Hospice News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
A dearth of coordination or integration between rehab teams and palliative care teams routinely forces some patients into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home in their last year of life. These results appeared in a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study titled “Rehabbed to Death.”
Hospice News
MARCH 29, 2024
The unit is operated by the hospital’s palliative care program, which collaborates with nurses across its care continuum on meeting patients’ needs. Its palliative care program began in 2006, launching its first clinic in 2010 and growing ever since, Cohen stated.
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Hospice News
APRIL 11, 2024
Constructed in 2006 as the Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia, the facility was renovated after its closure in 2011. To qualify for PACE, residents must be 55 and older, in need of nursing home-level care and able to safely receive community-based services in a home-based setting.
Hospice News
AUGUST 4, 2023
HHCJ received Medicare certification in 2006 and was operated by Catholic Community Services prior to its closure. The home health and hospice provider’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes.
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. ALC is a subsidiary of Assistenza Healthcare Management.
Minority Nurse
APRIL 28, 2022
As a result of her work, she was invited to author “AACN Guide to Acute Care Procedures in the Home,” which describes over 100 complex nursing home-care procedures written in collaboration with 20 nursing expert contributors. Her nursing career began as a critical care nurse in the U.S.
GeriPal
MARCH 2, 2023
valproic acid and gabapentin), in nursing homes, particularly patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. JAMA Surgery 2018 Gabapentin and mood stabilizers in the Nursing Home Setting: Antiepileptic prescribing to persons living with dementia residing in nursing homes: A tale of two indications.
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