Hospice News
MARCH 16, 2023
High labor costs have whittled into Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAH)’s growth potential. But the company may be gaining ground on recruitment, retention and revenue. Similar to many hospice providers, Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered Aveanna has been focused on recovering from staffing punches that knocked down patient volumes throughout last year.
AJN Off the Charts
MARCH 16, 2023
She sat in my office, tissue in hand, tears rolling down her cheeks as she tried to process the news I’d just confirmed: she was pregnant, and really, really needed to not be. She was living in her brother’s small house, her seven-year-old son with her, sleeping on a sofa while trying to put her life back together after a divorce. She had chronic kidney disease, and had been told that another pregnancy could cause kidney failure.
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Hospice News
MARCH 16, 2023
Aiming to foster greater diversity, equity and inclusion in its ranks, AccentCare has developed an annual program to study the demographics of its workforce. The hospice and post-acute care provider recently unveiled a study of its nearly 30,000 active employees in an effort to both understand and improve driving forces that create a culture of inclusion, belonging and uniqueness for staff and patients alike, according to Rafael Fantauzzi, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at AccentC
Today's Caregiver
MARCH 16, 2023
Medicaid Planning is the process of legally and ethically protecting my client’s income and assets so that they do not have to go broke before they naturally qualify for one of the Medicaid Long-Term Care Programs described below.
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Hospice News
MARCH 16, 2023
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has once again recommended a 20% cut to the aggregate cap for hospice payments. The commission also called on Congress to wage adjust the cap. MedPAC has called for similar cuts annually since 2018, but to date, Congress has not implemented these reductions. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set the 2023 cap at $32,486.92, up from nearly $31,300 per patient for Fiscal Year 2022.
Home Care Pulse
MARCH 16, 2023
Article Contents: – Introduction – What Does It Mean to Be Biased? – Bias and Quality of Care: Taking a Step Back – 5 Steps to Deal with Conscious and Unconscious Bias in Post-Acute Care – What to Do Next Article Contents: What Does It Mean to Be Biased? Bias and Quality of Care: Taking a Step Back 5 Steps to Deal with Conscious and Unconscious Bias in Post-Acute Care What to Do Next Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & sur
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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
MARCH 16, 2023
At a time of year when everyone is focusing on springing forward, it is also important to remember that some of the patients that we serve daily have a skilled need to maintain. Skilled services, after all, must be provided with the expectation, based on the assessment made by the physician of the patient’s restoration potential, that the condition of the patient will improve materially in a reasonable and generally predictable period of time, or the services must be necessary for the establishm
Adobe Hospice & Home Health
MARCH 16, 2023
Kidney Health Awareness Month Did you know that March is National Kidney Health Awareness month? Each March helps raise awareness about promoting good kidney health and highlights how home health and hospice care can help support those with kidney disease. Sadly, kidney disease is often referred to as a silent disease that can manifest without The post Kidney Health Awareness appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health.
Nurse.com
MARCH 16, 2023
When I was 15 years old, my family and I went on a road trip to Illinois to spend Thanksgiving with my grandparents. The trip was going well until the right side of my face went numb and I became blind from the swelling on my brain. The blood rushing through what turned out to be a tumor in my head created a loud buzzing sound anyone standing right next to me could hear.
AT Home Care & Hospice
MARCH 16, 2023
Kidney Health Awareness Month Did you know that March is National Kidney Health Awareness month? Each March helps raise awareness about promoting good kidney health and highlights how home health and hospice care can help support those with kidney disease. Sadly, kidney disease is often referred to as a silent disease that can manifest without the presence of many symptoms in its early stages.
Home With Help
MARCH 16, 2023
WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL? Cholesterol is a substance found in your cells that your body needs to function. Good cholesterol (HDL) helps your body digest food and is important for the production of hormones and Vitamin D. Bad cholesterol (LDL) can increase the risk of heart disease. If you have high cholesterol levels, it is important to work with your healthcare provider to develop a treatment plan that may include medication, lifestyle changes, and regular monitoring of cholesterol levels.
Nurse Nacole
MARCH 16, 2023
Category: Fundamentals Substance P is a chemomediator responsible for pain transmission from the periphery to the CNS. Therefore, by depleting peripheral neurons of substance P, the pain impulse will not be transmitted centrally.
Today's Caregiver
MARCH 16, 2023
Funny, I don’t feel a day over two score and seven years. (If all the score talk is confusing, please refer to Lincoln’s Gettysburg address).
GeriPal
MARCH 16, 2023
Summary Transcript Summary So you want to write a book. So you want to write a book! So…you want to write a book?!? Today we talk with two geriatricians: Rosanne Leipzig , author of Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life; and Louise Aronson , author of Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, and Reimagining Life.
Daily Nurse
MARCH 16, 2023
Nursing is multigenerational, with four generations in the workforce at any given time. Each generation has gifts and contributions to offer. No matter how inexperienced the younger generation may appear to those who are more seasoned, those novices will someday be the de facto leaders of the profession. So in challenging and fraught times, it’s always to our advantage to embrace and honor what every generation of nurses brings.
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