HopeHealth

JUNE 7, 2023

Healing is easier when we feel safe, and seen. HopeHealth’s virtual LGBTQ+ Grief Support Group offers an inclusive, compassionate community for people who identify as LGBTQ+ and are coping with a loss. If that’s you, and you live in HopeHealth’s service area, we hope you’ll drop in. Co-facilitators Alex Zima and Bob Iovino-Zuniga share what Read More The post Belong, understand, heal: Join our LGBTQ+ Grief Support Group appeared first on HopeHealth.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 7, 2023

Despite the increasing demands and new challenges that home care agencies are facing, ensuring that clients receive the best possible care remains paramount for all caregivers. Thanks to AI-powered technology, organizations can leverage advanced algorithms to revolutionize their scheduling processes and deliver truly personalized care to their clients, while preserving care continuity at the same time.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

Hospice providers can face legal repercussions if they don’t strike the right balance in their payroll practices. Miscalculated compensation or miscommunicated policies are among the most common reasons that hospices are facing legal concerns related to staff compensation, according to Russell Bruch, partner at Morgan Lewis. Bruch assists employers with legal wage and salary matters at the global law firm.

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Today's Caregiver

JUNE 7, 2023

Elder abuse is an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. An older adult is someone age 60 or older. The abuse occurs at the hands of a caregiver or a person the elder trusts.

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Melodia Hospice

JUNE 6, 2023

Multiple myeloma has several treatments and clinical studies. Sometimes, individuals’ diseases stop responding to treatment. They may stop treatment. They prefer hospice care to focus on their final weeks or months. Sadly, many Myeloma patients die in hospitals. Multi Myeloma patients often need blood transfusions and numerous infections, making it difficult to die at home. … Hospice and Palliative Care for Multiple Myeloma Patients Read More » The post Hospice and Palliative Ca

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. Medical cannabis can also be beneficial in symptom management for cancer patients, according to recent research. For instance, certain compounds in the cannabis plant hold potential therapeutic benefits for patients by increasing appetite when experiencing chemotherapy-induc

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AlayaCare

JUNE 5, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of home health care, data has become a driving force in decision-making and process improvement. For home care administrators, understanding the power of data is essential for optimizing their agency’s operations and providing high-quality care. However, with an abundance of information available, it can be overwhelming to know where to start.

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Elder Care Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

Right at Home cares for thousands of families just like yours. We know that hiring an in-home care agency is one of the most important decisions you’ll make—you want to get it right and you have a lot of questions. One of the biggest questions is usually about the cost of in-home care services. Home… The post 6 Ways to Pay for In-Home Care appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Today's Caregiver

MAY 31, 2023

When my dad became ill in 1990, I would come home to Miami to visit almost every month, but it was not until returning to Florida full-time to help care for my grandparents that I knew what a “black hole” my mom had been living in.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

Citing inflation and other headwinds, hospice providers and industry organizations are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider the proposed 2.8% base rate increase for 2024. This is the first of a series of Hospice News articles that will cover the industry’s response to the proposed rule. CMS published the proposal in March, which also contained a slough of data, requests for information and measures to enhance program integrity and health equity.

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Traditions Health

JUNE 1, 2023

Two Traditions Health Branches in Georgia Awarded Hospice Accreditation from The Joint Commission Nashville, TN – Traditions Health successfully completed two Joint Commission Accreditation Surveys at the Carrollton, GA and Lawrenceville, GA branches and earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation. The Joint Commission Accreditation Gold Seal of approval is the highest award a healthcare organization can receive.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 1, 2023

When we reflect on nursing, we don’t always consider the concept of justice. We may think about patients, patient care, medications, interventions, and hospitals, but justice might seem like the purview of lawyers, legislators, activists, human service agencies, and non-profit organizations. However, nursing and justice are more closely related than we think; thus, linking them in our consciousness is an important consideration.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 2, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant potential in nursing education to create more sophisticated and complex simulations that help nursing students develop critical thinking skills and prepare them for real-world patient care situations. However, as with any new technology, it also presents concerns and controversies about its use in nursing education.

