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Inside AccentCare’s New, Centralized Approach to Bereavement Care  

Hospice News

“It’s hard to ensure protocol, process, community needs and so forth when most hospice providers focus on the patient experience from the beginning of admission to their death, to get a group of people doing the same thing that looks like one unit that is really evidence-based and really community-focused.”

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Health Systems Leverage Philanthropy to Grow Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

Palliative care is a strong focus in terms of coordinating and managing patients wherever they are,” Czurylo said. The staffing and operational costs involved include grief support staff for group and individual therapies, memorial and community event activities, along with outreach efforts.

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Improving Social Engagement for Introverted Seniors

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

Get ready…the holidays are here! The main traits of introversion include a more quiet, reserved, and internally-focused viewpoint, whereas extroversion involves a more outward focus: talkative, sociable, and action-oriented. Enhancing social engagement for introverted seniors can help older adults feel more comfortable at events.

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AlayaCare’s Top Posts of 2018

AlayaCare

The funds will help drive our continued expansion with a focus on the U.S. Emma Pate brings over a decade of experience in community care and health at Silver Chain Group/EOS, Telestra Health and iSOFT/iBA. Happy holidays from our family to yours — and we look forward to continued shared success in 2019!

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Tips for Reducing Patient Health Risks During the Holiday Season

Home Care Pulse

Let’s face it: we all get tired, distracted, and a little noncompliant during the holidays. So what can you do as a post-acute healthcare professional to keep your patients safer as they celebrate the holiday season and potentially expose themselves to increased risks for emergent and/or inpatient treatment? . Reinforce Education.

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Giving Back: The Heart of a Nurse

AJN Off the Charts

I learned how to speak in front of groups, as well as governance and advocacy skills. We visited individuals at the local nursing home who had no family and brought them to our home for holidays. Through my volunteer work, I met people in my community and developed leadership skills. Volunteering made me more compassionate.

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Home for the holidays: What does it mean for your patients?

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Home (ˈhōm) has many definitions: one’s place of residence; the social unit formed by a family living together a familiar or usual setting; congenial environment; the focus of one’s domestic attention; or a place of origin. Home for the holidays never gets old. There is a wreath on the door, after all. Physical Therapy.