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LeadingAge: Proposed DEA Rule Could Limit Medication Access for Hospice Patients

Hospice News

“In researching this issue for members of LeadingAge, we were not able to identify any published studies that prescribing controlled medications for hospice or residents in long-term care patients is a major source of the overprescribing in our country.”

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AlayaCare Launches interRAI Assessments

AlayaCare

“This latest feature is another step toward individualized client care, as agencies can use a person-centred assessment system that helps direct comprehensive care and service planning in community-based settings,” said Neil Grunberg, VP, Product and AlayaCare Co-Founder. AlayaCare was founded in 2014.

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Finding your PAC

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

PAC providers include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), and home health agencies (HHA) [§ 1899B(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act]. In 2014, the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act was signed into law.

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Turnover reporting: This is going to be good*

The World According to Dr. El

Such supports will not only help employees overcome pandemic-related trauma but can also assist them in dealing with a host of problems usually unaddressed by long-term care employers, such as the loss of beloved residents, team conflicts, difficult families and dealings with residents who are challenging in a variety of ways.

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Happy Canada Day to Our Home Healthcare Community!

AlayaCare

In the late 70s through the 90s, the Established Programs Financing Act sent federal transfers to provinces and territories for extended health care services, using a population-based formula. With this flexibility, provinces and territories developed extended services such as home care, ambulatory care, and long-term care.

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How Family Tragedy Led To Perispinal Etanercept Treatment Research

The Nurse Break

Joel was now an adult and living in full-time supported accommodation from the age of 20 years, but I see him every day and remain committed to his daily and long-term care. Joel had three PSE treatments in the US in 2014. Broncos supporters Coralie and Joel.

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Rise of the Dutch Model of Neighbourhood Care

AlayaCare

They are: A 2010 Ernst & Young study that calculated this model can save costs per patient by up to 40% as compared to regular home care agencies. A 2014 KPMG study concluded that using one nurse to provide all care proved to be more expensive if you looked at a per-hour situation.