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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

Assisted Living Communities (no longer preferable to call them Assisted Living Facilities, as we learned on the podcast) are…what, exactly? If you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community. .

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

Hospice News

Offering hospice can be a gamechanger for skilled nursing and assisted living operators looking to stand out from competitors and improve patient reach. The other half was provided in nursing homes and at assisted living facilities (21% and 11%, respectively), according to the report.

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Talking About Assisted Living

Today's Caregiver

Suggesting assisted living to your loved ones can be a very difficult conversation. It may take time for older adults to come around to the idea of assisted living, so avoid pushing them too hard and make a strong effort to ensure they feel safe

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Celebrating Our Assisted Living Partners

Interim HealthCare Inc.

This National Assisted Living Week, we’re celebrating all of the long-term care providers and assisted living facilities that partner with Interim HealthCare. It takes special people to work in this unique healthcare setting, and National Assisted Living Week is the perfect time to celebrate those who work selflessly around the clock to care for people when they need it most

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How to Stay Socially Active in Assisted Living

Comfort Home Care

Moving into an assisted living facility can be a difficult transition for some. However, with the right strategies, you can create an active social life while living in an assisted living facility.

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Steps to Consider if Your Parent Needs Assisted Living

Caregiver Support Services

It can feel difficult trying to figure out the needs of an elderly parent, so seeking help with assisted living can be an option. Find Senior Living. For long-term care, there are government programs that are available if you need assistance.

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The Pros of Home Health Care Over Assisted Living

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

When considering care the two most highly considered options are home health care and assisted living. It is easier for family and friends to visit elderly loved ones at home than at a hospital or assisted living. When it’s Time to Address Greater Care for Loved Ones.

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5 Signs Assisted Living May Be the Solution for Your Aging Parent

Comfort Home Care

This is where assisted living may be the solution your family needs. An assisted living facility can provide your parent with the support and community they need while preserving as much self-sufficiency and independence as possible.

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Supporting Assisted Living Facilities During COVID-19

Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

Happy National Assisted Living Week! As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change our daily lives, assisted living facilities continue to take the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of their residents and employees. While keeping your loved ones safe might mean you cannot connect in person, here are some ways to support facility residents and […]. COVID-19

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How to Choose the Right Level of Memory Care for Your Loved One

Caregiver Support Services

Discovering that a family member or loved one has developed a memory loss condition like Alzheimer’s or Dementia can be difficult and raise uncertainty about the level of care that can be provided to them if they continue living at home. Residential Living. Memory Care Assisted Living.

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Quality of Life – What Really Matters

Aging Life Care Association

Helen is 93 years old and has lived at an assisted living community since she was 90. Aging in Place Aging Life Care Professionals Aging Parents Aging Well Assisted Living Care Managers Care Recipients Caregiving Guest Writer Jennifer Beach Mental Health

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How to Pay for Long-Term Care

Solace

Because the rules and strategies can be complex, many seek out the help of an attorney or a professional Medicaid planner to reduce income and assets to become eligible for assistance. She recommends visiting assisted living and rehabilitation facilities before you need them. Blog assisted living estate planning legal issues long-term careLong-term care can be expensive.

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3 Reasons Older Citizens Prefer to Age in Place

Caregiver Support Services

Many have friends or family who live close by and don’t want to be separated from them. Independence and Control It’s not uncommon for older adults to worry that moving into assisted living means losing control of their own day-to-day activities.

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Senior Living Options

Home With Help

As we age, it is important to consider where we will live and who will take care of us. There are quite a few senior living options. Here is a list of senior living options that we often hear about. Independent Living Community. Assisted Living.

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How to Select the Best Long-term Care Facility for Your Elder Parent

Caregiver Support Services

However, together you can find options where your loved one can live happily while having their care needs met.

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Home Care Vs. Other Senior Living Options

Bayshore Care Home

The post Home Care Vs. Other Senior Living Options first appeared on Bayshore Home Care. Home Care Home Care Assistance Long Term Care Long-Distance Caregiving Senior Placement Issues Assisted living vs. Home Care

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Poem for Older Adult Senior Communities

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

Thoughts of limited time increase survival of those determined to live. Assisted Living Facilities Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic Death Fear Dying Patients End-of-Life Care Nursing Home Residents Poem Retirement Communities Senior CitizensThey know you, a bold executioner roaming their halls seeking humans to complete your pandemic purpose. Nights follow days in a quarantined existence of food, TV and hobbies.

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CTS Safe at Home Phone™ Service

Today's Caregiver

The CTS Safe at Home Phone™ helps family caregivers and their loved ones stay connected safely™ at home and when transitioning to new living situations such as senior living, assisted living, rehab, or sharing a family member's home

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Pumpkin Squash Pudding: Antidote for Holiday Sweet Tooth

Daily Nurse

Holidays are all about delicious treats, and Nancy Mitchell, a registered nurse at the Assisted Living Center, shares her go-to holiday recipe for Pumpkin Squash Pudding.

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Excel Hospice Owner Sentenced to 18 Years for Fraud, Kickbacks

Hospice News

The couple allegedly paid $2 million in kickbacks to multiple parties in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals, including payments to employees of hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as spouses of those individuals, according to Acting U.S.

