Minority Nurse
JUNE 23, 2025
Every semester, thousands of nurse practitioner students across the country receive the message they dread most: “I’m sorry, but I can no longer precept students this term.” In an instant, months of networking, countless emails, and carefully secured clinical placements vanish—leaving students scrambling to find alternatives, watching their graduation timelines hang in the balance.
Hospice News
JUNE 25, 2025
States can adopt a specific framework to help scale palliative care via Medicaid, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs. Currently, the ability to scale palliative care nationally is limited by several obstacles. Among them are lack of awareness and workforce shortages. Another barrier is low reimbursement through Medicare that only covers physician and nurse practitioner services and does not pay for the full range of interdisciplinary care.
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Home With Help
JUNE 24, 2025
When families begin searching for in-home care for aging loved ones, they often face a whirlwind of questions, emotions, and decisions. At Home With Help, we understand that this journey can be overwhelming, especially when trying to balance the desire for quality care with financial considerations. One of the most pressing concerns families have is understanding the true cost of in-home care and how to plan for it effectively.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 23, 2025
When Marcie Peterson, RN, ACNO, walks the halls of Children’s Nebraska, she does so with the quiet confidence of someone who’s worked just about every job inside those walls. But her power didn’t start with a title—it began as a little girl holding flashcards in the car, so her single mom could study for nursing school. “When you are a kid, have a single parent and witness what hard work and education can do to improve your family’s life, it changes you in a good way,” she says.
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CareTime
JUNE 25, 2025
As more states expand access to home- and community-based services, Medicaid home-based care (HBHC) is becoming a central component of long-term care delivery. For home care providers , that means new opportunities—but also new responsibilities.
Hospice News
JUNE 23, 2025
Some palliative care providers have fueled stronger referral efforts in skilled nursing facility settings as a way to reach patients sooner in their serious illness trajectories. Measuring the impacts of these efforts has come with various challenges. Timely identification of potential palliative needs in nursing homes is critical to supporting rising demand for serious illness support in these settings.
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Daily Nurse
JUNE 27, 2025
In a bold move to support and strengthen the nursing workforce, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ( AACN ) has launched a new leadership and innovation training initiative: the Nursing Workforce Solutions program. Powered by AACN’s renowned Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy and backed by Johnson & Johnson, this initiative is designed to equip direct care nurses with the leadership tools to drive meaningful change at the bedside—and beyond.
Caregiver Support Services
JUNE 27, 2025
Caregivers often focus on mobility and medication while unintentionally overlooking dental wellness. Yet oral health plays a powerful role in comfort, nutrition, and overall confidence for elders. Recognizing the early signs of change lets you intervene before issues grow harder to manage. Dry Mouth and Saliva Loss Go Overlooked Saliva guards against bacterial overgrowth, infection, and painful sores.
Hospice News
JUNE 24, 2025
Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) has voiced a commitment to preserving the Medicare Hospice Benefit and has urged congressional colleagues to be wary about wholesale changes. One potential change would be allowing coverage of hospice care through the Medicare Advantage program. Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) recently introduced the Medicare Advantage Reform Act.
HPNA podcast
JUNE 25, 2025
In this special episode, recorded on June 24 and released on June 25, we bring you a timely dispatch from Washington, D.C., where the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) leadership and staff engaged in direct advocacy on Capitol Hill. Join Gayle Gerdes, Vice President of Health Policy Source and consultant to HPNA, and HPNA Manager of Advocacy and Health Policy Sarah Potter as they reflect on their experiences meeting with congressional staffers about HPNA’s public policy prioriti
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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.
AJN Off the Charts
JUNE 24, 2025
After a varied, fulfilling, and fascinating 43-year career as a nurse, I finally retired. To be honest, I was a little anxious about it. After all, what would I do with all that free time? So many of my colleagues were continuing to work long past the age of 65. But my husband and I had planned to move across the country when we retired, from Connecticut to California where our daughter and her family were living.
Caregiver Support Services
JUNE 26, 2025
If you’re passionate about helping others and searching for a meaningful, stable career, the care industry offers a wide range of opportunities that extend far beyond traditional nursing homes. With a growing ageing population and increasing demand for personalized care, professionals in this sector are more valued than ever, and the career paths are just as diverse as the individuals receiving care.
Hospice News
JUNE 25, 2025
The home health and hospice company New Day Healthcare has acquired Dunes Hospice in Indiana for an undisclosed amount. The deal marks New Day’s 16th acquisition to date, as well as its first entry into the Indiana market. The company plans to build density in that state by adding personal care services and skilled home health services to those markets.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 24, 2025
It’s 2 AM. Your alarm is set for 4:30 AM. Yet here you are—wide awake, staring at the ceiling, mentally rehearsing everything that could go wrong tomorrow on your first clinical rotation. Will my preceptor think I know enough? What if I can’t answer basic questions? Do I even remember how to take a proper patient history? Despite years of experience as a registered nurse, this leap into advanced practice nursing territory as a nurse practitioner (NP) student feels like starting from
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Changing Lives Podcast
JUNE 23, 2025
The 2024-2025 Annual Report provides a snapshot of our programs, services, finances, and successes from the past fiscal year. Hospice Quinte provides individuals, their families, and caregivers with compassionate end of life care, by attending to their physical, psychosocial, and practical needs, and offering empathetic care to those who are grieving through visiting hospice services and support groups.
