Hospice News
JUNE 2, 2022
This article is brought to you by nVoq. This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. The Q&A took place on April 27, 2022. The discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Hospice News: Jason has an incredible background in post-acute care that we’re going to talk about today.
AJN Off the Charts
JUNE 2, 2022
In the past, cases of monkeypox only occasionally occurred outside of central and western Africa, where the disease is endemic, and it was virtually always related to travel or to the inappropriate relocation of wild animals. (In the US in 2003, 71 cases of monkeypox in six states were traced to pet prairie dogs that had been imported in the “exotic animals” trade.
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Home Care Pulse
JUNE 2, 2022
Article Contents: – Introduction. – Ratio of Applicants to Booked Interviews. – Total Time it Takes to Hire. – Time Between Job Offer and First Day. – Number of New Hires. – Cost Per Applicant and Per Hire. – A Higher Way to Hire. Article Contents: Ratio of Applicants to Booked Interviews. Total Time it Takes to Hire.
Diversity Nursing
JUNE 2, 2022
Working in healthcare can be emotionally and mentally taxing. Self-care is very important and sometimes curling up with a comfy blanket and a good book is the perfect antidote! If you’re looking for book ideas, you came to the right place! Check out this list of books recommended for Nurses, and maybe you'll discover a new favorite. I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse.
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Responsive Home Care
JUNE 2, 2022
Benjamin Franklin was definitely right: An ounce of prevention is really worth a pound of cure. When it comes to detecting and addressing mobility issues in seniors, prevention is a must. Falls in seniors lead to 3 million emergency room visits, 300,000 hip fractures, and 32,000 deaths each year, according to the CDC. Avoid a […]. The post Watch for These Signs That Could Point to Mobility Issues in Seniors appeared first on Responsive Home Care.
Euro-American Connections & Homecare
JUNE 2, 2022
We know it’s June, but we couldn’t, not share with our Euro-American Homecare family our Caregiver of The Month of April! Maria was nominated by our Care Team as our April Caregiver of the Month, for her outstanding work with her client. As an important part of our Euro-American Team, Maria has demonstrated nothing but how hardworking, compassionate and dedicated she is to provide the utmost care for every client she has worked with.
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Nurse Nacole
JUNE 2, 2022
Category: Fundamentals Abrupt withdrawal of beta-blockers can precipitate an acute withdrawal syndrome that may be manifested by tachycardia, hypertensive crises, acute coronary insufficiency or MI. For this reason, beta-blocker therapy should always be tapered.
Hospice News
JUNE 2, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court may take up a False Claims Act (FCA) case involving Georgia-Based Bethany Hospice & Palliative Care LLC, despite indications from the U.S. Justice Department that such a review would be unnecessary. The case comes at a time when regulators are intensifying scrutiny on hospice providers, seeking to root out those who admit patients that may not truly be eligible for the benefit.
AlayaCare
JUNE 2, 2022
Demand to age in place at home has grown steadily for decades and has spiked over the last few years. Meanwhile, many home care agencies are struggling. And families are facing months-long waitlists for care due to the ongoing caregiver shortage. “I’ve never heard such frustration over finding workers, and I’ve been doing this for 20 years,” said Vicki Hoak , executive director of the Home Care Association of America.
GeriPal
JUNE 2, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. We are two and a half years into the COVID pandemic. We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates, hospital surges where ICU’s overflowed, a million COVID deaths, prolonged school closures, development and roll out of novel vaccines, an explosion of social isolation and loneliness, and the invention of the “zoom meeting.” .
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