Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The level of Medicare audit activity has increased, with a particular focus on long stay hospice patients and hospice patients who reside in long-term care and [assisted living] facilities,” Young told Hospice News in an email. We have been, and continue to be, very selective with our hospice acquisitions.”.

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Bayshore Care Home

JANUARY 6, 2020

The decision to “age in place” at home vs. downsizing and moving to a senior care community is often unclear for many families. The post Home Care Vs. Other Senior Living Options first appeared on Bayshore Home Care. The emotional toll it takes on the.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. We’re going to be talking about improving nursing home quality. I hope I got that right.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. And basically saying that high-quality nursing home care and palliative care are one and the same. Nursing homes are subsidized by their Medicare, by their rehab patients.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 18, 2023

Amanda Sternklar ( 00:44 ): Dr. Schwartz has spent the last two decades in long-term care serving several roles, including direct care case management, researcher, and policy analyst. Dr. Schwartz is a nationally recognized expert on quality and assisted living and workforce issues in long-term care.

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Caregiver Support Services

APRIL 10, 2024

Hiring an in-home nurse can be a game-changer for family caregivers. They offer much-needed professional care for their loved ones. Here’s what to know before hiring in-home nursing services.

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Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The benefits of interacting with animals have been found to be “particularly apparent with populations in elder-care institutions and assisted-living facilities, such as older adults with no cognitive impairment, with dementia, requiring the use of wheelchairs or walkers, and with mental illness.”

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 13, 2023

I know so many like assisted living locations that are not at full capacity, even though they have a wait list to get in cuz they don’t have enough staff. You know, you really, I, I know it’s hard because sometimes we need to, you know, in a home care setting, we want to get them, you know, out into the field.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Equally as important, is if you wind up in an ED or being hospitalized or wind up in rehab, eventually you’re going to be discharged back home. The long-term care is being actually provided in the community at a much higher rate than what the formal system provides. I want to stay in my home as long as possible.”

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