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Assisted Living and Addiction

Chicago Caregiving

Tips for navigating assisted living options when your loved one has addiction About 1 million adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. Addiction can be a big problem for older adults heading into assisted living facilities. It’s rare to find an assisted living facility that offers rehabilitation options.

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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

Hospice News

The bonus program included a one-time retention payment that ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. The majority of these hires were nurses, Westfall indicated. VITAS saw nursing home admissions rise 9.4% from Q3 2022.

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

Hospice News

The company saw nursing home admissions jump 6.2%, but sustained a 23.4% They also saw a 7% decline in assisted-living facility admissions. This suggests some normalization is occurring as COVID infection rates drop, as length of stay has been a pain point for many providers during the pandemic.

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

Hospice News

Board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, Howe has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and medical director for various health care organizations in the Denver area, including a number of rehabilitation, assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities.

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Documenting Caregiver Experiences

Chicago Caregiving

Although I was busy doing more for my father, who lived six hours away, I felt like continuing to learn from the experiences of other caregivers would be meaningful. RB : After I worked as a nursing assistant in two nursing homes, I went to grad school. But it is not just about getting information and services.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

By setting, so patients who are living in places like nursing homes and assisted living facilities, where it’s easier to visit very quickly patient to patient, as opposed to home-based care for people say in rural areas. I just want to highlight some work.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia. For me, right now, the worst thing, my nightmare is dying from dementia alone in a nursing home. People start thinking about putting them in a nursing home. Diane: Huge.

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