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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Involuntary Nursing Home Discharges/Transfers in Missouri

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Many long-term care residents live in Missouri nursing homes for years. In certain cases, nursing homes may discharge or transfer a resident even if the resident does not consent to the discharge or transfer – this is known as an “involuntary discharge” or an “involuntary transfer.” 19 CSR 30-82.050(3).

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Aging Media Announces the Future Leaders Class of 2022

Hospice News

Aging Media”) is pleased to announce the Future Leaders Class of 2022, showcasing the most promising talent in senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice industries. For more information about the Future Leaders program and to view the complete Future Leaders Class of 2022, please visit [link].

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Nurses caring for people in a social care setting

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

As we move to a more integrated health and social care system in the UK 3 , social care nurses have a pivotal role to play and are ideally placed to lead and implement change specifically within the nursing/care home sector. The Queen’s Nursing Institute (2021) Care Home Nurse. Available at: [link].

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What Lessons Have We Learned from the First COVID Surges? Jim Wright & Darrell Owens

GeriPal

Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the home now have COVID-19. The other physicians who previously saw patients in the nursing home are no longer coming to your facility because you have COVID positive patients. Summary Transcript Summary.

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Change Is Now the “Constant” for Nurses in Infection Control

Nurse.com

Marie Wilson, RN Communicating with professionals in various healthcare roles — such as personal care assistants, patient care technicians, and certified nursing assistants — was a necessity to ensure the latest information was available to anyone caring for patients.

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When Facing Language Barriers, Having the Same Home Care Nurse Improves Outcomes

Daily Nurse

After a hospitalization, home healthcare enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their homes. Nurses visit patients to provide care to keep them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $41 billion each year.

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2023 Leader in Training Award-Winners

Home Care Pulse

Navicent Home Health New Choices – Bettendorf Nordic Living North West Home Care Northeast Kingdom Homecare, Inc. Southern Grace Senior Home Care Special Touch Homecare Manchester OH Specialty Home Health Care, Inc.  For more information, visit  [link]. 

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