023 between a rock and a hard place, beset by headwinds, labor shortages and questions with no easy answers. Through the cracks, providers can see glimmers of improvement. A number of hospice leaders anticipate that the industry will settle into a “new normal,” having absorbed the shock of the pandemic with a better understanding of how to navigate the transformed landscape.
Sustainable Caregiving
DECEMBER 31, 2022
When we experience a significant life change, our support network often changes. Therefore, it isn’t surprising that we will want to rethink and recreate our support system when we step or fall headfirst into a caregiving role. When we think of a support system, we often think of people. While people can be an essential … Construct Your Caregiver Support System Read More ».
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Life & Death Matters
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Guest Blog developed in collaboration with Jessica Knox, A Balanced Body. “If my body can learn dysregulated ways of coping, it could also learn healthy routes to recovery.” Dr. Nicole LePera December is here. We are at the end of another difficult year where healthcare providers and communities wrestled with the ongoing pandemic issues and […].
GeriPal
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? Narrative medicine? We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. It wasn’t until the end that the best term emerged – storycatching. Because that really is what this is about.
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HopeHealth
DECEMBER 21, 2022
A 90-year-old hospice volunteer reflects on 22 years of writing patients’ life stories and comforting families after loss. “My life has been enriched beyond words,” she says. The post “This is what life is about”: The legacy of a 90-year-old hospice volunteer appeared first on HopeHealth.
Aging Life Care Association
DECEMBER 5, 2022
As our senior loved ones age, we may start seeing physical and mental signs of decline. While some signs are not worrisome, others may be more concerning: anxiety, depression, forgetfulness, and mishandling money. These could indicate more serious issues and are risky behaviors. So here are four things you can do to help your aging … Continue reading Helping Your Aging Loved One Manage Their Finances → The post Helping Your Aging Loved One Manage Their Finances appeared first on Agin
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Sustainable Caregiving
DECEMBER 31, 2022
When we experience a significant life change, our support network often changes. Therefore, it isn’t surprising that we will want to rethink and recreate our support system when we step or fall headfirst into a caregiving role. When we think of a support system, we often think of people. While people can be an essential … Empowered Caregiver Support System Read More ».
Life & Death Matters
DECEMBER 19, 2022
As we move through December, I reflect on the past year and wonder what the new year may bring. I am grateful, and at Life and Death Matters, we are grateful, for all the opportunities we had to connect with people – in person – especially in the past few months. It was wonderful to […]. The post Winter Reflections and Greetings from Life and Death Matters appeared first on Life and Death Matters.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. We’ve talked at length on prior podcasts about the failures of aducnumab, Biogen, and the FDA’s decision to approve it. . But wait, there’s a shiny new anti-amyloid drug, lecanemab! (No it’s not just the French version of Aducanumab). . In an article in the NEJM (a published article this time, wonder of wonders!) lecanemab was shown to slow the rate of cognitive decline by 0.45 points on an 18 point cognitive scale compared to placebo.
HopeHealth
DECEMBER 12, 2022
If your child has been diagnosed with a serious illness, they and you need special support. By adding pediatric hospice to their care team, you may be able to connect with extra support and services aimed at comfort — without sacrificing any of your child’s disease-directed treatments or other care. That’s because, thanks to an Read More. The post 5 benefits of adding pediatric hospice when your child is seriously ill appeared first on HopeHealth.
Aging Life Care Association
DECEMBER 15, 2022
The holidays can often be filled with high expectations, requiring lots of energy and engagement in non-stop activities. For the individuals living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia and their families, holidays can be challenging and a time of high anxiety. Festivities can agitate, confuse, and overstimulate persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. … Continue reading Dementia and the Holidays: Tips for a Comfortable Celebration → The post Dementia and the Hol
Hospice News
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The recent article by the New Yorker and ProPublica that branded “hospice” as a profiteering “hustle” was an outrageous misrepresentation of the provider community. Starting with the headline, the story uses “hospice” as a monolithic term that makes little distinction among individual providers — heralding it overgeneralized and oversimplified perspective. in many instances information that was accurate at face value lacked sufficient context to fully elucidate the subject matter.