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U.S. Senate Takes Up Supporting Our Seniors Act

Hospice News

While private residences are the most frequently occurring location of care for hospice patients, long-term care facilities come in second, followed by assisted living facilities, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Jackey Rosen (D-N.V.)

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

Patients in assisted living facilities, group homes and other facilities received 3.2 Virginia-based Capital Caring Health is expanding its home-based primary care program.

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M&A, Referral Uptick to Bolster Pennant Amid Labor, Census Headwinds

Hospice News

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) expects emerging rebounds in skilled nursing and assisting living — and its pipeline of forthcoming acquisitions — to offset the impact of continuing labor headwinds.

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CMS to Sunset Look-Alike Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans in 2023

Hospice News

This can include payment for long-term care or some services provided in assisted living facilities. “In The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023 will phase out dual-eligibility special needs look-alike plans within Medicare Advantage.

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California Hospice Owner Receives 25 Months in Prison for Fraud, Kickbacks

Hospice News

In this case, the illegal payments allegedly went to employees of hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as spouses of those individuals, according to Acting U.S.

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Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society’s Mobile Clinic Offers Support to Hospice Patients

Hospice News

At the time of the merger, the nonprofit system’s combined footprint spanned more than 20 states, including 44 medical centers, nearly 500 clinics, and more than 200 senior living facilities — with annual revenues in excess of $5 billion.

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Does Medicare and Supplemental Insurance Pay for Long-Term Care?

Elder Care Matters

When referring to Long Term Care, I’m addressing care in the following: Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care (Dementia) Skilled Nursing CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Communities) Let me address the confusion.

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When is it time to hire in-home care?

Euro-American Connections & Homecare

A change in functioning doesn’t necessarily mean a move to assisted living or a nursing home, but it does indicate a need for extra help to support one’s desire to age in place. Most people over the age of 65 are happy, healthy, and fully independent.

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Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County Launches Caregiver Education Partnership

Hospice News

The community-based provider offers care in the home, at hospitals and in assisted living or skilled nursing facilities in the region.

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EdenHill Senior Living Communities Starts In-House Hospice Business

Hospice News

Texas-based senior living provider EdenHill Communities recently expanded to offer hospice services. The senior living operator launched the new business line to ease care transitions and improve care collaboration, according to Rachel Clark, hospice director of EdenHospice.

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U.S. Senators Call on CMS to Boost Palliative Care Resources

Hospice News

A bipartisan group of nine U.S. Senators have written to U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, calling for a payment model demonstration designed to support greater access to palliative care.

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What is Memory Care?

Solace

I had to move her from assisted living into memory care when she exhibited increased agitation, dangerous behaviors and exiting. It is a “subset of assisted living and nursing home care” that provides “intensive, specialized care” for people with memory issues.

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CommuniCare Health Services Acquires Transitional Care Company Stonerise

Hospice News

Founded in 1984, CommuniCare Health Services is a family-owned company that provides post-acute services including skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, behavioral health and long-term care.

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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

Hospice News

Our skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities have also valued this offering and requested that we continue.”

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2023 Leader in Training Award-Winners

Home Care Pulse

Navicent Home Health New Choices – Bettendorf Nordic Living North West Home Care Northeast Kingdom Homecare, Inc.

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The Benefits of In-Home Care Services

Community Home Health Care

Moving to an assisted living facility can be difficult. Research on the topic of aging in place has shown that older adults who live at home enjoy various benefits that would otherwise be inaccessible to them if they would transfer to a facility.

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First Docs to Expand Nationally With Private Equity Backing

Hospice News

In addition to its own physician offices and hospitals, the company provides care in clinics, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care acute hospitals.

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Mrs. Flowers Takes the Helm at Comfort Home Care, Rockville, MD

Comfort Home Care

Comfort Home Care provides in-home care services for seniors living at home and in assisted living communities. Comfort Home Care provides license Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), Geriatric Nursing Assistants (GNAs) and Home Health Aides (HHAs).

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Trinity Health at Home to Shut Down Massachusetts Hospice, Home Health Agency

Hospice News

Headquartered in Michigan, Trinity is a nonprofit Catholic health system that operates 92 hospitals in 22 states as well as 120 additional care locations that included home care, hospice, PACE, and senior living facilities.

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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

Hospice News

jump from assisted living facilities. Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare is banking on improved recruitment and retention to spur upward movement on patient census, admissions and length of stay.

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VITAS Community Access Program Spurs Upward Trend, but Staffing, COVID Headwinds Still Sting

Hospice News

They also saw a 7% decline in assisted-living facility admissions. VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed (NYSE: CHE), is seeing the benefits of ongoing community access initiatives as it continues to battle headwinds that started with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seasoned Senior Industry Professional Becomes New Owner of Always Best Care Wake Forest-north Raleigh

Always Best Care Senior Services

An Apex native, Cothran joined this local Always Best Care team as an employee in 2021 and is proud to now be leading and growing a team of caregivers that provide non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services to his hometown community.

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Frontline Honors: Richard Honzel, Angels Grace Hospice, LCC

Hospice News

Honzel: Back when I was working as a social worker in an assisted living program I was able to witness the comfort and compassion a hospice nurse provided to one of our residents and her family.

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