Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Physicians in training need greater exposure to geriatric training in order to better grasp the needs of older patients, including during transitions to hospice, according to Dr. Julia Lowenthal, a geriatrician from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Lowenthal recently presented research at the American Geriatrics Society Meeting in which she found that many residents are unfamiliar with the needs of older patients, despite the large numbers of seniors in need of care.

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Insomnia. We’ve all had it. Lying in bed at 2 am staring at the ceiling, getting anxious every hour that you’re not falling asleep as you have a busy day coming up. Insomnia sucks. Chronic insomnia sucks even more. For those with serious illness, sleep problems and insomnia are all too common. Instead of reflexively jumping to melatonin or ambien, on today’s podcast we talk with two sleep experts, Cathy Alessi and Brienne Miner, about a better approach to sleep

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

JULY 26, 2023

EAPC Primary Care Reference Group joins forces with similar groups in Africa, Asia Pacific, and Latin America to promote universal access to palliative care A packed room at the EAPC Congress in Rotterdam enthusiastically heard the chairs of these new regional groups detail exciting developments in their regions. First Tania Pastrana: EAPC Primary Palliative Care Reference Group (Germany) and Sebastian Moine (Scotland) gave an overview and identified innovations in Germany, Scotland and France (

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JULY 25, 2023

Freedom Home Care is always looking for more skilled and passionate people to add to our team. Our office staff and health workers are always there to help with your in-home care needs! Last month, we introduced you to three new team members. This month, we have another we’d like you to meet. Welcome Abby Please join us in welcoming Abby Fawks to the Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing team.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2023

A restructuring of the Medicare Hospice Benefit could have impacts on merger and acquisition activity in the industry. Calls for changes to hospice eligibility and length of stay are growing louder among industry stakeholders. A main concern being voiced to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is that the current six-month prognosis poses limitations on access, utilization and quality of care.

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Together for Short Lives

JULY 24, 2023

Fantastic news today for children’s hospices and families caring for a child with a life-limiting condition as long-standing Patron of the children’s palliative care charity Simon Cowell announced that Morrisons have reached £5 million pounds in their fundraising efforts for charity partner Together for Short Lives. The partnership with Morrisons, which started in February 2022, […] The post Patron Simon Cowell gives heartfelt message of thanks to Morrisons for raising £5 million for Toget

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JULY 25, 2023

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, leading to personality changes, behavior disturbances, and language difficulties. Recently, actor Bruce Willis made headlines when it was revealed that he has been diagnosed with FTD. In this blog, we will delve into what FTD is, how it’s diagnosed, and the steps to take when someone is diagnosed with this condition.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2023

Agape Care Group has acquired two hospices for undisclosed sums — Birmingham, Alabama-based Hope Hospice and Assured Hospice in Cartersville, Georgia. Agape is a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners. With the addition of Hope Hospice, the company’s footprint has expanded across 20 Alabama counties. Through the Assured Hospice deal —coupled with a recent de novo in the Gainesville community — Agape covers all 159 counties in the state.

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Nurse.com

JULY 27, 2023

Understanding and using the nursing process steps is essential for individualized patient-centered care. The five key steps guide nursing care and promote better communication among healthcare team members. Some of you are fresh out of nursing school, while others are more seasoned in your careers. Regardless of your experience, applying the nursing process is vital to providing patient-centered care.

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NHPCO

JULY 28, 2023

For Immediate Release July 28, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Produces Better Outcomes, Lower Medicare Costs (Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, VA ) – On Thursday, July 27 a panel of healthcare experts presented groundbreaking new research at a Capitol Hill briefing for Congressional offices, showing that patient use of hospice contributed to $3.5 billion in Medicare savings in 2019, while also providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 24, 2023

Nurses are leaving the workforce at an unsustainable rate, pushing the entire U.S. healthcare ecosystem to the brink. As many as 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, and within the next four years, 900,000, or almost one-fifth of the 4.5 million total registered nurses, will do the same. The wake of COVID-19 has left us with little choice: enact immediate, systemic change or risk accelerating the issue.

