AlayaCare

APRIL 10, 2023

Risk management can be a daunting task in home care, but it’s essential to ensure that clients receive the best possible care. With data analytics tools and sound policies, you can launch an effective risk management plan for your home care agency. Client care can present a variety of risks that can impact the quality of care provided. In our blog, 3 methods to enhance home care risk management , we talked about ways to enhance client risk management through your client’s circle of care, e

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2023

This article is sponsored by The Braff Group. In this Voices article, Hospice News sits down with Mark Kulik, Senior Managing Director, The Braff Group, to talk about how the M&A landscape panned out in 2022 compared to prior years. He explains how the M&A strategies of larger hospice players evolved as of late, and he discusses some of the major macroeconomic forces affecting hospice M&A over the next 12-24 months.

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Caring Senior Service

APRIL 10, 2023

Cancer can develop at any age and affect any part of the body. However, nearly 60% of cancers occur in seniors over the age of 65. The most common cancers affecting seniors are carcinomas, which are cancers that form in cells that make up the skin and lining of internal organs. Common carcinomas affecting seniors include breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

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Diversity Nursing

APRIL 10, 2023

As Nurses, death can be a regular, everyday occurrence. But just because we encounter death frequently does not mean that experiencing the loss of a patient won't impact us. In this profession, we care for people when they are at their most vulnerable, and we create meaningful relationships with many of our patients and their families. When we lose a patient, it’s common for Nurses to experience grief and it can be challenging to navigate the grief you feel.

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Palliverse

APRIL 10, 2023

Photo by Kier in Sight on Unsplash You’ve been very unwell. Nod. How’s your chest, any pain? Shake of head. Do you still have nausea? It’s pretty bad. And your breathing? No good. How long have you had the hiccups? Two days. What did the doctors at the hospital tell you about your condition? They said it’s no good. Did they talk to you about time? They said it was bleak.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 10, 2023

Advantages of Hospice for Pancreatic Cancer Hospice care is reserved for individuals who have been given a diagnosis of six months or less to live. Patients who are struggling with terminal pancreatic cancer and have been told by their physician that curative treatment may no longer be beneficial may decide to elect hospice care. The focus of hospice is to enhance the overall quality of life for a patient allowing them to live life to the fullest during their final days.

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Bayshore Care Home

APRIL 10, 2023

LARGO, FL., April 10, 2023– “I just like what I do”. Maryalice Lester turns 90 on April 24th and isn’t slowing down. She’s worked as a caregiver for seniors for. The post Tampa Bay Home Care Agency Celebrates 90 Year Old Caregiver And Looks to Add More Seniors to Their Workforce first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2023

Identifying patients and finding referral sources are two challenging issues when it comes to reaching homeless populations in need of hospice. Improving equitable, quality care for homeless populations involves providing education to internal hospice staff and to community care partners and referral sources, according to Nycole Snodgrass, director of operations for hospice and palliative at Providence Hospice Los Angeles County and SoCal Palliative Care.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 10, 2023

Besides working in an ER, Monique Davis, RN, BSN, has a side gig as a real estate investor specializing in land flipping and spec builds. (She also has another side gig as a family crisis coach, specializing in troubled teenagers, but we’ll save that one for another column.) Davis took the time to answer our questions about her business. What follows is our interview, edited for length and clarity.

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