Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Four academic institutions are collaborating to test the ways community health workers could enhance palliative care for African American cancer patients. The National Institutes of Health is financing the research, which includes the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and Maryland-based TidalHealth Peninsula Regional.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 1, 2022

It can be difficult for nurses to know how to best care for patients who are recovering from addiction. In order to provide the best possible care, it is important to ask the right questions. In this blog post, we will discuss five questions that every nurse should ask patients in addiction recovery. Addiction is […].

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

St. Croix Hospice has acquired Corpore Sano Hospice in Plymouth, Mich., the company’s second location in that state. Financial terms were undisclosed. St. Croix, which is backed by the private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has been on a growth trajectory for at least the past three years, with a focus on Midwestern markets. In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched four de novos thus far in 2022.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

AUGUST 1, 2022

Getting Creative with Summer Hydration. The summer is just starting to heat up so it’s important to hydrate now more than ever. A fun way to remember to hydrate is by making fruit infused water. While the delicious flavor and fun colors and combinations may seem like the only reason to drink fruit infused water, there are actually tangible health benefits associated with it.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

The next episode of our podcast, Elevate, is now available! Hospice News Reporter Holly Vossel sits down with Saul Ebema, president of Hospice Chaplaincy, to discuss ways that hospice chaplains can bridge gaps to underserved communities in this latest episode. Subscribe to the Elevate Podcast to be notified when new episodes are released. Listen today!

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Community Home Health Care

AUGUST 1, 2022

In the best of cases, major life transitions are most often experienced with a mix of apprehension, excitement, and curiosity. Adults are typically eager to embrace new opportunities, yet, by the same token, frequently experience varying levels of anxiety towards the changes that come along with transitioning into an unfamiliar environment or life circumstance.

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Palliverse

AUGUST 1, 2022

Photo by Alexander Cifuentes on Unsplash. Despite my best efforts sometimes people just aren’t interested in what I have to sell. I am trying to work in the best interests of the patient. I want to make them as comfortable as possible. If there is pain I want to alleviate it as much as possible. If there is breathlessness I want to do something about it.

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Today's Caregiver

AUGUST 1, 2022

Summer is in full swing, and more time outside typically means more bug bites. Some bites can be an irritating inconvenience while others can become a medical emergency.

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Caring Senior Service

AUGUST 1, 2022

Many of us are worried about checking our blood pressure to make sure it doesn’t get too high. But low blood pressure can also pose health risks, especially to seniors. Low blood pressure, or hypotension, can lead to fainting, dizzy spells, and dangerous falls. Luckily, with proper precautions and treatment, seniors can remain safe and manage hypotension.

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Nurse Nacole

AUGUST 1, 2022

Category: Fundamentals Antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) are organized into four classes, I (Ia, Ib, Ic), II, III and IV. Although the Vaughan Williams classification system is the most widely used method for grouping AADs based on their electrophysiologic actions.

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Corecubed Care Marketing Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2022

“This call may be recorded for quality and training purposes.” It’s a line we’ve all heard when on hold with customer service. In fact, we’ve heard it so much that we may never have thought twice about what it actually means for a company. But recording inquiry calls can reveal a wealth of valuable information. Is your company listening in. Read More.

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Comforcare Home Care

AUGUST 1, 2022

Physical therapy can help seniors maintain their independence and control symptoms of chronic disease by improving muscle strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility. Promotes independence - helps seniors to move around more easily and gain confidence. Prevents falls and injuries - seniors can learn to rehabilitate their bodies with exercise and reduce the likely hood of falling so they can remain independent.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Dr. Sarah Harrington Cross about her published research, “That Little Bit of Time: Transition-to-Hospice Perspectives From Hospice Staff and Bereaved Family.” Dr. Cross is an Instructor in the Division of Palliative Medicine, Division of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University’s School of Medicine. She has published more than 20 […].

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The Heart of Hospice

AUGUST 1, 2022

Anthropologist Anita Hannig is talking with us about Medical Aid in Dying, misconceptions about assisted dying laws, and her new book The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America. Every end of life professional should be informed about what medical aid in dying really is. MAID laws, otherwise known as Death … Continue reading "What You Need To Know About Medical Aid In Dying: A Discussion with Author Anita Hannig, Episode 114".

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AJN Off the Charts

AUGUST 1, 2022

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Credit: NIAID. (Wikimedia Commons). It seems impossible that we have to confront the rapid spread of a new virus when we’re still dealing with the effects of COVID-19. But for monkeypox, we didn’t have to respond “from scratch.” After decades of research and clinical work on smallpox, a related but considerably more lethal virus, testin

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