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Hospice News

JULY 24, 2023

A New Jersey state bill that would establish community-based palliative care coverage is advancing in the state’s legislature. The engine behind the bill has been advocacy work by the Goals of Care Coalition of NJ (GOCCNJ), whose lobbying efforts moved state Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, chair of the Assembly Aging & Senior Services Committee, to introduce the bill.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 26, 2023

Robin Geiger, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, is an accomplished, results-driven, board-certified nurse executive with over 20 years of hands-on clinical leadership experience. Dr. Geiger’s professional focus is on health equity and clinician advocacy, aiming to increase resilience for healthcare providers, improve quality care and create solid support systems through the ACT (Advocacy.

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Happy Healthy Caregiver

JULY 25, 2023

a guest post written by Dean Cook with permission to share with the Happy Healthy Caregiver Community When I was just a young boy, I remember asking Mom, “Why does Granddad shake like that? Where does that come from?” The time had come for her to share some things about her dad, … Poem: Caregivers Read More » The post Poem: Caregivers appeared first on Happy Healthy Caregiver.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 26, 2023

Nurses are known for their acts of kindness, but Lisa Schneidenbach does it with incredible character. She dresses up as many different characters – all in the name of lifting patients’ spirits. Schneidenbach, an assistant nurse manager with John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey, says her passion for connecting with patients is the essence of being a nurse.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving hospices a 3.1% increase to their per diem payments for 2024, according to a final rule published Friday. That will translate to a $780 million bump to hospice payments next year compared to Fiscal Year 2023, according to CMS. The finalized rule also raises the aggregate payment cap to $33,494.01 for next year, up from $32,486.92 set in 2023.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

JULY 24, 2023

World Lung Cancer Day Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. and causes more deaths than any other cancer. World Lung Cancer Day is observed every year to raise awareness about the importance of preventing lung cancer and to support ongoing research efforts that may one day lead to new, effective The post World Lung Cancer Day appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health.

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Today's Caregiver

JULY 23, 2023

Older adults can be especially vulnerable during severe weather and natural disasters. Stock your emergency kit with these 10 essentials.

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NHPCO

JULY 25, 2023

For Immediate Release July 25, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – In January of this year , NHPCO and other national stakeholder organizations submitted program integrity recommendations to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure regarding ongoing efforts to stop fraudulent hospice activity, focused but not limited to bad actors operating in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

Payers and private equity investors are among the new entrants stepping deeper into the hospice space. This trend has heated up competition and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, while posing opportunities for strategic growth in an evolving value-based landscape. The hospice industry has seen a swath of new entrants amid record-level transaction volume and soaring valuations in recent years.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 23, 2023

Elizabeth Bailey, Associate Editor for Midwifery and Women’s Health discusses what healthcare can learn from recent developments in women’s sports. This week saw the start of the Women’s World Cup. Thirty-two countries have a national female football team competing for the top spot with more prime-time TV coverage in the UK and USA than before. These kinds of tournaments are seen as catalysts to encourage more women and girls into sports.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. – How to develop world-class volunteers – Training for hospice volunteers – Focus on the little things Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. – How to develop world-class volunteers – Training for hospice volunteers – Focus on the little things Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA train

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Daily Nurse

JULY 25, 2023

Emergency departments (EDs) have made progress but still need to fully meet national guidelines for pediatric emergency care, despite the association with improved survival, found a study in JAMA Network Open. The findings are based on a 2021 reassessment of EDs by the National Pediatric Readiness Project , a partnership of the Emergency Nurses Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Emergency Physicians, led by the Emergency Medical Services for Children Pro

