Hospice News

MAY 18, 2022

The post-acute technology company WellSky is spreading its wings over new geographies while growing its client base and expanding its product portfolio. Underlying the company’s strategy is a drive to develop solutions designed to support patient care as consumers navigate their way through the health care system. WellSky is jointly owned by two private equity firms, TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners, per an agreement made in July 2020.

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Daily Nurse

MAY 18, 2022

Many nurses can’t wait to experience the urgency and pace of a trauma unit, but what is it really like to work on one? Marissa Kesse (Nu ’23), a BSN student at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, shares her clinicals experience. I was so excited to have been placed on the trauma unit: […].

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Chicago Caregiving

MAY 18, 2022

Why we shrink as we age, and how to preserve height. In our youth, our height gradually increases, reaching our maximum peak around age 20. Afterward, our body’s bone density reduces over time, and we may begin to shrink. Men’s height shrinks by about an inch between the ages of 30 to 70, while women’s height typically shrinks around two inches during that span.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 18, 2022

Today’s healthcare landscape has been riddled with hardship and systemic shifts. Large-scale downward trends were highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis, but originated beforehand and will require massive effort to reverse. Unfortunately, the brunt of these inefficiencies and problems falls disproportionately on certain portions of the medical professional family.

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Responsive Home Care

MAY 18, 2022

Vitamins, minerals, and supplements – oh my! Seventy percent of older adults are taking them; but could vitamins benefit your senior health? After all, a healthy, balanced diet offers seniors essential nutrients. But there are particular areas of deficiency which could call for the addition of a supplement. Be sure to check with the doctor […].

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Hope Hospice

MAY 18, 2022

By Volunteer Meg Belichek. Throughout my life, I have volunteered for many organizations. Each experience offered something special: a giving from the heart, a chance to share my time—often just a few hours, sometimes days or weeks. But Hope Hospice is a place that draws me back time and again. From the first day of orientation, I got the sense that I had entered into a relationship that would grow and evolve over time.

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Living Assistance Services

MAY 18, 2022

If you’ve never worked with a Personal Support Worker (PSW) or hired an in-home caregiver for your aging loved ones, you may be wondering.

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Together for Short Lives

MAY 18, 2022

The post Urgent call to end postcode lottery of 24/7 end of life care for seriously ill children appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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Palliverse

MAY 18, 2022

The illness had affected her speech making it difficult to understand. With some effort I could tune into what she was saying but there were some things that I could not understand. It was frustrating for her as her mind was sharp but the words would not come out right. The nerves controlling her vocal cords and her breathing muscles were not doing their job any more.

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The Chaplain's Report

MAY 18, 2022

“Do you realize / we’re floating in space?”: The Flaming Lips, “Do You Realize?” During one of my recent calls to a patient I have, Louise*, she quite literally began our conversation with, “you know Sam, I don’t think God loves me anymore.” This was a rather remarkable statement and took me by surprise at the time.

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Nurse.com

MAY 18, 2022

In past blogs, I have reviewed cases that demonstrate the powers and authority of nursing boards. Oftentimes, such a discipline is based on the nurse licensee’s unprofessional conduct. When a nurse licensee challenges a board of nursing discipline, the licensee often bases the case on a violation of his or her due process rights. In the following case, an LPN fought a board of nursing order revoking her license.

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Nurse Nacole

MAY 18, 2022

Category: Fundamentals Patients should be instructed to mark the date they open a bottle of NTG tablets or first use an NTG spray canister. Tablets in an opened glass bottle of NTG retain efficacy for only 1 year and should be discarded after that time period.

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The Heart of Hospice

MAY 18, 2022

Check out this episode! The post What You Need to Know About Bereavement Services, Heartbeat Episode 289 appeared first on The Heart of Hospice.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2022

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed a 2.7% pay increase for hospice care for Fiscal Year 2023. However, that amount may be a drop in the bucket as COVID-19 headwinds rage, inflation surges and employee wages climb. Beyond the rising costs, Medicare is phasing in the return of payment sequestration, which was temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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