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7 Holiday Sustainable Caregiving Strategies

Sustainable Caregiving

The holiday season brings unique challenges for caregivers, often amplifying the stress, emotions, and responsibilities that come with both caregiving and festivities. This time of year can evoke a mix of joy and uneasiness, with caregiving adding layers of complexity to holiday plans.

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3 Quality Keys Driving Hospice Staff, Family Caregiver Satisfaction

Hospice News

Research has uncovered common threads of quality impacts among the largest hospices nationwide as providers employ a range of initiatives to uproot the underlying causes of staff and family caregiver dissatisfaction. The study examined areas such as pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, communication and respect.

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Early Telepalliative Care Can Reduce Caregiver Burden, Improve Quality

Hospice News

Wider utilization of telepalliative services could help ease family caregiver burdens and improve quality among seriously ill patient populations, research has found. The study found no differences in caregiver satisfaction when receiving virtual versus in-person palliative services.

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Hospices Facing a US Caregiving ‘Crisis’

Hospice News

Family caregivers in the United States are being challenged by a swelling aging population in need of greater support and stronger policy infrastructures. Systemic change is needed to really embed family caregivers within care models for serious illnesses, and thats working with providers and policy makers, Lee told Hospice News.

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The Ultimate Guide to Improving Caregiver Engagement & Retention

Want to learn how to retain your caregivers & improve caregiver retention X3? How are you ensuring your agency is retaining caregivers? This FREE eBook from Smartcare Software is packed with industry secrets needed to keep your caregivers happy, engaged, and retained, unlocking the full potential of your agency.

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Mount Sinai Seeks to Develop National Caregiver Support Framework

Hospice News

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System recently unveiled its new family caregiving center to improve how patients’ loved ones are recognized and supported in their roles. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving in late May. The health system announced the opening of its Steven S. Applebaum will lead the new facility.

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Film ‘Caregiving’ Aims to Amplify Awareness, Ignite Systemic Change

Hospice News

Providing support and care to seriously ill loved ones comes with myriad difficulties for todays family caregivers. A new documentary film, Caregiving, depicts the most pressing issues among these unpaid caregivers, as well as the historic and novel efforts to address them. All of us can help to raise the banner for caregivers.

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The Essential Guide to Secure Messaging in Healthcare

Covering essential topics like HIPAA compliance, communication efficiency, and patient privacy protection, this resource is indispensable for professionals, caregivers, and administrative staff alike.📱 Discover everything healthcare providers need to know about secure messaging.