Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Early access to advance care planning can be a vehicle for greater health equity among underserved Latino communities, recent research has shown. Early advance care planning can help strengthen trust between providers and patients and families, according to a recent report from Compassion & Choices and the National Hispanic Council on Aging. As with other demographic groups, hospice utilization among Hispanic, Latino and Latinx populations is low in comparison to Caucasians.

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Life & Death Matters

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Changes to medical orders at end-of-life are essential to supporting the person’s comfort through dying. The post 5 Orders for Nurses to Request for the Last Days and Hours appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Are you a recruiter or healthcare manager looking for an edge on what nurses want and how to attract quality nurse applicants? Recruiting quality nurse candidates requires knowledge of the historical nursing shortage, present conditions of vacancies, insight into what candidates want, and nurse recruitment skills to secure an interview that will likely lead to […].

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Content courtesy of IntelyCare. Nurses are learners. We learn when we are assessing our patients, implementing (yet another) new procedure or policy, and when we have new treatments and medicines to administer. Providing safe care requires not only being up to date on the latest science, but seeking out and integrating that understanding into day-to-day practice.

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Caring Senior Service

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Did you know that as many as 1 in 3 seniors are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged? A hospital stay can take a physical and mental toll on a senior, and having hospital admissions so close together can be devastating. But many of these readmissions could be prevented with the help of home care. Here’s how.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Don’t Overlook Your Bones and Joints. It was just bones and joints health week! There are so many different things we do to take care of our bodies, but this week we are going to take a closer look at our bones and joints. Often overlooked until an ache becomes unbearable, more than half of Americans over 18 experience bone and joint conditions, according to the United States Bone and Joint Initiative.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Breast Cancer Survivors – A Cut Above the [Breast] As a survivor of breast cancer, few will understand the struggle you endured, but many acknowledge and honor the strength it took to carry on. Alongside the relief and celebration that comes with completing treatment and hearing the long-awaited word “remission” may come a host of. The post Breast Cancer Survivors appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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The Bucket-List Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A Letter from Ann. We couldn’t do a better job telling Ann and Jerry’s story, than Ann herself. We are so grateful for their willingness to share their story with you. Their motivation is to let others in their position know they are not alone. This summer, in the middle of a pandemic and while my soon-to-be husband was receiving hospice care, I married the love of my life.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As a survivor of breast cancer, few will understand the struggle you endured, but many acknowledge and honor the strength it took to carry on. Alongside the relief and celebration that comes with completing treatment and hearing the long-awaited word “remission” may come a host of other emotions. Some of them may not be as positive. You may feel fear of the cancer coming back or anxiety about not.

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Diversity Nursing

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Across the entire patient experience, Nurses have a hand in almost every aspect of the patient's healthcare journey. Nurses are compassionate, and dedicated, and work tirelessly to meet the needs of their patients. Because Nurses are at the forefront of every patient interaction, there are many things that we wish our patients knew and understood about how we work and handle our everyday tasks.

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American In-Home Care

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia is likely to raise a variety of questions and bring about numerous emotions for both the individual diagnosed and his or her family. While life will change, there are a number of steps to take that can help ensure a practical plan is in place that helps a loved one live with dignity and independence and family caregivers receive needed support.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

DEA waivers regarding the Ryan Haight Act could play a major role in telehealth’s future. In the first decade of the 21st century, deaths attributable to overdoses of prescription drugs saw an alarming spike in volume, led higher by a tripling of deaths due to opioid use. Amid this surge, Congress enacted the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act in 2008 as part of an attempt to rein in the burgeoning online marketplace for prescription drugs—particularly those involving controlled

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Nurse Nacole

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Category: Fundamentals Amoxicillin inhibits synthesis of the bacterial cell wall by binding penicillin-binding proteins causing the bacteria to lyse. Adding clavulanate to amoxicillin expands its spectrum of activity by inhibiting beta-lactamases that inactivate amoxicillin.

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Hospice Promise

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Healing and coping with loss is often an intense and emotional experience, especially during the first year. Hospice Promise is here to support our patients’ families during the bereavement process however we can. The post Hospice Support and The Bereavement Process appeared first on Hospice Promise.

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Changing Lives Podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2022

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HospiceDiary

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I find myself in another paradoxical debate.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Most people who work in hospice have a story. For Frontpoint Health CEO Brent Korte, that story began at 20-years-old when he volunteered to help dying patients in Calcutta, India. This was a formative experience for the future home-based care leader, which was later reinforced as he saw some of his own family members receive home health care. “It was called the Kalighat House for the Dying and Destitute.

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