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‘It’s Where We’re at Right Now’: US Prison System Struggling to Keep Up with Growing Need for Palliative Care

Hospice News

The prison system was never designed to become a nursing home or hospice, but it has become one. They didn’t have a specific nurse for them. Clinical capacity limits are a large reason growing senior inmate populations lack access to palliative care services, according to researchers from Pennsylvania State University.

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April 2022: CMS updates National Quality Strategy

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

September 2021 – CMS continued to modernize the Care Compare sites to increase transparency and ensure that all individuals that CMS serves, as well as their families and caregivers, have the information to make informed care decisions. Promote Safety : Prevent harm or death from healthcare errors.

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The World According to Dr. El

The nursing home business has never been easy, but since the pandemic, it’s been vastly more difficult, with facility closures, large numbers of staff members departing, and new recruits hard to come by. CMS mandates Chief Experience Officer position for all LTC homes”. Community rallies to save local nursing home”.

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Antipsychotic medication reduction and the severely mentally ill population

The World According to Dr. El

President Biden’s State of the Union address last week targeted several aspects of the long-term care industry, most of which have received more attention than his mention of reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications. empty beds), that number will likely be higher once the 2021 data comes in.

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What the 7 Most Shocking Home Care Trends Mean for the Industry in 2022

Home Care Pulse

– Trend #1: The Caregiver Shortage Negatively Impacted Nearly 100% of Providers—the Worst it’s Ever Been. – Trend #4: Agency Owners Are Still Worried About COVID-19—Making 2021 the First Year it Ranks as One of Their Top Threats. Article Contents: – Introduction.

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2022: What will the technical experts say?

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Here we are wrapping up 2021, two years after that TEPs work led to the implementation of PDPM and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently announced two new technical expert panels (TEPs) focusing on key areas of quality. Well, great news! The contract number is 75FCMC18D0015, Task Order 75FCMC19F0003.

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Pennsylvania Home Care Recipients Advocate for Better Access to Home Care

Hearts for Home Care

As Baby Boomers continue to age and the population of older adults needing long-term care increases, the need for caregivers will continue to increase as well. This is great news for the hundreds of thousands of individuals and families who prefer to age at home rather than in a facility.