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How To Paint the Picture:10 Better Words to Chart

Hospice Nurse Hero

However, the second example has more details demonstrating how the patient is declining. Example #1: Routine Visit (Don’t) Patient resting in bed upon arrival. Patient alert and responsive. Requires assistance with ADLs. Family states the patient is sleeping more and has not wanted to get out of bed lately.

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Beyond compensation: How home care agencies can add value for caregivers

AlayaCare

GPS-based mobile care management systems streamline patient care, while electronic visit verification and record-keeping eliminates hours of tedious work such as completing timesheets. ADLs and electronic charting are also simple and non-invasive.

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Hospice Documentation What You Need to Know

Hospice Nurse Hero

First, like all nurses, hospice nurses are required to document ALL patient care. Inaccurate and inconsistent documentation is a red flag and could have a negative impact on your patients, your license, and your agency. These words may imply that the patient should not be in hospice. Not following the plan of care.

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

GeriPal

As we think about palliative rehab and Eric: Sarguni, some of your research is you have these patients, many of them don’t receive future cancer treatments, these cancer patients that are going to SNFs. And a lot of them never actually improve their ADLs once they’re sent to SNF. Sarguni: Yeah. Eric: Yeah.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Laura Coyle ( 07:01 ): You know, they are going in at the start of care, looking at the home. Is this a, a safe home environment or this client to live in, you know, a thorough fall risk, but really a good look around the home and, you know, how can they do their ADLs? Are they safe? Do they need any equipment?