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On National AIDS and Aging Day, A Veteran Nurse Looks Back: How Nurses Can Transform the Lives of HIV/AIDS Patients Through Empathy

Daily Nurse

Any nurse entering the field, no matter how prepared or well trained, will do their best to learn about the realities of caring for others on the job. As a young nurse, I suddenly saw many patients developing complex and difficult-to-manage illnesses. Soon, we would give this disease a name: HIV/AIDs.

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Hospice M&A Going Strong, But Non-Medical Home Care a Rising Star

Hospice News

Companies ranging from large health systems and private equity firms are eagerly pursuing investments in the space, and long-time players are working to diversify their services to include a broader care continuum. It’s exciting to be creating a care model that is blazing the trail for advanced care at home.”.

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Voices: Todd Austin, President, HCP

Hospice News

We had both home health and hospice nurses in our home consistently, and watching them diligently work and take care of my brother from a car accident until he passed away at the age of 16 is what attracted me to coming to both Home Care Pulse and the post-acute space. Austin: Continued monetization.

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AccentCare CMO Loengard: Palliative Care a ‘Huge Opportunity’

Hospice News

Anna Loengard to discuss the ways the company has evolved since the merger, including clinical innovation, new approaches to hospice general inpatient care and its growing acute-care-at-home business. We have a palliative care path within our home health organization. We’ve deployed Muse.