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HSPN Palliative Care: Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart

Hospice News

Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. I have spent about 11 years total with Optum and then worked with Aspire, but now I’m currently working with Contessa and Amedisys to help support palliative care at home programs.

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Family Caregiving: Practical Steps Following a Loved One's Alzheimer's Diagnosis

American In-Home Care

Get Organized Following an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, it is extremely important to tackle and organize the administrative tasks that will guide an older adult’s care. Gathering information and having it readily available will provide an important measure of control and stability. Geriatric Care Specialists. Record-Keeping.

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Healthcare Apps and the Power of Coordinated Care

Chicago Caregiving

Communication-based healthcare apps stand to improve complex care coordination, which is especially important for older adults. Consider all of the care providers involved in the typical person’s medical care: primary care physician, therapist, gynecologist or urologist, dentist, dermatologist….the

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

GeriPal

The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. I could walk down the hall and get information. They can be a- Diane: Social worker.

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