Daily Nurse

JUNE 17, 2025

In nursing, empathy is essential—but for Rachel Stewart, BSN, RN, empathy comes with a lived perspective that few can match. In 2020, Stewart, a nursing student preparing for finals, was suddenly faced with an unexpected medical crisis that changed her life in an instant. Rushed to the hospital with internal bleeding and a collapsed lung, she was diagnosed with a massive spinal nerve tumor that had invaded her lung and spine.

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Diversity Nursing

JUNE 17, 2025

Pride Month in June is a vibrant and essential time for celebration, advocacy, and raising awareness for the LGBTQ+ community. We see rainbow flags adorning hospitals, clinics, and communities, and it's a wonderful display of solidarity. But as Nurses, our commitment to providing safe, respectful, and affirming care for our LGBTQ+ patients must extend far beyond a single month.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2025

Hospices are seeing the potential for caregiver support improvement in the first year of the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment demonstration. Intended to improve care management, caregiver education and respite access for dementia patients and their families, the GUIDE model could have significant impacts, according to Dr. Marny Fetzer, chief medical officer at Hospice of the Chesapeake.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 17, 2025

TORONTO, ON – June 16, 2025 – AlayaCare, a leading provider of cloud-based home and community care solutions, is proud to announce the Canadian launch of Layla, an AI-powered conversational assistant designed to transform how care is delivered across the country. Now available to AlayaCare customers nationwide, Layla provides real-time, secure access to vital information through a conversational chat interface, supporting both caregivers and administrators in delivering higher-quality care with

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2025

Hospice providers and technology vendors are not ready to transition to the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool by its Oct. 1 implementation date, according to comments on the 2026 proposed hospice payment rule by the National Alliance for Care at Home. The Alliance in its comments recommended that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to hold off on implementation until at least six months after the agency’s education, training and final validation specific

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

JUNE 17, 2025

If you care for a family member with dementia, consider enrolling in our Dementia Care Family Support Program. You’ll choose a Certified Caregiving Consultant and book sessions to resolve care challenges. This spring, we piloted a program to support dementia family caregivers through coaching from our Certified Caregiving Consultants and technology from Plans4Care.

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Community Home Health Care

JUNE 17, 2025

As the temperatures rise, so do the risks for older adults. While summer brings sunshine and outdoor fun, it also presents unique health and safety concerns for seniors. In fact, more than 80% of the estimated 12,000 people in the U.S. who die from heat-related causes each year are over the age of 60. From heat-related illnesses to increased fall risks, it’s important to take extra precautions during the warmer months.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2025

Clark County, Nevada is a crowded market for hospice providers, with 290 licensed hospice firms for 2.3 million residents. Add palliative care, and providers in the area have their work cut out when it comes to reaching referral partners and the public about the service. Keith Everett, CEO of ProCare Hospice, embraces the challenges, seeking to put ProCare on the map for palliative care.

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Nurse Nacole

JUNE 17, 2025

Category: Critical Care Nursing Tissue hypoxia is a hallmark of shock and is associated with altered cellular metabolism that results in increased blood lactate levels. To avoid confusion, the word hypoxia should not be used to characterize a low PaO2.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2025

As we await the announcement of the Future Leaders Class of 2025, Hospice News, in partnership with our exclusive sponsor, Homecare Homebase , wanted to check in with some of our Future Leaders alumni to learn what has changed since they earned their Future Leaders honor. To learn more about this program, visit [link]. What did it mean to you personally and professionally to be honored as a Future Leader?

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NHPCO

JUNE 17, 2025

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