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10 Questions to ask when looking for a home care software platform

AlayaCare

How easily does your system make it for you to see if caregivers are completing activities of daily living (ADLs) on-site? All your reports are neatly presented online and are available for export in PDF & CSV formats, for further analysis and manipulation as needed. You have full visibility into changes in a client’s status.

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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

Participants are typically those certified by a state to require nursing level of care (which can be home-based), and need assistance with certain activities of daily life (ADLs). Case in point, Virginia-based Goodwin Hospice formed a collaboration with end-of-life doula provider Present for You LLC roughly three years ago.

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How To Paint the Picture:10 Better Words to Chart

Hospice Nurse Hero

Requires assistance with ADLs. Disease-Specific Declines: Each condition presents unique markers of decline. This can include worsening symptoms, decreased functional status, or increased dependence on ADLs. However, the second example has more details demonstrating how the patient is declining. Patient alert and responsive.

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The Secret is Out: Hospice Recertification Made Easy!

Hospice Nurse Hero

Simply put, you must compare the present to the past. ADLS : dependent in all ADLs; frequently agitated; occasionally delusional. INTERVENTIONS: patient needs additional HHA time due to inability to perform all ADLs, previously she was able to assist with ADLs. 5 Tips for EASY Hospice Recertification.

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More home care funding is coming. What does this mean for agencies?

AlayaCare

Adapting to value-based payments presents some hurdles for home care agencies, especially when proving how they are delivering these better outcomes. And measuring these outcomes goes well beyond checking off an ADL list. And it offers a watershed opportunity to be paid more fairly for the exceptional care they provide.

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More home care funding is coming. What does this mean for agencies?

AlayaCare

Adapting to value-based payments presents some hurdles for home care agencies, especially when proving how they are delivering these better outcomes. And measuring these outcomes goes well beyond checking off an ADL list. Home care leaders know the impact companionship, maintaining independence, and engaging in hobbies have on clients.

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

AlayaCare

Technology presents everything a caregiver needs to know about each client, including medical information and notes on potential issues prior to an appointment. ADLs and electronic charting are also simple and non-invasive.