Traditions Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Injuries from falls can also lead a person into a long recovery period, and can affect many aspects of their day-to-day life, including how they get around in their home, cook or bathe. They not only treat people with fall-related injuries, but also work with people in a variety of ways to help them prevent falls from happening.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 25, 2024

What Sleep Does One of the primary functions of sleep is to allow the body to rest and repair itself. During sleep, the body undergoes a process of restoration, with various tissues and muscles repairing themselves. Furthermore, sleep is essential for immune function, as it helps the body to fight off infections and diseases.

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Hope Hospice

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Examples are struggling to get the patient to cooperate with eating and bathing, as well as sundowning-related problems such as agitation, paranoia, repetitive speech, and increased confusion in the afternoon or evening hours. Dementia dramatically affects a person’s entire being, and its progression is impossible to stop.

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Community Home Health Care

JULY 2, 2021

When I was younger, I thought independence meant working hard and saving up for a house. Your body and mind are changing. Your capacity to work is changing. You may even need help with basic functioning like meal preparation, bathing and dressing. Picnics, patriotic t-shirts, and brilliant firework displays.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

It never stops talking, tells you you’re wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 a.m.” I’m not sure who wrote this quote, but it feels right to me. We’ve all had anxiety, and probably all recognize that anxiety can be a force of action or growth but can also spiral to quickly take over our lives and our sleep.

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But it’s also challenging to manage all the ways you need to meet their needs, from bathing, dressing, and feeding them to managing their medications, and doctors’ appointments. They’re also responsible for themselves, their own family, work, finances, and more. That’s why caregiver burnout is very common.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

We discuss with her how we should work-up and manage “urinary tract infections” (I’ve added air quotes to “UTI” in honor of Tom Finucane’s JAGS article titled “Urinary Tract Infection”—Requiem for a Heavyweight in which he advocated to put air quotes around the term UTI due to the ambiguity of the diagnosis.). Summary Transcript Summary.

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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Just like all aspects of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health, nurses must face up to the fact that they’re human beings, too, and their brains and bodies need thoughtful care just like anyone else’s. Nurses work hard and sometimes eat and sleep poorly and fail to exercise, so this isn’t something you can ignore.

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Hospice 101

JUNE 19, 2020

During this week, hospice teams recognize and honor the special work and dedication of the Hospice HHAs. During this week, hospice teams recognize and honor the special work and dedication of the Hospice HHAs. Their hands don’t just touch the body of each patient, their hands can touch souls.

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Palliverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

Something similar occurs when you expose yourself to differences in temperature, e.g. sauna or ice bath. This adaptation process will work to a certain extent and depends on your body’s coping ability. This adaptation process will work to a certain extent and depends on your body’s coping ability.

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Home health aides provide help with activities of daily living such as bathing, when the patient requires that assistance. It can feel like the world is suddenly spinning out of control. Amidst the storm of evolving emotions, patients with chronic illness and their families will face a multitude of decisions. What Is Hospice?

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Home Care Pulse

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Providing care in the right place, at the right time, and by the right provider can only be possible by working together across the health care continuum—and it starts with clear communication and education. A lice worked for National Geographic and loved to travel. Her w eekends were spent hiking and kayaking.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This year, the provided toolkit offers an array of resources designed to help turn knowledge into action, especially for those working in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Strengthening : Targeted muscle-strengthening activities for key areas like the legs, core and back help stabilize the body during movement.

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Seasons Hospice

JANUARY 31, 2025

For joint pain and stiffness, the palliative care team may suggest using heating pads or hot baths, along with physical therapy exercises to improve flexibility and mobility. Palliative care providers are trained to recognize signs of depression and anxiety and can work with patients and their families to provide mental health support.

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The Productive Home Health Nurse

AUGUST 28, 2021

What a year for home health nurse documentation and nurses… Our COVID song continues… PDGM has taken over home health nurse documentation… Home health nurse documentation timeframes are on speed… And now, Value-Based Purchasing is adding more heat to your already smoke-filled kitchen?! billion in 2001 to about $18.3 billion in 2012.

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The Productive Home Health Nurse

AUGUST 28, 2021

What a year for home health nurse documentation and nurses… Our COVID song continues…. PDGM has taken over home health nurse documentation…. Home health nurse documentation timeframes are on speed…. And now, Value-Based Purchasing is adding more heat to your already smoke-filled kitchen?! I’m sure all you’re thinking at this moment is….

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As we age, our bodies and minds may weaken and slow down. Unfortunately, it will also interfere with the ability to perform activities of daily living such as eating, toileting, and bathing. Unfortunately, it will also interfere with the ability to perform activities of daily living such as eating, toileting, and bathing.

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Living With Hospice

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Revisiting this complex topic for a third time, Mitch Ware takes a deeper look into the seven stages of grief and explores how we cycle through them. From shock and denial to rebuilding and acceptance, the journey through these phases can be exceptionally difficult to experience. That's a problem. It affects us in every single facet of our lives.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

She bathed her, dressed her, and combed her hair. End-of-life care is intimate and unique for every patient. As a nurse, when your patient dies, you might be thinking now what should I do? Maybe this is your first death and you’re anxious about what you should say. My First Patient Death. I’ll be honest. My charge nurse was also amazing.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary We are dusting off our crystal balls today with three amazing guests who have all recently published an article on prognosis over the last couple months: Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Alex 00:12 This is Alex Smith.

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Boca Home Care Services

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Exploring Misconceptions About Aging And Senior Citizens. An elderly person is often referred to as a senior or senior citizen. By tradition, this stage starts at age 65 because most individuals retire by this age. ’ However, reaching this later chapter in life is often exhilarating. There is a reason this stage is called the golden years.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 11, 2025

Hospital nurses can work up to 12-hour shifts, but when night shifts are added, sleep patterns may be disrupted. This can result in insomnia and reduced work performance. When you don’t get enough sleep, it can affect everything from how the body functions to how you feel. Sleep is crucial for nurses.

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