Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

A growing number of patients with various dementia-related conditions will need end-of-life care in coming years. Hospices preparing for rising demand are facing compliance challenges, as these patients often require longer hospice stays. Patients with Alzheimer’s and other neurological degenerative disorders have health trajectories that are difficult to project, especially as they approach the end of life, according to Dr.

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Elder Care Matters

JUNE 14, 2023

Sibling rivalry all too often resurfaces during a parent’s estate planning process, and long-buried conflicts often come back to life in a crisis such as a parent’s illness or incapacity. In fact, disputes over a parent’s needs and wishes may really boil down to, “I’m closest to Mom, so I know what’s best for her.”… The post Sibling Rivalry with Estate Planning appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

The nation’s total health care spend is expected to swell by 5.4% annually between 2022 and 2031, reaching $7.1 trillion. Meanwhile, Medicare hospice spending is expected to more than double by 2032. These data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary also project that health care expenditures will represent 19.6% of the nation’s gross domestic product by the end of that time frame, up from slightly more than 18% in 2021.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 14, 2023

Milford, Connecticut, nurse practitioner Payal Emery has been using art as an outlet to cope with many different moments in life. Because of her experiences, she now wants to use art to help others After noticing how much art helped her and her autistic son — and knowing stories of how art has helped others — Emery created the Artistic Nurse. Emery’s online gallery donates a portion of all sales to fund important causes supporting mental health, animal conservation, environmental conservation,

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

Recent research has found that varying state laws around palliative care can impact cancer patients’ place of death. Cancer patients in states with laws that require health care providers to provide palliative consultations were more likely to die in the home or in an inpatient hospice setting versus the hospital, a JAMA Network Open study found. The cohort study analyzed site-of-death data from 2005 through 2017, including more than 7.5 million individuals with cancer across the 50 states (but

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AJN Off the Charts

JUNE 14, 2023

Improving data collection and analysis of RRTs for quality improvement The method we use to track rapid response team (RRT) data has evolved on our health campus at Mount Sinai Queens. Just a few years ago we were using paper logs; now we use electronic logs accessed by a QR code. The goal initially has been to become paperless and collect data to analyze our rapid responses for clinical insight.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 14, 2023

HCP WEBINAR SERIES The State of Post-Acute Care in 2023: Sales & Marketing With the release of the 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report, we have new data and insights on how post-acute care businesses have been impacted by ongoing industry challenges, and what the most successful organizations are doing to overcome them. Join HCP for a 6-part webinar series breaking down the key findings from each section of the 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report, including sales & marketing, recruitment & retent

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Today's Caregiver

JUNE 14, 2023

Memory and thinking skills tend to decline as we get older. Certain lifestyle factors—such as a healthy diet, physical activity, and social interactions—might help to protect cognitive health as we age.

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Living Assistance Services

JUNE 14, 2023

In recent weeks, the greater Toronto area has been seriously affected by poor air quality conditions as a result of forest fires in Quebec.

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Nurse Nacole

JUNE 14, 2023

Category: Fundamentals Ethosuximide (Zarontin) is one of the drugs of choice for absence seizures. It should always be used in combination with another agent. It also is used for managing akinetic epilepsy and myoclonic seizures.

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Today's Caregiver

JUNE 14, 2023

God bless the ones who serve each day, Their loved ones to assist. They offer comfort and support, Just part of a long list.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

Medication costs are among hospice providers’ biggest expenses, and some are asking policymakers to take action on prices. High prices on drugs, as well as shortages, are problems that permeate the entire health care system. While recent industry-wide data are scarce on drug costs for hospice patients, providers often identify these as their second-highest expense, behind wages, salaries and employee benefits.

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