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Home Healthcare Services Aren’t Just for the Elderly

Interim HealthCare Inc.

What comes to mind when you think of home healthcare? Is it an elderly person sitting in a wheelchair while someone feeds and bathes them? If that’s where your mind went, you’re not alone.

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Some Families May Not Access Hospice Without Caregiver Support

Hospice News

The program includes training in medical caregiving aspects such as oxygen application, tube feeding, tracheostomy care and nonmedical needs such meal preparation, bathing, housekeeping and incontinence care. Among the participants in this new program is Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ: AVAH).

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Caring for Someone with ALS

Traditions Health

Eventually, all the muscles that a person can control are affected, forcing the person to use a ventilator and/or feeding tube. From daily living activities such as shopping, cooking, and cleaning, to more demanding activities such as bathing or feeding, caring for an ALS patient can take a toll.

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Hospice Care versus Home Health Care

Shining Light Hospice

Nurses aides can assist with activities of daily living such as toileting, bathing, and feeding. Home Health aides are available to assist with activities of daily living such as bathing and personal care. Home Healthcare workers whether nurses, aides, or therapists come to the patient’s home to provide care.

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Why not try one of these jobs for nursing students?

The Nurse Break

Jobs for nursing students…As exciting as the big wide world of the healthcare industry is as a nursing student, it can also be daunting. This includes but is not limited to, showering, toileting, dressing and feeding to ensure quality care is delivered. Why not get some hands-on experience in the field while you’re studying?

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Treating Burnout, Trauma, and Grief with Dance

Minority Nurse

What I realized when I cared for my sister was the gift that comes from having one-on-one intimate moments with another human being—to bathe her, feed her, and help be her voice,” says Rynders. The nurses, doctors, and other healthcare personnel testimonials were breathtaking. Rynders decided she was going to change that.

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Care Across the Health Care Continuum: Communication and Education are the Keys to Success

Home Care Pulse

She could no longer feed herself, much less cook, and was dependent on others for everything. Alice has stated that she is unsure about a feeding tube but is certain she does not want a ventilator or other assistive breathing device. Within a year, she could only walk a few steps with help and mostly relied on a scooter.