July, 2019

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AlayaCare bolsters leadership team to accelerate growth strategy

AlayaCare

Patrick Charbonneau joins AlayaCare as Vice President, Product, Neil Grunberg promoted to Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development Montreal and Toronto – July 30, 2019 – AlayaCare, a leading home healthcare software provider has broadened its leadership team with the addition of Patrick Charbonneau as Vice President of Product, and has named Neil Grunberg Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development.

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Our 4 step plan for creating a trusting relationship with our clients

Bayshore Care Home

Cultivating trust with our clients is paramount in everything we do. Here is our simple, clear and caring model for delivering value, trust and peace of mind to our clients. The post Our 4 step plan for creating a trusting relationship with our clients first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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Episode 26 - Implementation of a Community Paramedicine Program in Hospice and Palliative Care

Palliative Care Chat Podcast

Listen as Dr. McPherson interviews Christina McCurdy, RN, MS, director of inpatient care, nursing support services, crisis intervention care and Medicare care choices at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Jacksonville, Florida. Listen as Dr. McPherson interviews Christina McCurdy, RN, MS, director of inpatient care, nursing support services, crisis intervention care and Medicare care choices at Community Hospice and Palliative Care in Jacksonville, Florida.

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WHO ADVOCATES?

HospiceDiary

How many of us, as nurses, have had the experience of speaking to an “enflamed” family member, and practiced all our communication skills to bring calm and rational judgment into play?

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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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Do patients, families, and healthcare teams benefit from the integration of palliative care in burn intensive care units? Results from a systematic review with narrative synthesis

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features André Filipe Ribeiro (Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal). The number of patients with morbidities and other complex injuries due to burns has grown over the years. This kind of burn injuries can have a high impact in the physical and psychological health, cause social transformations and changes in role functioning. Palliative care is an active and global specialty of care that can take prominence as a strengthening component of integrated treatment.

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#AlayaCulture: Meet Katey from Client Success!

AlayaCare

How did you learn about AlayaCare? AlayaCare spoke at the Queen’s Healthcare and Business Conference, which I helped to organize during my time as a student there. I was inspired by the presentation and decided to apply for their internship program. Tell me about your role at AlayaCare I’m an intern for the Client Success team in the Toronto office.

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4 Trends in U.S. Home Care this Fourth of July

AlayaCare

Fireworks, barbecues, baseball games and fairs – Independence Day marks an important time in history that’s celebrated from coast to coast to coast. It’s no time better to reflect on what matters most: family and friends. Loved ones are the drivers of home care in America, an industry that is certainly entrenched in upheaval and uncertainty, but one that provides much-needed care – making a real difference in the lives of so many.

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Are “what ifs” keeping you up at night?

Bayshore Care Home

“Dad, please keep your cell phone on so that I can call to check on you”. Mom, I really worry when you try to mop the floor yourself. You. The post Are “what ifs” keeping you up at night? first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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One week of simple healthy meals for seniors

Bayshore Care Home

One week of simple, healthy meals for seniors Click Here for a Printable Grocery List Deli 6 hard-boiled eggs, pre-peeled (sometimes in dairy section) Dairy provolone cheese pre-sliced butter 6. The post One week of simple healthy meals for seniors first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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Robotic technology for palliative and supportive care: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Dr Amara Nwosu (Palliative Care Institute Liverpool and Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, Liverpool, UK). Medical robots have mainly been used to support surgical procedures and for a variety of assistive uses in dementia and elderly care. There has been limited debate about the potential opportunities and risks of robotics in other areas of palliative, supportive and end-of-life care.

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Communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of patients approaching the end-of-life: A systematic review of qualitative evidence

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Rebecca Anderson (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, London, UK). Poor communication from healthcare professionals is a common complaint from relatives of patients at the end-of-life. Communication with relatives at this time is important for high quality end-of-life care and for relatives’ long-term well-being.

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Aromatherapy, massage and reflexology: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the perspectives from people with palliative care needs

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Dr Bridget Candy and Dr Megan Armstrong (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK) Conventional therapies are not always sufficient to provide satisfactory relief of symptoms to those at an advanced stage of a disease. Evidence on the effectiveness of complementary therapies improving the well-being of people with advanced diseases is uncertain; however, palliative care services often offer such the

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Halloween and Dementia – 6 Tips for Success

Bayshore Care Home

Halloween, is one of those special holidays that is not only fun for kids but conjures up loads of nostalgia for older adults as well. If you are caring for. The post Halloween and Dementia – 6 Tips for Success first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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AlayaCare Secures $33 Million (CDN) in Growth Funding from Inovia Capital

AlayaCare

MONTREAL, July 2, 2019 – AlayaCare, which enables home healthcare providers to deliver best-in-class services and improve care outcomes, today announced that Inovia Capital, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Investissement Québec have invested $51-million, buying $33-million in new equity from AlayaCare plus $18-million of stock from early investors.

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Multidisciplinary palliative care is effective in people with symptomatic heart failure: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

This episode features Professor Miriam Johnson (Hull York Medical School, UK). People with heart failure have poor access to palliative care. People with advanced heart failure have poorer access to palliative care than people with cancer and the evidence base in support of heart failure palliative care is less developed. This systematic review draws together the current literature, both observational and experimental, investigating the use of palliative care in people with symptomatic heart fai