Fri.Jan 27, 2023

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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

New CEO Takes Reigns at Sangre de Cristo Community Care Colorado-based Sangre de Cristo Community Care named Melinda Egging as its new CEO. Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. This marks her return to the organization. She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care from 2001 to 2009.

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Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners 

Minority Nurse

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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Researchers’ Educational Model Examines Impact of Physician Feelings on Hospice Referrals

Hospice News

Researchers recently introduced a behavioral education model that addresses how physician emotions drive clinical and family decision-making at the end of life. Physicians’ emotions can influence their decisions around the timing and type of care provided to patients and families at the end of life, according to a recent study in Social Science & Medicine.

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Help Aging Veterans Cope with a Geriatric Mental Health Career

Daily Nurse

When we imagine the professionals caring for aging Veterans, we often immediately think of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. Still, one avenue of care you may not consider is geriatric mental health. While older Veterans have vast experience coping with challenges, some face longstanding or emerging mental health conditions as they grow older.

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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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Care Plans Will Be a Key Issue as CMS Updates Hospice Survey Processes

Hospice News

Hospices should be paying close attention to effective development and adherence to care plans when it comes to compliance in 2023. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented significant changes to the hospice survey process effective Jan. 1, including new requirements for surveyor training and assessment tools and conflict-of-interest protocols.

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Palace of Care – The Deluge

Palliverse

Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash It had already been one of the wettest summers in years. Grey skies outnumbered blue skies by many times. There was no risk of the grass turning yellow this summer. The weeds were having a good time with flowers abundant. Hayfever victims spent a lot of money on tissue paper this season as pollen was often in the air between bouts of rain.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Infectious Diseases

Nurse Nacole

Category: Infectious Diseases Definitive methods for diagnosing early syphilis include dark-field examination and direct fluorescent antibody study of the chancre’s exudate or tissue. The serologic tests used to confirm the syphilis diagnosis are nontreponemal and treponemal.

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Manager of the Month: Jenanne Rock

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

“ Hello!!! I’m so excited to be able to start to share more information with you all….on the team at Freedom Home Care! Thanks to our all our amazing staff (YOU) our caregivers and nurses and the dedicated office staff that supports our day to day business we are growing and have experienced an amazing 26 years in business. When I started at Freedom Home Care 16 years ago, there were 5 of us working out of a house.