Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

U.S. Sens. Jackey Rosen (D-N.V.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) have introduced a bill that would establish a national committee to study long-term care in the United States. . While private residences are the most frequently occurring location of care for hospice patients, long-term care facilities come in second, followed by assisted living facilities, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Chicago Caregiving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Make a plan to ease the organization process when a parent passes away. Grief has no timeline. Everyone grieves in their own way and at their own pace. Yet, shortly after a parent dies, adult children often face a daunting task: preparing the house for sale while the surviving parent still lives there. If you rush the process, each item tossed into the discards bag may feel like a punch in the gut to the parent already beaten down by grief.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A reader submitted a question about their state’s Good Samaritan law. He said that where he lived, many individuals could not get the health care they needed, especially those without medical insurance. He wondered if licensed nurses, who provide what the reader termed “mutual aid” (which is not part of Good Samaritan laws) to those in need, would be protected under an exception in a Good Samaritan law.

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Responsive Home Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Everyone goes through good days and bad days, and everyone is entitled to negative thinking or irritability every now and then. If you are caring for an older adult who appears to have fallen into a routine of continual negativity and complaining, there could be a reason for it. It’s worthwhile to explore whether or […]. The post Health Concerns That Can Cause Negative Mood Changes in a Senior appeared first on Responsive Home Care.

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Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

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Today's Caregiver

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Suggesting assisted living to your loved ones can be a very difficult conversation. It may take time for older adults to come around to the idea of assisted living, so avoid pushing them too hard and make a strong effort to ensure they feel safe.

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Today's Caregiver

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

I have been talking about family caregivers being the CEO of Caring for My Loved One, Inc., since late last century in Today’s Caregiver magazine, on caregiver.com and at the Fearless Caregiver Conferences.

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Three Oaks Hospice

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Starting a conversation with a terminally ill loved one about hospice can be difficult. This can be one of the hardest parts of their journey, so it is not unusual to see them shut down the conversation and resist the idea of transitioning to hospice care. Many times, resistance to transitioning to hospice comes [.].

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Nurse Nacole

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Category: Fundamentals If a patient has hemodynamically unstable AFib or AFlutter (hypotension, syncope), immediate DCC is first-line therapy. If the patient is hemodynamically stable and has a rapid ventricular rate, the first priority is to control the ventricular rate.

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Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Photo by Jeffrey Hamilton on Unsplash. Life-limiting illnesses are associated with many losses. Loss of control is one of the worst losses of all. As the condition progresses the losses continue to accumulate and some may be worse than others depending on each person. Things that were taken for granted are missed greatly and some of the losses can be especially cruel.

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Euro-American Connections & Homecare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Most people over the age of 65 are happy, healthy, and fully independent. However, the aging process eventually brings about physical and mental changes that can interfere with an active and self-sufficient lifestyle. A change in functioning doesn’t necessarily mean a move to assisted living or a nursing home, but it does indicate a need for extra help to support one’s desire to age in place.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Think back through your lifetime, and you can likely recall a time during which you experienced an infection. Virtually everyone has. We often brush off the minor ones, such as a small cut from gardening or a burn from cooking dinner, either of which could become infected. We also occasionally are burdened with the more serious ones, like appendicitis or pneumonia, which tend to force our.

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Comforcare Home Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

CNN Health published 9/19/22 by Deidre McPhillips. According to a CNN health report, "A recent study of more than 6 million people 65 and older found that seniors who had Covid-10 had a substantially higher risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease within a year. The study does not show that Covid-19 causes Alzheimer's, but it adds to the growing body of research drawing links between coronavirus infection and cognitive function.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A recent federal court decision that cleared the way for UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) forthcoming purchase of Change Healthcare (NASDAQ: CHNG) is a positive sign for the insurance company’s pending acquisition of LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG). The U.S. Department of Justice sought to block the $13 billion Change Healthcare transaction on anti-trust grounds, alleging that the deal would give UnitedHealth Group access to sensitive information about its competitors in the payer space.

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