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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. Payer Sources: Private HMO insurance plan through Alice’s job Medicare as Alice became eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare when she was diagnosed with ALS.

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Home Health Care vs. Home Care: What’s the Difference

Traditions Health

If you’re eligible, Medicare, Veteran Affairs, or private insurance covers home health care services. Educational resources Your home health care provider can help you and your caregiver learn how to manage your condition. Cost savings Home health care is more affordable than staying at a hospital or long-term care facility.

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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. Spiritual support is provided by the Hospice chaplain and social workers are also available. Still another type of care referred to as respite care is available to relieve caregiver breakdown. What Does Hospice Care Include?

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Holding Onto the Heart of Hospice While Embracing Standardized Quality Outcomes

Home Care Pulse

a> Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. The answer to that question determined whether the beer went down the feeding tube or was a savor and spit process. Sunday dinners involved feeding four generations.

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Paying Your Care Staff More Won’t Keep Them Around Longer—Here are 4 Solutions that Will, According to the Experts

Home Care Pulse

Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. To make matters worse, hospices have lost social worker employees at a faster rate than any other health care setting in the care continuum as turnover rises to 27%. Here’s how.

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AAHPM Board President-Elect Holly Yang: Hospice Regulators Need to Consider Perspectives of Bedside Staff

Hospice News

She recently spoke with Hospice News about the industry’s changing environment and the potential to revise aspects of the Medicare benefit, as well as top priorities for her upcomiing term at AAHPM. Do you think there are aspects of the Medicare benefit as it’s currently designed that need to be changed or updated?

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Hospice Nurses: Admission Tips You Can Use Right Now

Hospice Nurse Hero

Before a patient is admitted to hospice, they must meet Medicare eligibility criteria. Who is the primary caregiver? Foleys/Tubes -Does the patient have any tubes such as feeding tubes, CADD pumps, or Foley catheters. If the patient is on tube feedings, you will want to verify that they have feeding supplies available.