AlayaCare
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Community organization leading the way in developmental services sector support chooses AlayaCare’s innovative technology approach to enable service transformation for self-directed services. MONTRÉAL, QC—14 th December 2022— AlayaCare , a developer of home and community care technology, today announced Christian Horizons , a non-profit organization has chosen the AlayaCare Cloud platform.
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Professor Julia Downing. Chief Executive International Children’s Palliative Care Network and Chair of the Policy and Advocacy Committee for the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. As nurses, we are catalysts for change, and as the largest profession within the health service (1) we should have a strong voice, we are trusted bridge builders, we collaborate with others and we promote good health and well-being for all.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. What would it take to transform dementia care? While a lot of hope and money is being put into new monoclonal amyloid antibodies like lecanemab, the evidence is that while they are great in reducing amyloid in the brain for those with early Alzheimer’s disease, the effects are at best modest in slowing down the decline in cognition and function (more to be said on that in an upcoming podcast).
HopeHealth
DECEMBER 28, 2022
HopeHealth shared stories of compassion and care through our blog in 2022. Here is a list of the top 5 stories our readers enjoyed. The post What were the top 5 blogs of 2022? appeared first on HopeHealth.
Nurse.com
DECEMBER 27, 2022
The current need for nurse faculty has left nursing students, instructors, and schools stretched thin. So, now more than ever, it’s crucial to create and implement strategies to grow this vital part of the nursing profession. When Susan Bindon, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, CNE-cl, FAAN, explained the need for nurse educators, her description was succinct.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders — from publicly traded companies, private firms and nonprofit organizations — about the major trends and most pressing concerns on their radar as the new year approaches. Common threads among their remarks show that leaders in the hospice community continue to have their eyes on pervasive workforce challenges, potentially disruptive payment models and an evolving regulatory landscape.
Solace
DECEMBER 21, 2022
As we say goodbye to 2022, we do so knowing that some of us have lost loved ones dear to us and all of us have lost public figures we admired — actors, politicians, musicians, writers — who made a difference with their talents and leave a legacy behind. Madeleine Albright, 84. Albright served as the first female Secretary of State and later worked as a Georgetown professor and author of several memoirs.
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
DECEMBER 4, 2022
“Children and young people who grow up in care are up to four times more likely to suffer poor health 30 years later than those who grew up with their parents” (1). In 2020/21 there were 80,850 children who were looked after, and 28,440 entered care in that same year (2 ). Children enter the care of the local authority for several reasons, but a constant is that a child experiences trauma due to being separated from their birth family and/or negative experiences.
GeriPal
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. From discussing “taking away the keys to the car” for a cognitively impaired older adult to decisions to limit life sustaining treatments at the end of life, conflict and disagreement permeate everything that we do in medicine. How well though are we taught to handle conflict and disagreement? I’d say not well as I don’t think I’ve ever received a formal talk on the issue.
NHPCO
DECEMBER 15, 2022
For Immediate Release. December 15, 2022 . (Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the 2022 edition of NHPCO Facts and Figures , an annual report on key data points related to the delivery of hospice care, including information on patient characteristics, location and level of care, Medicare hospice spending, and hospice providers.
AJN Off the Charts
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Making the call. As I got home this morning after a hectic 12-hour shift as charge RN in a 50-bed ER, I sat in my silent car for a moment to ponder how much has changed in the last three weeks. Three weeks ago, overwhelmed by walk-in patients and ambulance traffic and severely short-staffed, I called the emergency services non-emergent line and asked for help in our crowded lobby.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Florida-based Hope Healthcare has affiliated with Chapters Health System, a nonprofit provider of hospice, palliative care and home health, among other services. Combined with its affiliates, Chapters Health is the largest nonprofit hospice provider in the nation and the sixth overall. Its staff of 3,330 and more than 2,430 volunteers care for more than 72,000 patients annually in 35 Florida counties and four in Georgia.
