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Palliative Care Providers Get Creative to Boost Utilization

Hospice News

While a critical service for patients with serious illnesses, palliative care is vastly underutilized nationwide. Providers have gotten creative in their efforts to improve utilization, with some incorporating pets into nursing visits with patients. Lacking public awareness and patient misconceptions are among the leading causes for lagging palliative care utilization.

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Butterflies, Dreams, and Marion Woodman

Elaine Mansfield

In late June, I receive encouraging editorial feedback about the first draft of my book about Monarch butterflies. After reading the first few pages, my belly clenches and an inner voice says, “You can’t do this. How can you write about butterflies while the world explodes with hatred and war?” My years of devotion to raising, photographing, and writing about Monarchs feel trivial.

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Hospice Operators Watching Closely as Large Payers Transform the Industry

Hospice News

For better or worse, the growing presence of large insurance companies in the hospice and home health provider space could be transformative for the industry. Two transactions demonstrate rising interest among payers in owning the home-based care assets that serve their beneficiaries. Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) in 2021 acquired 100% ownership of Kindred at Home from its former private equity partners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and TPG Capital.

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Expert on Nurse Medication Errors Places Vaught Case in Context

Daily Nurse

In May 2022, former nurse RaDonda Vaught was sentenced to three years’ probation for a fatal medication error, an unprecedented criminal conviction that echoed through the nursing community, and the implications of which are still to be fully determined. In an interview, Zane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, who has studied patient safety […].

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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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CMS Leaders Offer Updates on Strategic Pillars, ‘Next Phase’ of the PHE

Hospice News

Key leaders from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) doubled down on the agency’s six strategic pillars Tuesday, while also sharing insights on how they’re handling the gradual end of the public health emergency (PHE). They did so during a national conference call with hospice operators and other CMS stakeholders. “We really want to make sure that we are doing what we can to communicate the incredible work across the department, across the government and, particularly, at

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Tips for Preventing Probate Litigation

Elder Care Matters

Guardianship and conservatorship disputes, will and trust disputes, fights over family real estate, and disputes over true intentions of gifts can all result in probate litigation. The most successful approach to mitigating or avoiding probate litigation risk is carefully planning for the future. Comprehensive estate plans that are routinely updated, careful consideration and documentation of… The post Tips for Preventing Probate Litigation appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCar

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3 Tips For Beating This Summer Heat

Euro-American Connections & Homecare

Heat waves are a potentially deadly problem, and they’re only becoming more common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year around 618 Americans dies from extreme temperatures, most of them elderly people. Fortunately, there are simple ways of protecting our aging loved ones from heat-related illnesses. Swipe left for 3 simple things you can do to protect your aging loved one.

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2022-07-20 – HQ Special Board Meeting

Changing Lives Podcast

Full Board Meeting Date: July 20, 2022 Time: 5:30pm Location: ZOOM Join Zoom Meeting [link] Meeting ID: 871 6187 6830 Passcode: 537560 One tap mobile +12042727920,,87161876830#,,,,*537560# Canada +14388097799,,87161876830#,,,,*537560# Canada Agenda PSW Wage Enhancement and Nurse Retention Bonus Report.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Ivabradine is a hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel blocker that reduces the spontaneous pacemaker activity of the cardiac sinus node, resulting in heart rate reduction with no effect on repolarization or contractility.

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When Is Hospice Called In For Cancer Patients?

Melodia Hospice

Cancer is a type of disease that is not contagious you cannot “catch” it as it is not viral. Cancer isn’t a single disease. The term cancer encompasses more than 200 diseases all identified by the proliferation of cells. Cancer is caused by DNA changes called the genetic changes which makes it hard to treat … When Is Hospice Called In For Cancer Patients?

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