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Charter Healthcare Shakes Up Executive Team with New CEO, COO

Hospice News

California-based post-acute care company Charter Healthcare Group has tapped Cheryl Lovell to become its new CEO and Anna-Gene O’Neal as the company’s first chief operating officer. Charter, a portfolio company of Pharos Capital Group, provides hospice, home health, complex care management and palliative care services to nearly 13,000 patients in eight states.

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Celebrating Black Nursing Leaders: Susanah Awe

Minority Nurse

Susanah Awe, RN, is an SCN1 (Senior Clinical Nurse 1) at the University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. She grew up in a small town in Nigeria, where career options were limited for women, and her desire to become a nurse was considered too ambitious. Nevertheless, awe defied naysayers and has been a nurse for 36 years.

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Traditions Health of Waxahachie awarded Home Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission

Traditions Health

Traditions Health of Waxahachie awarded Home Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission Traditions Health Hospice of Waxahachie has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Home Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

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Providing Care On The Ground And In The Air

Diversity Nursing

Emergencies can happen anywhere and patients need to be transported to facilities via ambulance or flight. This is when Critical Care Transport Nurses (CCTNs) are needed. These Nurses travel with patients on the ground or in the air, providing dire medical care until they reach their destination. It is fast paced work often in smaller, more confined areas with limited equipment and tools.

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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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I think therefore I am? – The Final Lap

Palliverse

Photo by Stephen Margo on Unsplash In the approach to the finish line, there is an acceleration. Bad things start happening faster and faster. One physiological insult after another. The body just can’t keep up with the relentless series of assaults. Nature is trying to take someone out. Symptoms that are already present worsen. New symptoms develop and cause more suffering.

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Elder Care Lawyer: Why Is It Important to Have One?

Caregiver Support Services

Elder care lawyers, also referred to as elder law attorneys give advice and assistance that can be helpful as we age. They help you to start making plans for your retirement and, ultimately, your death. An elder law attorney is versed in a variety of topics that directly relate to senior adults. To handle the typical legal problems that come with aging, people need an elder law attorney.

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5 Tips to Manage Arthritis Pain

Home With Help

Arthritis pain is invisible to the outside world and can feel daunting when on the inside. Often times the person with arthritis feels alone, isolated, and distressed by the pain. There are ways to help manage arthritis pain so that life is more enjoyable. Create new life habits that favor your body in ways that decrease your arthritis. Here are 5 tips to manage your arthritis pain.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Nonpharmacologic therapies for osteoarthritis include moist heat to help diminish spasms and stiffness, weight loss if overweight and exercises to strengthen the muscles such as swimming, cycling, walking and isometric exercises.

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Sharing the Love With Our Patients | Random Acts of Kindness Day

Hospice Promise

Random Acts of Kindness Day is all about making loved ones feel special. The Hospice Promise team created mini chocolate goodie bags to surprise our patients. For those facing a life-limiting illness, small tokens of appreciation can provide comfort and joy as they navigate this difficult journey. The post Sharing the Love With Our Patients | Random Acts of Kindness Day appeared first on Hospice Promise.

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Behavioral Health, Chronic Disease Among Top Health Care Macro-Trends Impacting Hospices

Hospice News

Though operators often feel siloed within the Medicare Hospice Benefit, they are not shielded from the shifting currents in the health care system at large. This is the first of a series of articles that will explore these trends, beginning with the meteoric rise of behavioral health and chronic disease management — both as essential services and business opportunities.

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40-years of Forensic Nursing and Current Opportunities in Remote Sexual Assault Care

AJN Off the Charts

Remembering an influential article. Patricia Speck Timing is everything. Forensic nursing service through telehealth is possible today, as reported in a recent Kaiser Health News story, but it wasn’t always that way. Fifty years ago, Ann W. Burgess, a psychiatric–mental health nurse working in the emergency room, wrote a paper with a sociologist colleague about what she was seeing in patients who complained of being raped. “The Rape Victim in the Emergency Ward ” (pdf), published in

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Mount Sinai South Nassau Receives $5 Million Donation

Daily Nurse

Mount Sinai South Nassau has received the largest single gift in the hospital’s history – a $5 million pledge from The Louis Feil Charitable Lead Annuity Trust to name the hospital’s new patient care pavilion. The new four-story, 100,000-square-foot building, scheduled to open in spring 2024, will be named the Feil Family Pavilion.

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