Hospice News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Calls have grown louder for an overhauled design of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, but the path towards change is riddled with contrasting views over regulation, policy and payment structures. Hospice providers are hitting financial and regulatory walls when it comes to sufficiently covering the spectrum of services necessary to care for patients and families, according to Marian Grant, senior regulatory advisor at the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC).

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 9, 2023

With four generations in the workplace, friction’s bound to occur. From “Okay, Boomer” dismissals to gripes about entitled Millennials and tech-obsessed Gen Z, each generation has complaints about the others. Meanwhile, Gen Xers tend to be perpetually overlooked—which is hurtful in a different way. The one consistent theme through the generations is that at some point, they each declare the next generation as the demise of all time.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

More Medicare Advantage organizations are developing customized plans for patients with special needs, including for those who may need palliative care or are nearing the end of life. SCAN Health Plan recently launched a new special needs plan designed to serve older adults who have multiple chronic conditions, as well as an additional plan oriented around women’s specific health needs.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Elk City, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. The Hospice team underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nashville-headquartered Thyme Care recently secured $60 million in funding to expand its health services for cancer patients, including palliative care and programs to address social determinants. The value-based oncology provider has a team of nurses and care professionals that support roughly 3,000 patients and families navigating cancer and serious illness.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Depression Education and Awareness Month October is Depression Education and Awareness Month, which aims to educate people on how depression impacts individuals and families and to decrease negative connotations associated with this mental illness. Depression in Hospice and Home Healthcare Settings Depression can affect anyone, anywhere. Depression in hospice and home healthcare settings is expectantly The post Mental Health: Depression Awareness appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Nurse Nacole

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Category: Fundamentals In patients with methemoglobinemia or elevated carboxyhemoglobin levels, pulse oximetry does not accurately depict changes in hemoglobin O2 saturation. Carboxyhemoglobin results in falsely elevated SaO2 estimates of hemoglobin O2 saturation.

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Changing Lives Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2023

You might think that a workplace that deals with the topic of death every single day would be a depressing one, and that discussing such a depressing topic must make for a depressing workplace culture. Here at Hospice Quinte, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In this episode of Changing Lives, we’re going to give you a bit of a behind the scenes look at the culture of the hospice.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

OCTOBER 9, 2023

An EAPC member has the following request: For our study ‘Dry mouth in patients with a life-threatening condition or frailty: a two-track non-pharmacological and pharmacological intervention study’, we are looking for (national) guidelines regarding treatment of the symptom ‘dry mouth’ or on mouthcare, in palliative care patients / patients with advanced disease and /or frail elderly.

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Caring Senior Service

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Have you noticed that your aging loved one doesn't seem to enjoy their favorite foods as much as they once did? Are they turning into picky eaters? Maybe they've lost all interest in food?

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