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How April Anthony, Investors Built New Home Health and Hospice Company VitalCaring

Hospice News

VitalCaring Group CEO April Anthony has a track record of building home-based care powerhouses, making her newest venture a company to watch as its emerging brand comes together. The gestation of Texas-based VitalCaring has been years in the works, but it built its clinical foundation around July 2021, when its three principal owners — Anthony and the private equity firms Vistria Group and Nautic Partners — purchased an undisclosed home health agency in Louisiana.

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5 effective marketing tactics to help build a strong home care brand

AlayaCare

Home care is an essential part of the healthcare system, providing critical support to people who require assistance and allowing patients more opportunities to make decisions about the care they want to receive in the place they call home. According to IBISWorld , there are over 426,000 home care businesses in the US as of 2023, an increase of 2.3% from 2022.

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Why Hospice Providers Are Ready to Spend Big on Technology

Hospice News

Hospice providers have increasingly turned to technology to connect with hard-to-reach patients, streamline back-office functions and stay ahead of the curve on worsening health conditions. Many operators have likewise leveraged tech to better engage employees in hopes of stronger recruitment and retention. The year ahead is likely to bring significantly more technology investment as well, the 2023 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report suggests.

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For Patients With Cancer, Hope Changes Everything

Nurse.com

My earliest memories are of wanting to become a nurse. When I was a child, I pretended my dolls were my patients. When I was a little older and my mother was dealing with serious illnesses, I’d put a bell at her bedside so she could “ring me” when she needed something. And when I was a pre-teen, I’d accompany my aunt to her dialysis treatments.

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The Ultimate Guide to Improving Caregiver Engagement & Retention

Want to learn how to retain your caregivers & improve caregiver retention X3? The home care industry is experiencing turnover rates of over 80%. 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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Understanding Policymakers’ Frame of Reference Crucial to Hospice, Palliative Care Advocacy

Hospice News

Axxess founder and CEO John Olajide discovered a passion for both business and technology at an early age, and in time, saw opportunities to leverage those interests to help modernize health care. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajide’s first job involved handling money for his family’s wholesale and retail distribution business. Consequently, matters of management and finance were a frequent topic of dinner-table conversations among his parents and siblings.

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Why Spiritual Care?

AJN Off the Charts

Staying connected to something greater. Photo courtesy of Pexels/Pixabay. In a world that is constantly asking more of us, how can we stay connected to ourselves, to something greater, to a sense of meaning and purpose in our lives? This question guides most of my work, and my personal practices. Across years of conducting mixed-methods research to explore the role of spirituality among people with cancer, I am constantly presented with ways where our connection to spirit is challenged, and ways

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Why You Need to Focus on Payer Source Diversification in 2023—And How it Can Help You Improve Cash Flow

Home Care Pulse

HCP WEBINAR Why You Need to Focus on Payer Source Diversification in 2023—And How it Can Help You Improve Cash Flow Wednesday March 8th @ 2pm EST Wednesday March 8th @ 2pm EST Wednesday March 8th @ 2pm EST 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min Are you putting all of your eggs in one basket? When post-acute care businesses integrate a diversified payer mix, there’s substantial room for growth in how your business meets industry demands and delivers superior care.

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Palace of Care – Everyone’s Crying

Palliverse

Photo by Stormseeker on Unsplash This hospice place is nicer than the hospital. It’s noisy in the hospital. People rush around. They only let me stay a little bit. What’s going on? Something is wrong. Dad’s crying again. Louder this time. Why are my Uncles and Aunties crying too? Why is Poppa crying? I’ve never seen him cry before. Nanna is crying too.

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Nurse’s Side Gig: Agni NY

Daily Nurse

When nurses have side gigs, they are opportunities that may have fallen into their laps. At other times, the nurse may pursue a specific side gig because it helps them out personally. Thureiyya Rodriguez, DHA, MSN, RN, WOC Nurse, is the founder of Agni NY, a Black female-owned, artisanal holistic shop based in New York City.

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Learn About Low Vision Awareness Month

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

February is Low Vision Awareness Month This month is the month to check in on your visual health! Millions of people suffer from visual impairment and it’s often something else that could be causing it. For example, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in people who are 50 years old or older, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals With chronic doses of greater than 1.3 g daily, acetaminophen can increase the international normalized ratio (INR) of patients on warfarin. If a patient is on chronic acetaminophen and warfarin, the INR should be monitored more frequently.

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