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Hospices Turn Inward to Grow Clinical Workforce with Education, Career Incentives

Hospice News

Building up clinical ranks through education, training and tuition reimbursement programs is an increasingly common thread that hospices are weaving into their recruitment and retention initiatives. Investing in these education and career-building programs could yield big returns when it comes to hiring and keeping personnel, according to Phillip Heath, board chair of New Jersey-based Samaritan Life Enhancing Care.

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Key Performance Indicators: The Power of Data in Home Care

AlayaCare

To those who are not executives or data analysts, key performance indicators (KPIs) are an out-of-focus business term that is easier to avoid than to understand. But the reality is that KPIs are an everyman’s tool and are only as useful as employees outside the data world understand them — and see how their efforts drive an entire business forward.

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St. David’s HealthCare Expands Into Hospice, Home Health with HCA-Brookdale JV Assets

Hospice News

Texas-based St. David’s HealthCare has expanded its services to include hospice and home health care in and around the City of Austin. St. David’s HealthCare was formed through a partnership between hospital operator HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) and two nonprofit organizations — St. David’s Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation. The recent expansion of services has its roots in HCA’s $400 million acquisition of an 80% stake in Brookdale Senior Living’s home health and hospice segment last ye

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7 Strategies to Gain Success as a Nurse

Minority Nurse

Gaining success as a nurse and landing that dream nursing position is within your reach using these seven strategies from International Nurse Coach Farah Laurent , MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, NPD-BC, TCRN, CPEN, CEN. 1. Believe in Yourself & Promote Yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, it’s hard for others to believe in you. So let’s go!

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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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Time to Sharpen Our Pencils

Today's Caregiver

In my younger days, early September always signified new beginnings as that was when the summer break was over and we would return to school and enter a new grade.

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6 Qualities That Embody a Good Nurse

Nurse.com

The list of qualities that great nurses exhibit is endless. This is why narrowing the list down to just a few traits can be quite a feat. Defined as characteristics, traits, abilities, talents, strengths, values, beliefs, or morals — qualities in a good nurse can be both personal or professional. These six qualities stand out. You’re a person who deserves a high level of respect.

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How osteopathy can benefit seniors

Living Assistance Services

If you live with chronic pain, you know how physically debilitating and emotionally draining it can be. Unfortunately, this issue is a.

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I think therefore I am? – Blah Blah Blah

Palliverse

Photo by Pete Alexopoulos on Unsplash. A lot of importance is placed on the first thousand days of life and that is rightly so. The first three years of life are the formative years and can make all the difference in someone’s life. Some of the crucial attachments are formed and if things do not go well, there may be major setbacks which affect the rest of life in many ways.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals The most common dermatologic reactions observed during amiodarone therapy are photosensitivity and a blue-gray skin discoloration. Photosensitivity reactions can range from extremely tanned areas to sunburned areas with erythema and edema.

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How In-Home Care Can Support Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease

Always Best Care Senior Services

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive condition that impacts virtually every aspect of an individual’s life. While you want to ensure that your aging parent is well cared for, it can be difficult to predict their needs because sometimes they are fully alert and oriented, and other times they are confused and disoriented. In-home care can be an effective way of providing them with the support they need , when they need it.

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Why Yoga Is Great For Seniors

Community Home Health Care

In today’s multicultural world, Yoga is most commonly associated with a list of frequently used exercise modalities, comparable to resistance training, pilates, or stretching. The truth is, however, that Yoga is an ancient, complex practice with roots in Indian philosophy and dates back thousands of years. People used Yoga practices as a way of training the body and mind to become aware of their own nature.

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Cooking Tips for Seniors to Reduce Cancer Risk

Always Best Care Senior Services

Maintaining good health can go a long way in reducing cancer risk, and a well-balanced diet is part of the equation. Eating nutritious meals can give seniors’ bodies the fuel they need for a strong immune system and faster recovery as well as reducing cancer risk. There are many factors that can affect a person’s risk, including genetics, environment, lifestyle, and diet.

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Hospice Innovators: A Conversation with Jaysen Roa, President and CEO of Avow Hospice

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske is very excited to be joined today by Jaysen Roa , President and CEO of Avow Hospice in Naples, Florida. Jaysen is a leader of action who is finding new ways to approach and solve the challenges facing the hospice industry. He is leveraging technology to provide better and more responsive hospice care at the end of life.

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How Amazon’s $3.9 Billion One Medical Acquisition Could Disrupt Home-Based Care—For Better or Worse

Home Care Pulse

Article Contents: – Introduction. – What Advantages Does Amazon Hold Over Incumbents? – What a Quidsi-Amazon Situation Would Look like in Healthcare. – So, What Should We Do? Article Contents: 1. What Advantages Does Amazon Hold Over Incumbents? 2. What a Quidsi-Amazon Situation Would Look like in Healthcarer. 3. So, What Should We Do?

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