Nurse Nacole
JUNE 24, 2025
Category: Critical Care Nursing The first action to increase PaO2 is to increase the FiO2. If the response is unsatisfactory, one can consider increasing the flow rate of supplemental oxygen or using a mask with an oxygen reservoir (i.e., nonrebreather mask).
Hospice News
JUNE 25, 2025
The health care management organization h/care has acquired American Premier Home Health, Hospice and Palliative Care, based in Phoenix. h/care builds out its footprint using a hub-and-spoke model, in which they establish a foothold in a key market and expands into adjacent communities. Financial terms for the transaction were undisclosed. Phoenix is now one of the company’s central hubs, according to a statement from h/care.
AlayaCare
JUNE 27, 2025
Long shifts. Last-minute callouts. Teams stretched past their limits. Caregiver turnover affects everything — morale, scheduling, even client outcomes. And every departure costs agencies an average of $4,500 in hiring and onboarding alone. It’s not a rare occurrence either. Turnover sits at 77% and 59% of home care agencies say staffing shortages are ongoing.
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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 26, 2025
Everyone has an emotional savings account from which they make withdrawals and add deposits, and nurses are no exception. Nursing can be a challenging profession, and emotional resilience is essential for nurses to develop throughout their careers. When it comes to your emotional savings account, what are five positive deposits that you can regularly make to support yourself in achieving a successful career while living a healthy and happy life?
Minority Nurse
JUNE 26, 2025
Seeking a career in nursing could be seen as an exercise in trust. We nurses willingly endure a grueling educational experience, place ourselves in the hands of nursing professors and preceptors, and otherwise trust that the blood, sweat, tears, and expense of pursuing our goal is worthwhile. In essence, we move at the speed of trust as we enter the nursing universe.
Hospice News
JUNE 25, 2025
Mihran Panosyan of Winnetka, California has pleaded guilty for his alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme that bilked Medicare of nearly $16 million. Panosyan entered a guilty plea on Monday to charges of Medicare billing fraud and laundering more than $4.6 million through sham hospice companies, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Nurse Nacole
JUNE 25, 2025
Category: Critical Care Nursing Acute respiratory failure is defined by severe impairment of pulmonary gas exchange and is characterized by the inability of the lungs to meet the body’s metabolic needs for the transport of oxygen and/or removal of carbon dioxide.
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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling providers to track patient health outside traditional clinical settings. This blog explores the role of technology in RPM, including wearable devices, mobile apps, and connected medical tools that collect and share real-time data. Discover how RPM expands care access, improves outcomes, enhances patient engagement, and reduces costs by shifting from reactive to proactive care.
AlayaCare
JUNE 26, 2025
TORONTO, ON – June 26, 2025 – CBI Home Health, largest homecare and specialized community services providers, has renewed its agreement with AlayaCare, a market-leading cloud-based home and community care platform, for another three years. This renewal marks a new chapter in a long-standing strategic partnership focused on delivering better outcomes, supporting operational efficiency, and enabling national growth through digital innovation.
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
JUNE 22, 2025
This week’s blog is written Becky Nisbet and Olivia Matthais, two nursing students from the University of York, sharing their experiences of the NIHR Undergraduate Internship scheme. Becky Nisbet Olivia Matthias In 2024 the NIHR Academy launched its first round of the Undergraduate Internship programme. This scheme encouraged undergraduate students from under-represented disciplines to consider a career in health and social care research.
Hospice News
JUNE 26, 2025
Under the Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) model, patients generally do not transition to the Medicare Hospice Benefit as they near death. Consequently, Empath Health has taken pains to ensure quality end-of-life care is integrated into its program. Empath considers these services to be a key component of its “Full Life Care” model, that seeks to longitudinally support patients over the course of their serious or terminal illness, according to Dr.
AJN Off the Charts
JUNE 26, 2025
The July issue of AJN is now live. This month’s CE article, “Assessing and Promoting Sleep Health: A Brief Guide for Nurses,” outlines foundational information on sleep; general sleep health assessment; symptoms, risk factors, and screening measures related to common sleep disorders; and practical strategies nurses can use to promote healthy sleep. “It’s important that RNs have effective ways to access and use integrative health programs and resources that are available
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Nurse Nacole
JUNE 23, 2025
Category: Critical Care Nursing A decrease in the oxygen saturation of mixed venous blood (SvO2) can contribute to the severity of hypoxemia. This is usually because of inadequate cardiac output, anemia or increased oxygen consumption by body tissues.
NHPCO
JUNE 23, 2025
(Alexandria, VA, and Washington, DC) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) issued the following statement today in response to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz’s announcement regarding commitments from major health insurers to reform prior authorization practices.
Hospice News
JUNE 23, 2025
A novel California-based hospice facility serving homeless populations has opened as new home-based and inpatient programs take flight across the country, including Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). YoloCares Opens Joshua House for Homeless Hospice Populations The California-based hospice provider YoloCares has opened Joshua’s House, a new facility that will provide end-of-life care to unhoused, under-housed and homeless populations.
CareAcademy Blog
JUNE 26, 2025
Overseeing and maintaining compliance is a complex and time-consuming responsibility for home health agency administrators. A home health agency compliance checklist can help you keep up with compliance requirements and deadlines, and it offers other benefits for your business. A compliance checklist can be a foundation for business growth. When you comply with all regulations, you create better outcomes for clients and their families.
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