Nurse.com
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The present state of 21st century health care has begun to spur a greater need to reevaluate what should be expected of nurse leadership — especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In many academic studies and articles, transformational leadership has been identified as the model framework for nurse leaders to learn and demonstrate. Although the components are foundational, there is always room for nurse leaders to grow their leadership skills.
Daily Nurse
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Christmas and New Year’s Eve are holidays to take time off and enjoy with our loved ones, but for some nurses, the holidays can mean another shift to take over— one that can be more stressful during a time it feels like others are opening presents. However, nurses still celebrate just like other workers who […].
GeriPal
DECEMBER 22, 2022
As we are coming up at the end of the calendar year and almost to our 250th podcast, Alex and I wanted to give thanks to everyone who has supported our podcast. We have an exciting lineup of podcasts coming out in 2023 and three major updates that we are excited to share: . Ok, here is the big announcement: we just got support from Archstone Foundation to develop CME/CEU for GeriPal podcasts !
NHPCO
DECEMBER 20, 2022
For Immediate Release. December 20, 2022 . (Alexandria, VA) Congress has released the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, an omnibus funding package that will fund the government through Fiscal Year 2023. As NHPCO advised its members in a Member Alert this morning, the legislation contains measures that will affect hospices positively and negatively.
Minority Nurse
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Culturally competent nursing mentorship for nursing students, nurses, or faculty often remains challenging when the mentor needs to reflect on the mentee. Understanding diversity in higher education and the strategies to improve culturally competent guidance is looked at through the lens of mentoring. Brief History. The term ‘mentor’ was adopted from Mentor, a Greek mythological figure in Homer’s “Odyssey.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 14, 2022
SCAN Group and CareOregon have agreed to join forces in 2023 as a new organization called HealthRight Group. The new nonprofit will combine SCAN’s Medicare portfolio with CareOregon’s predominantly Medicaid health plans. Post-closing, HealthRight will launch Welcome Health, a diversified business unit that integrates existing assets from both organizations, with a heavy emphasis on home-based care for seniors and underserved populations.
Nurse.com
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Statistics show the nursing shortage is still a crisis, but 2023 could be a turning point. Front-line nurse don’t need numbers to know that the nursing shortage is wreaking havoc on their workplaces. Nevertheless, the data do make a convincing case that it’s past time to get serious about making changes. And in 2023, recruiting and retaining good nurses could be the most critical area of focus in determining a hospital’s success.
Daily Nurse
DECEMBER 8, 2022
It’s that time of year, and the flu is hitting hard. While nurses learn all about the flu vaccine and treatment in nursing school and life, it’s good to revisit some basics—especially when healthcare experts strongly urge people to get the vaccination. Ernest J. Grant, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, President of the American Nurses Association, talked […].
Chicago Caregiving
DECEMBER 28, 2022
What did our readers want to read about in 2022? It was a mixed bag! Our top 10 stories range from powerful supplements to cultural care, aging’s anxieties to head injuries. People had a lot of questions about aging and caregiving — and we were here for them. Thank you to all of the caregivers, aging experts, and more who shared their stories with us this year, offering connection and insight during a time of life that can feel especially overwhelming and disconnected.
Home Care Pulse
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Ep.7: How to Navigate Social Media Marketing in Home-Based Care Nick Bonitatibus, Owner and Founder of the Digital Champions, discusses the unique challenges of using social media as a marketing tool in home-based care, and common mistakes agency owners are making with their digital presence. View Episode Transcript × Episode Transcript. Amanda Sternklar ( 00:10 ): Hello.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Renee Kinder. “Hey, you are the McKnight’s lady?”. “The one that writes about rehab.”. I am indeed. Those lines, during the past few months of conference season I have heard often. The questions also often come with a sense that my reality is somewhat different than others. That I somehow have special internal knowledge or a greater sense than others of what occurs in the industry.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 2, 2022
A lack of culturally inclusive care and mistrust of the health system are contributing to low hospice utilization among Native Americans. Native Americans are the least likely to enroll in hospice among racial and ethnic groups. Many in that community also lack access due to geographic and financial barriers. They comprised 0.4% of all Medicare hospice patients in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
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