Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
A key component of the initiative was a “Four Questions” framework for goals-of-care conversations. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation ran the project between 2011 and 2015 at 32 participating hospitals and health systems. Clinicians also did home visits with nurses on call 24/7.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
As the study explains, nursing homes are incentivized to hospitalize residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid because those patients can later return to the nursing home with a higher-paying Medicare benefit before transitioning back to long-term care with lower Medicaid day rates.
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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
APRIL 11, 2024
You see, I knew, in a sense, anatomically what was occurring, but she helped me to understand how to break down the concerns into smaller, practical terms for the family to understand. Billie Joe, thank you! For further inquiries, she can be contacted here. Have a column idea? See our submission guidelines here.
Hospice News
AUGUST 3, 2022
Moreover, the proportion of hospice and home health transactions that involved private equity firms rose by 25% between 2011 and 2021, Braff reported. But as the presence of these investors grows throughout health care, more legislators and regulators are asking questions about their impact.
Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
As a recipient of a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) award for her participation in community affairs in 2011, Mercier is an important nursing leader , and we’re proud to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024.
GeriPal
MARCH 2, 2023
JAGS 2022 Trends in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer Prescribing in Long-Term Care in the U.S.: 2011-2014 JAMDA 2020 Efficacy of Gabapentinoids: Gabapentinoids for Pain: Potential Unintended Consequences. AFP 2019 Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults.
Chicago Caregiving
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
After her wife was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in 2011, Marsha Wetzel spent the next two years taking care of Judy, her partner of 30 years, until Judy entered hospice care. Suddenly, Wetzel, an older woman with a disability, was in need a place where she herself could receive long-term care.
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