Hospice News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

BAYADA Home Health Care has formed a joint venture with Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) subsidiary Manatee Health System, expanding its reach in Florida. Dubbed Manatee Health at Home by BAYADA, the companies aim to leverage their combined post-acute services continuum to meet rising demand for in-home care among seniors in Southwest Florida. The new joint venture has begun accepting new patients and is currently hiring staff.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In the long struggle to gain full practice authority (FPA), nurse practitioners (NPs) can point to notable advances in the last few years. Now, patients in more than half of the states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories have full, direct healthcare access from NPs. In April 2022, New York and Kansas granted FPA to NPs. That brings to 26 the number of states where NPs can practice to the top of their license without restriction.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

While home health operators brace for the impact of the meager 2023 reimbursement rates, hospices likewise must prepare for a ripple effect. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently established a 0.7% base rate payment increase for home health care in 2023. While this is an improvement from the 4.2% aggregate cuts the agency first proposed in August, the small increase still means that home health companies have to tighten their belts.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Holidays are all about delicious treats, and Nancy Mitchell, a registered nurse at the Assisted Living Center, shares her go-to holiday recipe for Pumpkin Squash Pudding. Mitchell says this recipe for Pumpkin Squash Pudding is gluten- and dairy-free, making it the perfect treat to serve when you have guests over. “You can never tell what […].

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Kansas City-based Hospice Care of America (HCA) was recently acquired by a newly formed holdings company established by the private equity firm Kain Capital LLC. Financial details of the transaction were undisclosed. Kain Capital established PERA Holdings as a way to gain a foothold in the hospice market. HCA marks the company’s first purchase, acquiring a majority stake in the company through the transaction.

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Living Assistance Services

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Older family members can be difficult to shop for during the holiday season—they’ll often say they don’t need anything, or they have.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In honor of National Nurse Practitioner Week and as a recent top NP award winner with the POCN Top NPs of 2022 , family nurse practitioner Tavell L. Kindall, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AACRN, AAHIVS, FAANP, recently shared some thoughts about his career as a nurse practitioner. Dr. Kindall is the director of HIV Prevention and Treatment at St. Thomas Community Health Center in New Orleans and is the current president of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing and a fellow of the American Association o

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Nurse Nacole

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Category: Fundamentals Insidious onset of nausea without vomiting is suspicious of gastroparesis, a medication-related side effect, metabolic disorders, pregnancy or even gastroesophageal reflux disease.

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The Heart of Hospice

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Dr. Aditi Sethi-Brown, founder of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying, has devoted her career to promoting positive death experiences. She’s a rare hybrid in healthcare, both a hospice physician and an end of life doula. According to the Center for Conscious Living and Dying (CCLD) website, “CCLD has a vision for death, dying, … Continue reading "What You Need to Know about Conscious Dying with Dr.

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