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Hospices Increasingly Invest in Environmental Sustainability

Hospice News

Established in 1978, Agrace provides hospice and palliative care in southern Wisconsin. The nonprofit’s other services include personal care, adult day services and grief support.

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New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

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Home Health of the Ozarks offers home-based services across the same 40-mile geographic region, including skilled nursing, personal care, respite, medical social services and rehabilitation therapies. The nonprofit hospice is supported by TCMH Healthcare Foundation’s Hospice Memorial Fund.

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Important Predictions for Home Care in 2019

AlayaCare

Looking to the new year, I foresee three specific themes that will be central to our growing industry: caregiver engagement, whole-person care, and home care’s pursuit of the right technology. home care industry alone grew from 39.4% in 2009 to 65.7% last year according to Home Care Pulse.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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Family caregivers also learn how to provide direct personal care support in ways that are safe and comfortable for both the loved one and the family caregiver. New York: Springer 2009: 135-155. Hospice nurses spend a significant amount of their time training family caregivers. This includes what to expect and what to do.

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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

Hospice News

Baptist Senior Family launches inpatient hospice Pennsylvania-based Baptist Senior Family has opened a new hospice facility at Providence Point, a large continuing care retirement community that initially opened in 2009. Baptist Senior Family offers hospice, home care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and personal care services.

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How Amazon’s $3.9 Billion One Medical Acquisition Could Disrupt Home-Based Care—For Better or Worse

Home Care Pulse

Before evaluating Amazon’s position in home care, it makes sense to become familiar with how Amazon has disrupted other markets first. . Because the home care market might play out in a similar way. Let’s go back to 2009 and look at Quidsi, an online diaper company, and Amazon. I’ll try to make a long story short! .

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Ep.2: The Truth About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—And What Agencies Should Be Doing Differently

Home Care Pulse

And I think the thing that really ship the things for me is when in 2009, I had the opportunity to join a Home Care national home care agency. And then the providers, particularly in private pay, personal care, you may have anywhere from 50 to 60% that are non-white Latino, black Asian. As a young man.