Hospice News
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Having peer-support and employee feedback loops are key pieces in some hospices’ onboarding models. Rising demand for hospice amid prolific clinical workforce shortages has providers laser-focused on effective recruitment and retention strategies. Onboarding processes have an important role in preparing hospice clinicians for the nuances of providing end-of-life care.
Today's Caregiver
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
I've had many conversations recently about what it takes to become a "successful caregiver." This is an important conversation for us to be having in this country at this moment.
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Hospice News
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Going forward, hospice and other post-acute providers are preparing to operate within a value-based ecosystem, and Florida-based nonprofit Chapters Health System is no exception. Chapters provides hospice, palliative care and a range of other services throughout Florida. It has expanded with a number of affiliations during the past three years, including those with Capital Caring Health, Cornerstone Hospice and Hope Healthcare.
NHPCO
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
For Immediate Release February 13, 2024 Opens Enrollment for the 2024 Program Year (Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) recognizes the achievements of participating member organizations who have earned rings in the third program year of NHPCO’s Quality Connections program. First launched in January 2021, Quality Connections (QC) is the only national program designed to support hospice and palliative care provider delivery of high-quality, person-center
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Hospice News
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Researchers in Japan have found that virtual reality palliative therapy can help improve the physical and emotional state of terminally ill cancer patients. About 128 cancer patients volunteered to participate in a clinical trial study between November 2022 and September 2023 that examined the impacts of virtual reality therapy. Patients that participated were individuals receiving palliative care at the Shatin Hospital in Hong Kong, Japan, with different types of lung, breast, rectum and prosta
Nurse Nacole
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Category: Fundamentals Tracheostomy tubes do not fracture frequently. When fractures do occur, they are most often located at the juncture of the flange and the tube connection. A fractured tube fragment may migrate inferiorly and obstruct the tracheal lumen.
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The Caregiving Years Training Academy
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
We released the first episode of The Caregiver’s Journal today. We begin our talk show with a discussion about Diagnosis Day. Our guests, Bruce McIntyre and Roberta Carson, shared their experiences with us. I’d love to know about your experiences: What was Diagnosis Day like for you? What support did you receive? What support do you wish you had received?
AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Join our Editorial Board: 9 Open Positions Available for PC-FACS ! Looking to serve as an editorial leader for PC-FACS ? The editorial team is seeking applications for 3 Senior Section Editors and 6 Associate Editor positions for the following sections: PC-FACS Senior Section Editors – Diversity and Inclusion; Hospice, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Interface and Regulatory Issues; Symptom Assessment and Management PC-FACS Associate Editors – (2) Basic Science; Bioethics, Spirituality, a
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