Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. During those discussions, it became apparent that a sizable portion of those leaders’ public health concerns involved patients nearing the end of life, according to WHPCA Executive Director Stephen Connor.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Many organizations, events, concepts, and theoretical frameworks drive innovation and advancement in nursing. With our profession currently reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, there couldn’t be a better time for nurses to gather together and envision the future. The annual Magnet Conference is one such event that allows nurses to convene for a […].

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The hospice, palliative care, and home health network Care Synergy has become the national center for the Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program, developed by Johns Hopkins University. CAPABLE is a patient-directed initiative designed to keep seniors in their homes through interventions designed to improve mobility, function, and quality of life.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

E xiting daily operations in home care is possible! AND, you don’t have to sell everything you have built just to make the pain of being trapped in daily ops end. . There are five steps every home care owner can do to make exiting daily ops a reality and that is exactly what we are going to discover in this article. Are you ready? I thought you might be.

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Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Despite the increased focus on mental health over the pandemic, it’s not always easy to diagnose or recognize depression. When it’s something you are experiencing, it can be even tougher to see the bigger picture. October 6 is National Depression Screening Day and offers an excellent opportunity to assess your own mental health by taking an online depression screening and learning more about depression.

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Palliverse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

We didn’t want him to have any surprises. We thought his wife was dying and we needed to prepare him. We weren’t the only ones who had done this. We heard the Oncologist had told them she would only have three months left to live, but that had been five months ago. We thought she would die six weeks ago when her mind became less clear, so we prepared her husband for death within days.

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Comforcare Home Care

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Comforcare supports the annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - an annual campaign that aims to educate the public on the importance of early screening, testing and treatment for breast cancer. Activities include raising research funds to help identify the cause, uncover potential prevention strategies, and improve diagnosis, in addition to offering support to people impacted by the disease.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. Earlier this year palliative care was the correct response to the following clue on the game show Jeopardy: From a Latin word for “to cloak”, it’s the type of care given to seriously ill patients to provide comfort without curing. What struck me most was not that palliative care was a question, nor that it made it seem that palliative care isn’t provided alongside care directed at curing, nor was it that hospice was the first buzzed in response, but it was that pallia

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