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Ep.4: Alzheimer’s Awareness: How to Support Clients, Caregivers, and Family Members

Home Care Pulse

4: Alzheimer’s Awareness: How to Support Clients, Caregivers, and Family Members Wendie Colvin, Senior Clinical Content Writer at Home Care Pulse, discusses how we can prepare clients, caregivers, and family members for the progression of Alzheimer's, and what agencies need to do to support the millions of people living with this disease.

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How to Support a Senior During a Short-Term Stay at an Assisted Living Facility

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

After a hospitalization or surgical procedure, the physician may recommend rehab in an assisted living facility before the person returns home. However, the idea of moving into an assisted living facility or nursing home even for a matter of weeks or months can be extremely difficult to accept. Play games and cards together.

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Fun Winter Activities For Seniors

Comfort Home Care

Thankfully, the elder care professionals at Comfort Home Care in Rockville, MD, share a few ideas to help make the most out of winter with your senior. Organize volunteer events at local shelters or nursing homes. Join a book club (or start one). Invite friends over for dinner parties and game nights.

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Ep.4: The Top 5 Challenges the Care Industry is Facing—And How Agencies Can Respond

Home Care Pulse

And today we’re gonna discuss this, a big topic, the top five challenges the care industry is facing, and how agencies can respond. Now to tackle this big subject, we are so lucky to be joined by Kristen Wheeler, and many of you probably know her in the healthcare industry since 1990 and in home care since 2006.

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Ep.4: The Top 5 Challenges the Care Industry is Facing—And How Agencies Can Respond

Home Care Pulse

And today we’re gonna discuss this, a big topic, the top five challenges the care industry is facing, and how agencies can respond. Now to tackle this big subject, we are so lucky to be joined by Kristen Wheeler, and many of you probably know her in the healthcare industry since 1990 and in home care since 2006.

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S3 Ep.1 : How Training Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years, With New Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar

Home Care Pulse

This is season three of vision, and before we jumped in, we just wanted to introduce ourselves talk a little bit about our backgrounds and specifically talk a lot about Linda’s background, how she came to be the chief clinical officer here at home care pulse and her history with the industry. Remember this is ancient history.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. Eric: Lack of a caregiver.

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