Hospice News
JANUARY 26, 2024
A recent study dug into the most common care setting trajectory patterns among older adults in the United States approaching the end of life. Many elderly Americans follow one of three place of care trajectories during the last three years of life, researchers from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, found in a study recently published in BMC Geriatrics.
Elder Care Matters
JANUARY 26, 2024
Those who have worked throughout their adult lives may not like the idea that they may eventually require Medicaid benefits. Some people even find the implication that they will eventually require Medicaid to be insulting. However, Medicaid exists for a reason and there are good reasons why the majority of Americans find that they need… The post When Should You Start Planning for Medicaid Benefits?
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Hospice News
JANUARY 26, 2024
Rebranding a hospice company following a merger or acquisition is a more complex process than it may seem at first blush. While consolidation slowed in 2023, many industry observers expect a rebound in 2024, though perhaps not to the record-breaking levels seen in 2021. And although not all acquired companies rebrand, many do in order to create a unified identity or reflect a broader suite of services.
Minority Nurse
JANUARY 26, 2024
As Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Week comes to a close, nurses interested in this career or already working as a CRNA are celebrated for the work they do and the dedication to their patients. As the primary professional organization for CRNAs, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) sponsors the annual CRNA Week and supports nurses in this specialty.
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Hospice News
JANUARY 26, 2024
Already, 2024 has brought a growing body of research in palliative care covering more ground on challenges linked to utilization and access, health disparities, lagging clinical awareness, and other aspects impacting quality and care delivery. This year has kicked off with a host of palliative care studies at global and national levels. Data trends reflect an increasing aim at understanding ways to improve serious illness care access and quality outcomes.
Nurse Nacole
JANUARY 26, 2024
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Minority Nurse
JANUARY 26, 2024
When new graduate nurses enter the labor market, many will clamor for the chance to land a position in new nurse residency programs. Presented as a game that only a lucky few can win, new nurse residencies provide great career-launching benefits for a small cohort of novice nurses. Meanwhile, their less fortunate new grad colleagues take positions where they may be subject to extremely poor (or veritably nonexistent) precepting and essentially set up to sink or swim.
Hospice News
JANUARY 26, 2024
Bristol Hospice has been a prolific buyer in the hospice M&A market, but the company is now leaning heavily into its de novo strategy. The Salt Lake City-based hospice provider opened double-digit numbers of de novos last year with expectations of doing the same in 2024. Bristol Hospice, which is backed by the private equity firm Webster Equity Partners, employs more than 3,000 staff in close to 80 locations across 18 states.
EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)
JANUARY 26, 2024
The Marie Curie Research Conference is back online for a fourth year to share the latest research in palliative and end of life care to improve the end of life experience for all. We hope to inform and inspire attendees, help change practice and shape future research. Everyone is welcome and registration is free. [link] The post Marie Curie Research Conference 2024 appeared first on EAPC.
The Caregiving Years Training Academy
JANUARY 26, 2024
Impact Caregiving features interviews with professionals, like you, who serve family caregivers. When you commit to supporting and serving family caregivers, you make an impact every day. It’s why you deserve support, too. To connect you to resources and insights to help you in your work, we’ve created Impact Caregiving, a virtual magazine and event.
Palliverse
JANUARY 26, 2024
Photo by Devon MacKay on Unsplash The odds were against him but he wanted to at least try. Even if he died on the way home it would be worth it. As long as he was heading in the direction of his heart. Back to the ancestral home where generations of his family had lived. No matter how far away from there they had gone they still thought of it as home.
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