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Excel Hospice Owner Sentenced to 18 Years for Fraud, Kickbacks

Hospice News

The couple allegedly paid $2 million in kickbacks to multiple parties in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals, including payments to employees of hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as spouses of those individuals, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert.

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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

Hospice News

Researchers examined eight other studies from 2012 to 2021 that included virtual reality interventions among a rough total of 225 palliative care patients with diverse types of advanced illnesses and age ranges (20 to 103 years old). The post Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

Hospice News

The LIFE program mirrors Empath’s Suncoast Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) program, which the organization has operated since 2012. Hospice of Wichita Falls provides hospice at its inpatient center, in patients’ homes, and at hospitals and assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.

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

Hospice News

Maley joined the hospital system’s home health department in 2012 as a certified nurse assistant, later becoming a registered nurse. Iowa River Hospice provides community- and facility-based hospice to patients in the home or in hospital, assisted living or nursing facilities.

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Nursing the Nation and the World

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Nurses nurse the nation in schools, dialysis centers, assisted living, nursing homes, home health, hospice, and public health. From 2012 until its sunset in 2017, Keith co-hosted RNFMRadio, a groundbreaking nursing podcast. All things Nurse Keith can be found at NurseKeith.com.

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Local Always Best Care Owner Expands Territory in Central North Carolina

Always Best Care Senior Services

Loy has been immersed in the Always Best Care business since 2012 when she began working at her mother’s Burlington location, which is now Always Best Care of Alamance-Guilford. When the opportunity arose to carry on the family business by purchasing that territory in 2017, she didn’t think twice.

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Nurse Specialist or Nurse Generalist?

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Licensed practical or vocational nurses are usually considered generalists, and their work is crucial in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physician offices, and other milieus where they are the lifeblood of patient care. From 2012 until its sunset in 2017, Keith co-hosted RNFMRadio, a groundbreaking nursing podcast.

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