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‘This Is Different’: Building a Sustainable Palliative Care Workforce

Hospice News

The state of the palliative care workforce is at an inflection point, as employers see both challenges and opportunities in their strategies to boost recruitment and retention. Palliative care providers have weathered many challenges in recent years, including evolving regulations and reimbursement structures, a global pandemic and widespread staffing shortages.

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Home Health & Alzheimer’s Disease

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

How Home Health Can Help with Alzheimer’s Disease Patients If you have a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you know that it can be a challenging condition to manage. As the disease progresses, it can become increasingly difficult to perform daily tasks and stay safe. Home health care can provide valuable assistance to both The post Home Health & Alzheimer’s Disease appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health.

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National Family Caregivers Month: Thanks for You

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

During National Family Caregivers Month, we take time to give thanks for those who worry about, help and care for a family member. I took a few moments to reflect on the reasons we are thankful for you: You live in the truth about your caree’s prognosis, your fears and your challenges. Others avoid the truth because they fear it. Even when you feel the pull of fear, you choose to stay in the truth because the truth connects you to solutions and support.

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Leadership Development for All Nurses: The Time is Now

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This weeks’ blog focuses on Leadership Development and is by Katarzyna (Kasia) Czabanowska, Prof, Dr @KatarzynaCzaba1, Emily McWhirter, PhD, RN @McWhirterEmily and Barbara Stilwell, PhD, MSC, FRCN, FAAN @bathebrit Nurses and midwives make up 50% of the world’s healthcare workforce but remain severely under-represented in senior leadership 1. To address this longstanding concern, we have sought to develop a framework of future-oriented leadership competencies based on evidence of globally a

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The Ultimate Guide to Improving Caregiver Engagement & Retention

Want to learn how to retain your caregivers & improve caregiver retention X3? The home care industry is experiencing turnover rates of over 80%. How are you ensuring your agency is retaining caregivers? This FREE eBook from Smartcare Software is packed with industry secrets needed to keep your caregivers happy, engaged, and retained, unlocking the full potential of your agency.

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Home Health & Alzheimer’s Disease

AT Home Care & Hospice

How Home Health Can Help with Alzheimer’s Disease Patients If you have a loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you know that it can be a challenging condition to manage. As the disease progresses, it can become increasingly difficult to perform daily tasks and stay safe. Home health care can provide valuable assistance to both The post Home Health & Alzheimer’s Disease appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals The technique of subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrusts to relieve a completely obstructed airway was popularized by Dr. Henry Heimlich and is commonly referred to as the Heimlich maneuver.

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Podcast: A conversation with Shelby Forsythia on her book “Your Grief, Your Way.”

Hospice Chaplaincy

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Shelby Forsythia about her book, “Your Grief, Your Way.” Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief guide, author, and podcast host.

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What’s My Capacity Today?

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

This week, let’s give ourselves grace when we may not have the energy, resources and motivation we feel we must have. Rather than judging ourselves for feeling tired or grumpy, let’s accept what we have and decide that’s enough. We can ask what’s possible for us today and then decide to be realistic about what we do. We can remind ourselves to check in on what’s possible for us by asking ourselves this question to start the day: What’s my capacity today?