Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Medicare Advantage organization SCAN Group has invested an undisclosed dollar amount in tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed. The move comes nearly a year after California-based Guaranteed launched in August 2022, when founder and CEO Jessica McGlory began her own provider company two years after her father passed away. SCAN Group, parent company of SCAN Health Plan, is the latest investor in the hospice company.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Dr. Anne Dabrow Woods has incredible insight into nursing as a practicing critical care nurse practitioner and nursing educator with over 39 years of experience and counting. Amidst a sea of temporary band-aid solutions for nursing, like gig apps and travel nurses, Woods , DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, the Chief Nurse of Health Learning, Research and Practice, Wolters Kluwer spoke with Daily Nurse to discuss her practical, long-term solutions to address the nursing shortage and b

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The nonprofit post-acute care providers Empath Health and Trustbridge have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin an affiliation between the two organizations. Discussions of a potential affiliation began about a year ago, according to Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece. The organizations had a prior connection through the Florida Hospice and Palliative Care Association, as well as a joint venture with several other providers, the Responsive Care Solutions Accountable Care Organization (AC

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Today's Caregiver

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

According to the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, there are two definitions for the word cur•mudg•eon. The first one being: An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions. Or, my personal favorite: A crusty.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Recent research looking at palliative care patients in Canada has found higher hospital mortality rates among those without cancer compared to others. The trend reflects others taking shape in the United States. The odds of dying in a hospital were 1.24 times higher among 1,822 patients without cancer who received palliative care services at an academic tertiary hospital in Toronto, Canada, from 2013 to 2019, according to a study published in Palliative Medicine.

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Elaine Mansfield

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I feel the gentle pinch of grasping butterfly feet on my fingers before she walks on to taste flowers and freedom. She pauses as she explores a goldenrod for the first time and sways in the wind before lifting off to fly a short distance. Is it a test flight? The Monarchs were more than a month late this year. After the smoky apricot skies in June caused by north winds from Canadian fires, I fretted and whined and lost faith in Nature.

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American In-Home Care

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As summer comes to a close and students head back to school, it means that cold and flu season is right around the corner. While illnesses like a cold or the flu tend to be harmless to most people, older adults are often at a greater risk for complications from them. Knowing vaccine recommendations and encouraging loved ones to get vaccinated can help greatly reduce those risks.

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Nurse Nacole

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Category: Psychiatric Nursing The greatest danger with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors is hypertensive crisis, which can be caused by food or drug interaction and can result in cerebral hemorrhage and death.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A utilitarian ethical approach views to balance the greatest good over harm to everyone involved while considering the benefits and consequences (Velasquez et al., 2021). Migration occurs when a new circumstance or opportunity is better than the existing situation. The looming shortages in the nursing workforce globally make migration inevitable. It is essential to weigh the benefits and consequences of nurses’ migration.

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HPNA podcast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This episode of Palliative Perspective introduces Sarah Potter, the Health Policy Specialist for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. In this episode, Sarah speaks about her experience in public policy and how her experience translates into her current role. Sarah describes how members can engage in federal public policy issues. This episode speaks on why it is so important for members to share their stories and help advocate for the population palliative and hospice healthcare provide

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

An RN said an administrator at an assisted living facility — who isn’t a nurse — wrote an order in a resident’s Medication Administration Record (MAR). The nurse is wondering if this is legal. According to the organization Healthcare Administration , assisted living facility administrators “manage and supervise healthcare services for older people who need regular care with daily tasks.

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Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Photo by visuals on Unsplash Most hospice inpatient units will have do-not-disturb signs available on each patient’s door. It can be hung out by the healthcare team when a patient is being assessed or if something is being done, e.g. patient bathing. It is used to indicate to other people not to come in as the healthcare team is busy with the patient.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A vacancy has arisen for a Programme Manager in All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC). AIIHPC isa collaborative of hospices, universities, health and social care organisations and charities on the island of Ireland. AIIHPC advances education, research, and policy and practice to improve the palliative care experience of people with life-limiting conditions and their families.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Janelle Benuska on her work in death care. Janelle Benuska is a death and grief doula, licensed massage therapist, energy worker, hospice volunteer, Death Café facilitator, mother, wife, and death care advocate.

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