Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Individuals in prison environments often have limited access to palliative care services, making these patients among the hardest to reach for providers. Labor pressures amid growing demand represent the largest barriers in terms of both limited staffing volumes and high workforce costs. Many incarcerated seniors who could benefit from palliative care do not receive adequate access or referrals to these services, according to Katherine Supiano, associate professor in the College of Nursing at th

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Changing Lives Podcast

AUGUST 9, 2023

Harvesting Hope Car Rally & Artisan Market Register for the Car Rally! Harvesting Hope for Hospice Quinte Car Rally & Artisan Market September 23, 2023 Host Site: Grills Orchards Entry: $50 per car Join us for our annual fall fundraiser Harvesting Hope for Hospice Quinte Car Rally & Artisan Market, happening Saturday, September 23, 2023.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Pennant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) is on the hunt for hospice acquisitions as previously record-high price tags in the market trend downward. The home health, hospice and senior living company aims to pursue acquisition opportunities across all of its service lines. Higher valuations in home health and hospice have dampened the ability to stretch deeper into these markets, but ebbing pricing tides may be shifting towards greater opportunities, according to Pennant President and COO John Gochn

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Elder Care Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Medicare Observation Trap happens when patients and families are least expecting it. The patient has a serious health emergency and goes by ambulance to a local hospital. Family members are worried, and the patient might not know what is happening around them. The patient goes to the Emergency Room, where they undergo a thorough… The post WHAT IS THE MEDICARE OBSERVATION TRAP?

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

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Living Assistance Services

AUGUST 9, 2023

Dessert is something that many seniors grew up with, while others began to appreciate a little ‘after-dinner indulgence’ in their later.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 9, 2023

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Traditions Health

AUGUST 9, 2023

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Scottsdale, AZ has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. The Hospice team underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Nurse Nacole

AUGUST 9, 2023

Category: Psychiatric Nursing Adverse reactions to MAO inhibitors are more common than in any other class of antidepressant. Orthostatic hypotension occurring with high-dose therapy is probably the most common adverse effect.

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Today's Caregiver

AUGUST 9, 2023

Regular readers of Today’s Caregiver magazine and caregiver.com have heard me discuss the concept of "malinformation" over the past 28years. Malinformation occurs when what you think you know about a subject is not only wrong.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

AUGUST 9, 2023

This episode features Dr Gursharan K Singh (Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia). What is already known about the topic: - The degree to which individuals access and use palliative and end-of-life care services varies across communities and countries. What this paper adds: - This study found that the South Asian community (in Bradford, UK) are currently not ready to engage with palliative and end-of-life car

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Today's Caregiver

AUGUST 9, 2023

Married 27 years, I notice the need for notetaking. I need to write this down. What is happening to my husband?

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

AUGUST 9, 2023

Hospices have been the target of increased government scrutiny in 2023, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning to take further aim in 2024 through surveys. Join Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske , Emily Solum , and Erin Burns as they talk about a cautionary survey tale and proposed changes to the hospice survey process, including the introduction of an informal dispute resolution (IDR) process, and a special focus program for poor performing hospices.

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