Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

George Mark Children’s House (GMCH) recently unveiled a pilot training program that aims to grow the pediatric palliative care nursing workforce, in partnership with The California State University (CSU) Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. The Hearst Foundation partly financed the program with a $150,000 grant. Establishing the GMCH Pediatric Palliative Care Nursing Education, Training, and Employment Initiative marks a step towards improving access to palliative care for children and f

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? Narrative medicine? We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. It wasn’t until the end that the best term emerged – storycatching. Because that really is what this is about.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This article is sponsored by The Braff Group. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Mark Kulik, Senior Managing Director, The Braff Group, to learn how the HHA and hospice M&A landscape is shaping up for 2022 heading into 2023. He discusses the impact of the recently announced CMS rate cuts, and he also breaks down the key steps providers should be taking if they are looking to sell in today’s marketplace.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It’s that time of year, and the flu is hitting hard. While nurses learn all about the flu vaccine and treatment in nursing school and life, it’s good to revisit some basics—especially when healthcare experts strongly urge people to get the vaccination. Ernest J. Grant, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, President of the American Nurses Association, talked […].

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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There’s no doubt about it, nurses — it’s the holidays, and many of us feel pressure in our personal and professional lives. So how do the holidays impact you, your mental and emotional health, spiritual well-being, and professional responsibilities as a nurse? Working During the Holidays. Many of you employed by hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, and other organizations are likely working during the holidays, perhaps even on your favorite special day.

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AJN Off the Charts

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In March 2020, Mount Sinai Queens, like many other hospitals, was overrun with patients with COVID-19. Despite layers of PPE, plus anxiety, exhaustion, and communication overload, the will to not only survive but thrive sustained the breath behind every mask. Heroes of all types were saving and soothing lives, and still are. Outside the big front door of our hospital is a bustling ED ramp.

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HomeTouch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Care home fees for dementia care homes in the UK vary from around £1000 to more than £3000 per week. Care homes fees for dementia care in the UK have been increasing year on year by at least 5%. This is 0.5% higher than the average care home fee which has also increased by 5% […]. The post How Much are Dementia Care Home Fees in 2023? appeared first on Hometouch.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Michelle Farley . Degree: Master of Arts with a Social Change concentration. School: DePaul University. Graduation: June 2024. A few blocks from Michelle Farley’s former Milwaukee home sits a giant, abandoned, public school. Carleton School shuttered in 2005. “Way too long this has been sitting like this — a lot of broken promises,” Farley says. “My granddaughter is 2, and this is her future?”.

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Nurse Nacole

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Category: Fundamentals The motility of the bowel is affected by the flow of chyme from the coloileal reflex, and its visceral hypersensitivity can contribute to the sense of urgency and tenesmus of proximal colonic transit.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Cheryl Boyle . Degree: Doctor of Education (EdD). School: Lewis University. Anticipated Graduation: December 2023. Throughout her life, Cheryl Boyle’s work has always come back to education, despite not starting out in the field. As a nurse, she worked in many clinical settings butserved as a nurse educator, too. When she homeschooled her children, teaching became even more central to everything Boyle did.

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Bayshore Care Home

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Workers who are twofold guardians frequently experience more significant levels of pressure and may experience low efficiency in the workplace. Through senior care services, organizations can assist with diminishing these dangers and. The post Senior Care in Tampa, Pasco County, Hillsborough County, Clearwater, Pinellas County, Largo and Surrounding Areas first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Edward McClory . Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Sociology concentration. School: St. Xavier University. Graduation: May 2022. The past few years have taught Edward McClory a lot — and not just because he was in school. . In 2016, McClory was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer. The marine veteran found out two years later that he also had liver cancer.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Home-based care, including hospice, is an increasingly attractive space for health systems and hospitals — a trend that accelerated during the pandemic. Health systems are bringing care to the home by a number of routes. Some have launched their own completely new programs or re-organized an existing suite of services, whereas others have pursued acquisitions or joint ventures.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Tamara Davis. Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Applied Studies. School: Loyola University. Anticipated Graduation: December 2022. After seven layoffs in 20 years, Tamara Davis wanted to pivot. She had been working for commercial and residential architecture firms, but the industry was volatile. “You hear college is hard, but having regrets is harder,” she says.

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Nurse Licensure Compact ( NLC ) is legislation that allows nurses to have one license to practice in multiple states, which seems like it would be more than helpful in states and regions experiencing a nursing shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. Yet, not all 50 states belong to the NLC. Let’s explore the benefits and what some perceive as drawbacks to the compact.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Bo Shi . Degree: Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. School: Northwestern University. Graduated: September 2022. Bo Shi, PhD, is no stranger to academic institutions. While working at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine as a research faculty member, Shi also enrolled as a student. He has spent the past five years slowly but surely working toward his master’s degree, one or two courses at a time.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Czenzi Jones . Degree: Bachelor of Science in Human . Development and Learning. School: University of Illinois at Chicago. Graduation: June 2023. For Czenzi Jones, graduation has gone from distant goal to impending reality. The mother of eight, grandmother of 27, and great-grandmother of six initially went straight into college after high school. But she had to step back when her mother needed hospice care and Jones wanted to help her transition peacefully. .

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Redefining what it means to be a college senior Whether they’re changing careers, re-routing after detours, or envisioning a brighter future for their communities, the people in these pages — all over age 60 — don’t conform to traditional ideas about college or aging. Roughly 16 million undergraduates enrolled in schools nationwide in 2020. Of those, 0.54% were between ages 50 and 64, and 0.10% were over 65, according to the Education Data Initiative, which collects data about the U.S. educati

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