Hospice News
APRIL 27, 2022
Eight months after closing, Humana’s (NYSE: HUM) $5.7 billion acquisition of Kindred at Home is bearing fruit. The company has seen significant growth in its home health business and is on the cusp of divesting the hospice segment at a sizable valuation. Earlier this month the company signed a definitive agreement to sell a 60% stake in Kindred to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) for $2.8 billion.
Daily Nurse
APRIL 27, 2022
Like many of her fellow nurse/artists, Nurse of the Week Donna Dzialo, CRNA has her own distinctive take on Creative Nursing. DailyNurse has spotlighted talented nurse photographers, pop singers, and ICU mural painters, but this might be our first found-objects nurse artist. During a shift one day in 2018, Dzialo had a Eureka moment when […].
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Hospice News
APRIL 27, 2022
VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. (NYSE: CHEM), is going toe-to-toe against referral disruption and continuing workforce pressures. The company came out of the first quarter bruised, but still on its feet. The pandemic continues to impact the company’s facility-based referral sources, particularly with the Omnicron surge that lasted through much of the first quarter.
Daily Nurse
APRIL 27, 2022
Nurses are the ties that bind together the healthcare journey of a patient. They work relentlessly to care and advocate for individuals suffering from illnesses and getting through the whole health and wellness journey. As highly skilled professionals, the majority of nurses possess a diverse skill set and a diverse range of tasks that change […].
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Minority Nurse
APRIL 27, 2022
Nurses inevitably encounter situations that cause moral distress. At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, though—when there was no vaccine, and it was still assumed that for at least two years there would be no protection beyond masking and social distancing—moral distress became a daily ordeal for many frontline nurses. Among those hardest hit by moral distress were the nurses of color working through a pandemic that exacted a disproportionate toll on Black, Filipino , Latino, and Native Americ
Chicago Caregiving
APRIL 27, 2022
Have you ever spent the day in a city with such bad air pollution that when you blew your nose the mucus had a black tinge? Have you ever coughed as you breathed in diesel fumes from a passing bus and thought to yourself, “Well, that’s a year gone from my life”? Could it actually be true — that air pollution leads to an early death?
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Euro-American Connections & Homecare
APRIL 27, 2022
Studies show that seniors who stay socially active and engaged experience a variety of benefits, including, better cognitive function. For many seniors, it’s easier to watch TV alone than to go out with friends or enroll in an exercise program. Older adults need to be proactive about their activity levels, or their health will deteriorate. Social activities keep us sharp and mentally engaged, and this is important to prevent the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
Nurse.com
APRIL 27, 2022
Many of my blogs have focused on nursing documentation and nurse expert testimony when malpractice is alleged against a nurse defendant. In the following malpractice case, an RN juror’s conduct during jury deliberations became the focus of an appellate court determination for a new trial. Details Leading up to Malpractice Case. A physician removed a fatty tumor from the upper right arm of a male plaintiff by making an incision in the rear of the patient’s upper arm.
Hospice Promise
APRIL 27, 2022
Hospice Promise Volunteers are a critical piece of our mission statement as we strive to provide compassionate end-of-life care and make a positive difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Our volunteers serve our hospice patients in many ways. The most common thing they can do is be a friendly companion and spend time doing whatever brings joy into the patients’ life.
Hospice Red River Valley
APRIL 27, 2022
Health care professionals are invited to Hospice of the Red River Valley’s upcoming virtual Lunch and Learn as we continue to explore topics related to end-of-life care. RaChelle Gruba, senior regional development manager with Dakota Lions Sight & Health, will present “Donation and YOU!” In this collaborative session, participants will: Learn about donation opportunities for you, your family and your patients. .
Nurse Nacole
APRIL 27, 2022
Category: Fundamentals Angina is a syndrome that results from myocardial oxygen demand being greater than the oxygen supply (myocardial ischemia). By definition, angina is associated with reversible ischemia, so it does not result in permanent myocardial damage.
Healthcare Law Insights podcast
APRIL 27, 2022
Strategic Restructuring for the Future: Exploring How Hospices Are Using Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Service Diversification to Transform Change, transformation, disruption: whatever you want to call it, it’s happening in the hospice industry over the next 5 years. It is unquestionable that the carve-in to Medicare Advantage, the rise of value-based care and steady market consolidation is changing the playing field.
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