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AJN Off the Charts

JUNE 1, 2023

In today’s world, teenage boys are facing a crisis that often goes unnoticed: their mental health. Anxiety, depression, despair, and even suicidal thoughts plague young boys and young men alike. Shockingly, teenage boys and young men in the United States are more than twice as likely, and sometimes up to four times as likely , to die by suicide compared to their female counterparts.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

Home health care providers are increasingly recognizing the clinical value of palliative care, despite its tricky payer landscape and relatively low margins. Hospices have a much larger presence in the space, but more home health agencies are showing an interest — including companies that provide both of those services. Close to half of community-based palliative care programs are operated by hospice agencies and 7% are operated by home health operators, according to 2019 data from the Center to

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Elaine Mansfield

JUNE 6, 2023

I feel the heart pull of Eros as I walk downhill to check on the baby Chickadees. I knock on the nesting box door to make sure Mama is out and open it gently. They’re gone! Can it be? They were all here yesterday. I look again. The tidy nest is empty as though the nestlings were never there. Seven tiny bodies full of yesterday’s hope may have been eaten by a House Sparrow since the predator guard keeps out snakes, cats, and raccoons, but not other birds.

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Shining Light Hospice

JUNE 4, 2023

When we think of hospice care, it’s common to associate it with older adults nearing the end of their life. However, hospice care is not exclusive to the elderly. Pediatric hospice care exists for children facing life-limiting illnesses, a topic that is less spoken about but is equally crucial. Pediatric hospice care is about providing comfort, support, and quality of life to children facing a life-threatening illness and their families.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 1, 2023

The Emergency Nurse Association (ENA) named longtime emergency nurse and educator Cam Brandt, MS, RN, CEN, CPEN, the recipient of the 2023 Judith C. Kelleher Award, the ENA’s most prestigious honor. Driven by a passion for caring for children, as well as teaching and mentoring ED nurses, Brandt’s impact could be felt in the emergency departments where she worked and across the emergency nursing community through continual contributions as an ENA leader in Texas and key volunteer with many of the

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AJN Off the Charts

JUNE 6, 2023

Confronting fragility: a perfectionist father’s illness. “Nurses make horrible patients,” my dad’s words echoed in my mind as I stood beside his hospital bed. Confined to this cold and sterile room, he, once a seasoned nurse, now teetered between worlds, fighting to maintain control of his crumbling body and the walls that had always surrounded him.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

Penn Bay Medical Center is moving forward with plans to evolve its palliative care program. The medical center is an affiliate of the MaineHealth system and began providing hospital-based palliative care two years ago. It has since expanded into community-based serious illness care. The palliative growth was spurred by a two-year pilot project funded by a quality improvement grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 31, 2023

HCP WEBINAR SERIES The Future of Post-Acute Care Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min The future of the post-acute care industry is at a critical juncture — where will your business fit into the future of the continuum of care? HCP’s data gives us an insider’s look into the trajectory of the industry, and what you need to start doing today to keep up.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

JUNE 6, 2023

Learn the 6 Rs in Alzheimer’s care and how they can help you better care for someone you love with dementia. When providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, it is important to remind yourself that you ARE capable, you ARE doing an excellent job, and you ARE making a difference! And while you’re self-affirming, there are several additional “Rs” which can help both you and the individual in your care: the 6 Rs in Alzheimer’s care.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 31, 2023

Lori A. Smith is like a prayer answered from above, spending the last 34 years descending in her FlightCare helicopter onto some of the most critical emergency response scenes across mid-Michigan. Smith, the longest-serving flight nurse among Michigan’s seven air medical transport programs, recently retired, ending a professional experience that launched when George H.W.

