Hospice News
JUNE 29, 2022
Congressional legislators are casting doubts on regulatory oversight of Medicare Advantage plans over concerns about spending, claims denials, and end-of-life care. Several lawmakers expressed these reservations during a House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigation subcommittee hearing that focused on the Medicare Advantage program.
HopeHealth
JUNE 29, 2022
When a child is facing serious illness, they need a special approach to care – and their family does too. Pediatric hospice is here to help. The post What is pediatric hospice care, and how is it different for kids? appeared first on HopeHealth.
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AlayaCare
JUNE 29, 2022
The caregiver employment crisis has the home care industry on its toes looking for solutions to employee churn. One of those solutions is to evaluate the top complaints caregivers have on the job and improve them to increase employee retention. In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse.
AJN Off the Charts
JUNE 29, 2022
On watching familiar colleagues leave your unit. . Photo by Javier Allegue/ Unsplash. It feels as though every week, I hear of yet another one to two colleagues who are leaving our pediatric ICU (PICU). Reasons colleagues leave. They’ve been at all kinds of experience levels. Some have only been in our unit for a couple of years, and some have been with us for anywhere from eight to 15 years.
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Daily Nurse
JUNE 29, 2022
Nurse of the Week Elizabeth Anh-Trinh Stulac, RN/BSN is an established nurse leader working toward a Ph.D., but she remembers where she came from. So, earlier this month she went back home to Elk River, Minnesota to share a message with graduating seniors at tiny Ivan Sand High School, the alternative learning center she graduated […].
Changing Lives Podcast
JUNE 29, 2022
Hospice Quinte is hiring a part-time RPN for the Stan Klemencic Care Centre. Hours will be part-time for 6 months and then transition to casual.
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AT Home Care & Hospice
JUNE 29, 2022
Recognizing Seniors During National Homeownership Month 5 Ways Seniors Can Age at Home During National Homeownership Month June is National Homeownership Month, a time to celebrate and bring awareness to the various housing and support options available to Americans dreaming of homeownership. It’s also a great time to highlight the options seniors and family caregivers.
Responsive Home Care
JUNE 29, 2022
It’s easy to feel like there’s no way to fit all of your duties as a family caregiver into 24 short hours. Family caregivers are often overloaded with daily care tasks: Housework and laundry. Personal care and hygiene. Planning activities that are purposeful and enjoyable for the older adult. Planning and preparing meals. Medical appointments. […].
Hope Hospice
JUNE 29, 2022
Fall prevention is an important topic for caregivers of elderly individuals. Falls are dangerous at any age, but older people are especially prone to injuries for a few reasons. As we age, our bones become less dense, which means a break is more likely to result from a fall. Reduced muscle strength and coordination, too, make it harder to recover from a loss of balance.
Living Assistance Services
JUNE 29, 2022
Summer is a wonderful time of year no matter how young or old you are, and with the long weekend just days ahead, we’re ready to enjoy.
Palliverse
JUNE 29, 2022
Photo by Paolo Chiabrando on Unsplash. Our patient was dying of end-stage cancer, it had spread throughout his body causing significant pain. He had been having trouble passing urine, over the last two days. This had worsened and our ultrasound bladder scan showed urinary retention with a collection of 1.5L. One of the more painful conditions that people can have.
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JUNE 29, 2022
"She waited, grasping like a New Year's resolution." Many older adults rarely enjoy visitors they seldom see during most of the year. Whether at home or in institutions, loneliness can be both difficult and dangerous for their overall health. Too many of them endure the negative impact of loneliness daily. “Missing” is one of sixteen original poems at the end of each chapter in Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes.
Nurse Nacole
JUNE 29, 2022
Category: Fundamentals When taken by pregnant women during the second and third trimesters, ACE inhibitors can cause injury or death to the fetus. When pregnancy is detected, the ACE inhibitor should be discontinued due to the teratogenic effects.
Hospice News
JUNE 29, 2022
Hospice and palliative care providers will need to leverage a robust suite of performance data in negotiations with Medicare Advantage plans. While most providers are tracking numbers on a range of metrics, they may need to consider a few more. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires MA plans to ensure they are working with providers of high-quality care.
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