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Canada’s New Long-Term Care Standards- Accountability & Risk Management on a Mission

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This was in the 80s, before Long-Term Care (LTC) Standards were anywhere near what they are now. Leaders across the sector have loudly echoed the calls for change seen in media since March 2020 – when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic.

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Employment Considerations for Long Term Care Facilities under the Biden-Harris Administration

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In direct response to the significant challenges experienced by long term care (LTC) facilities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its commitment to improving safety and quality of care. As recently as 2020’s fourth quarter, SNFs reported a spectrum of 2.81 Background .

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Why Hospice Providers Are Ready to Spend Big on Technology

Hospice News

In another example, Hospice Care of South Carolina has been using predictive analytics to risk-stratify patients since at least 2020. Meanwhile, to keep patients connected during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care launched a video-chat platform for patients in long-term care settings.

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How CON Laws Influence Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

Hospice News

Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider has since expanded its geographic reach across the Southeast region to include Georgia.

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HopeHealth’s Dr. Leah McDonald Sees ‘System-Wide Embedding’ of Palliative Skills

Hospice News

McDonald graduated in 2020 from HopeHealth’s hospice and palliative medicine fellowship program. The United States is seeing this growing aging population that has high-care needs. The biggest need is how we appropriately transition people’s care outside of the hospital setting. Our resources are limited.

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Alivia Care CEO: The ‘Right Way’ to Care for the Seriously Ill

Hospice News

Florida-based nonprofit Alivia Care is focused on gearing up for value-based systems in 2024. Alivia Care came into existence in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. They’re not living there.

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Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society’s Mobile Clinic Offers Support to Hospice Patients

Hospice News

These clinicians partner closely with the nurses in the long term care and assisted living facilities. The clinic launched in 2020, initially serving 14 locations. The mobile clinic is staffed with physicians, nurse practitioners, and other mid-level providers, according to Tess.

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