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Amedisys Subsidiary Contessa Going Full Speed Ahead on Palliative Care JVs

Hospice News

Largely due to COVID-related disruption, this marks Amedisys’ first quarter of ADC growth since the third quarter of 2020. Hospice segment growth included a 6% jump in hospice same-store admissions during Q2, with 8% in average daily census. The company expects this growth to accelerate during the latter half of the year, Gerard indicated.

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UnityPoint VP Agnew: Educate Patients, Clinicians to Expand Hospice

Hospice News

In November of 2020, I lost my mom to pancreatic cancer. We were able to bring her home. She wanted to come home with me, and I was able to get hospice started for her right away. I know that UnityPoint has established a nurse residency program. She was diagnosed on October 31, and she literally died two weeks later.

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Nursing Work Environments: A Brief Guide

Nurse.com

Recently, nurses have navigated their careers through a global pandemic, a travel nursing boom, supply issues, and continue to face an ongoing nursing shortage. Nearly 30% of nurses considered leaving the profession in 2021, compared to 11% in 2020, according to Nurse.com’s 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report.

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Patient Recognition Week: Celebrating Patients Who Live Their Life to the Fullest Thanks to Home Care

Hearts for Home Care

John Letterman with his home care nurse, North Carolina. After a severe car accident in 2020, North Carolina resident, John Letterman was left paralyzed from the neck down, unable to walk, talk, or breathe on his own. However, thanks to in-home care, she has not let her diagnosis slow her down! We are in this together.”.

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The Future of Telehealth and Nursing

Nurse.com

But the expected growth of telehealth nursing doesn’t just mean more opportunities for quality care — it also signals large-scale transformation and new opportunities for the medical field. The ability to work from home and have more flexible hours appeals to new and seasoned nurses seeking a better work-life balance.

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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

are offering models of care for children with medical complexity that aim to reduce readmissions and healthcare costs by supporting families who care for these children at home. Nurses’ Role With Medically Complex Children. Children’s hospitals in the U.S. Learn About Nearby Opportunities.

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Change Is Now the “Constant” for Nurses in Infection Control

Nurse.com

The pandemic erased that complacency and enhanced education for nurses and infection control in unique ways. The renewed focus on how infection control in nursing is presented to healthcare professionals is among the major lessons learned since 2020. It is in our patient homes, nursing homes, some acute rehab centers, hospices.

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