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Specialized SNF Clinicians Can Help Improve Care Quality at End of Life

Hospice News

Specialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, have a strong potential to reduce hospitalizations and improve quality of care at the end of life, including access to hospice. The work of SNFists uniquely impacted the care of nursing home residents during their last 90 days of life, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

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Nursing Homes Serving Black Residents Have Greater Hospitalizations, ED Visits

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Nursing homes with the highest proportion of Black residents have the greatest number of hospitalizations and emergency department visits, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. nursing homes using national datasets from 2019.

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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

Hospice News

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.”

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

Hospice News

Providing home-based hospice can be a distinguisher for SNFs and assisted living providers, not only capitalize on growing demand, but also to address a more comprehensive range of their patients’ health needs in the setting that most prefer. Among the 1.6 Redbanks opened the unit through a partnership with St. Anthony’s Hospice.

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Hospices Acquired by PE Firms, Publicly Traded Companies See Increases in Dementia Patients

Hospice News

increase in home-based care delivery. in 2019, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Meanwhile, similar trends exist among providers acquired by publicly traded organizations, who see an average 13.5% rise in dementia patients and a 5.3%

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Hospice Medical Director Receives 50-Month Prison Sentence for $150M Fraud

Hospice News

The Texas Medical Board suspended his medical license in 2019, when he pleaded guilty to the fraud charges. They enrolled patients with long-term incurable diseases such as Alzheimers and dementia as well as patients with limited mental capacity who lived at group homes, nursing homes and in housing projects.”

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GAO: CMS Should Update Rules for Hospices Reporting Abuse or Neglect

Hospice News

Strengthening hospice reporting requirements to align with the requirements for nursing homes and hospitals providing extended care will provide CMS with the information necessary to ensure that hospice care providers are taking appropriate steps within the scope of their authority to protect vulnerable individuals,” GAO indicated in a report.

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