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Diversity Nursing

JUNE 2, 2023

Health disparities are the health differences experienced between different groups based on race, ethnicity, disability, sex/gender, socioeconomic status, educational level, and more. Unfortunately, the LGBTQ+ community is no exception to health disparities. Health differences in the LGBTQ+ community can include how many people contract a specific disease, how severe the condition becomes, the complications associated with the disease, how many people die from an illness, access to healthcare, a

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

Although it’s waiting to formalize the official paperwork, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer enforce the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for hospice staff and other health care workers. With the public health emergency (PHE) ending May 11, the Biden administration announced in May that it would terminate vaccination mandates for federal workers and other groups.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

JUNE 7, 2023

Interprofessional conflict in healthcare is on the rise. Not only does this conflict cause tension between healthcare professionals, but it ultimately impacts patient care. If anyone on the healthcare team isn’t comfortable or willing to communicate with anyone else on the team, it directly impacts a patient. As a healthcare leader, therefore, it is essential to address and mitigate these conflicts to promote a respectful and healthy work culture that ensures safe, quality patient care.

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Nurse Nacole

JUNE 7, 2023

Category: Fundamentals Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) is indicated for monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy in treating partial seizures in adults or in children ages 4 to 16 and as adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in children younger than age 2.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

Julie Thompson, a nurse at Van Diest Medical Center (VDMC) in Webster City, Iowa, helped a little boy overcome his fear and anxiety before surgery and was named the 2023 recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Daily Nurse is proud to honor Thompson as our Nurse of the Week , recognizing the super-human work Thompson provides for patients and families every day at VDMC.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

Marilyn “Nia” Wright, MSN, MHA, RN, CNOR, is a retired nurse who can’t stay away from the industry she loves. As a nurse student, Wright was nicknamed Nia, an acronym for Nurse in Action, because she was eager to care for people and often volunteered to do whatever she could for as many patients as she could, whether or not those patients were part of her assignment.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

Hosparus Health has acquired Baptist Health Deaconess Hospice in Madisonville, Kentucky, for an undisclosed sum. The organization is a service of Baptist Health Deaconess health system. Founded in 1978, Hosparus Health’s 600 employees and 500 volunteers provide care for more than 10,000 patients annually, including hospice, medical care, palliative medicine, mental health and bereavement services.

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Palliverse

JUNE 7, 2023

Photo by Nikola Johnny Mirkovic on Unsplash The patient arrived and looked as unwell as she had sounded on paper. Advanced end-stage illness, worse for wear after many weeks in hospital. Poor sleep night after night. Recurrent bad news relayed, unclear if understanding had been checked on or not. The standard restaurant question, “how’s your meal going?

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Community Home Health Care

JUNE 7, 2023

As the days grow longer, the flowers bloom, and the sun shines brighter, there’s a sense of renewal and vitality in the air. Spring and summer bring with them the perfect opportunity for seniors to embrace the beauty of nature and engage in outdoor activities. From enjoying the warm sunshine to participating in community events, this season offers a plethora of benefits for older adults.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

Join Kaiser Permanente for a free webinar, “Increasing Nurse Retention, Engagement, and Certification Pass Rates in a Post-Pandemic World,” on Tuesday, June 13 at 2 pm EST. Register here. Discover how healthcare organizations are putting solutions in place to address nurse burnout and retention in the post-pandemic era. Join us as we delve into the success story of Kaiser Permanente’s Nurse Scholars Academy.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

Join Kaiser Permanente for a free webinar, “Increasing Nurse Retention, Engagement, and Certification Pass Rates in a Post-Pandemic World,” on Tuesday, June 13 at 2 pm EST. Register here. Discover how healthcare organizations are putting solutions in place to address nurse burnout and retention in the post-pandemic era. Join us as we delve into the success story of Kaiser Permanente’s Nurse Scholars Academy.

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

Integrating palliative consultations into care management for heart failure patients improves utilization and fosters greater understanding among referring clinicians, research from the Veteran Affairs (VA) Connecticut Healthcare System has found. VA Connecticut Healthcare System researchers recently rolled out the educational study to determine whether consultative services would boost palliative care referrals for hospital-based heart failure patients after seeing a decline in admissions.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

JUNE 7, 2023

The winners of The Caring Award inspire us to put our passion to work to make a difference. A group of dedicated care professionals in Boise, Idaho, who believe that seniors and their families deserve and need access to free, quality information provided by industry experts in their community to support their aging and caregiving questions and needs.

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