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

The Denver Hospice – an affiliate of the Care Synergy network – has named a new president. The end-of-life care provider announced the hiring of Ernesto Lopez on July 11. The hospice veteran officially takes over as The Denver Hospice’s president on Aug. 21, according to the organization. “We know [Lopez] will make a significant impact in building relationships within the Denver community as well as unlocking the potential for The Denver Hospice in its service to the community,” Tim Bowen, presi

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AT Home Care & Hospice

JULY 25, 2023

World Lung Cancer Day Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. and causes more deaths than any other cancer. World Lung Cancer Day is observed every year to raise awareness about the importance of preventing lung cancer and to support ongoing research efforts that may one day lead to new, effective The post World Lung Cancer Day appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

JULY 24, 2023

Knowing how to talk with parents about aging care is vitally important when safety is a concern. Maybe you recall having “the talk” with your parents about those cringeworthy pre-teen topics. If you thought that was awkward, brace yourself for “the talk” with older parents about concerns you’re noticing and the need for care in the home! Knowing how to talk with parents about aging care isn’t easy and often leads to resistance, for several reasons: They might be in denial that there is a problem

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Daily Nurse

JULY 28, 2023

The U.S. faces growing and increasingly unsustainable health inequities , and the number of voices calling for substantive healthcare system reforms is growing. A new paper by the Duke University School of Nursing , “ Community-engaged Mpox vaccination provides lessons for equitable healthcare in the United States ,” examines why the recent U.S. response to the Mpox epidemic achieved successes and how these lessons can inform equity-focused improvements in the broader healthcare complex.

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Hospice News

JULY 24, 2023

On the heels of its $710 million acquisition of Heartland Hospice, Gentiva has opened a do novo in Mississippi. The new location will serve 10 Mississippi counties, adding to the company’s more than 430 locations across 38 states. “It is amazing and today it is groundbreaking to come out here in the community,” the location’s administrator, Karen Childs, told local news.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 26, 2023

HCP WEBINAR SERIES The State of Post-Acute Care in 2023: Operations With the release of the 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report, we have new data and insights on how post-acute care businesses have been impacted by ongoing industry challenges, and what the most successful organizations are doing to overcome them. Join HCP for a 6-part webinar series breaking down the key findings from each section of the 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report, including sales & marketing, recruitment & retention, finance

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Living Assistance Services

JULY 27, 2023

If you’re new to having a Personal Support Worker (PSW) help care for an aging parent or other family member, you may not be sure how.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 27, 2023

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) commends Sens. Merkley (D-OR) and Lummis (R-WY) for introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act in the U.S. Senate. This legislation would strengthen healthcare access for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by removing federal barriers to practice for nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2023

High-acuity care in the home has become an admissions growth engine for Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the company delivers through its subsidiary Contessa. Combined, hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home admissions grew by 55% year-over-year during the second quarter of the year. This is compared to a 4% increase in home health same-store admissions and a 6% decline for its hospice segment.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 27, 2023

The August issue of AJN is now live. “Nursing Care for Patients After Ostomy Surgery,” a CE feature, details the basics of pre- and postoperative care and patient education for colostomy and ileostomy—two of the most common types of ostomy surgery. This month’s Original Research article is on nurses’ self-reported QI engagement and competence.

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Caregiver Support Services

JULY 28, 2023

Effective communication is a crucial skill for caregivers, as it helps to ensure a strong bond with clients and establish a trusting relationship. With the responsibility of providing care for someone’s loved one, caregivers must possess excellent communication skills to cater to the client’s needs and ensure a smooth caregiving experience.

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Nurse Nacole

JULY 28, 2023

Category: Psychiatric Nursing Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are active at acetylcholine and histamine receptors, contributing to their adverse effect profile. This pharmacology and the anticholinergic side effects relegate TCAs to second- or third-line therapy options.

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Palliative care lacks a standardized definition within current value-based reimbursement systems, making it difficult to determine the full scope of services for seriously ill patients. Palliative care services are intended to address physical, psychosocial, social and spiritual needs of seriously ill individuals. However, the full breadth of interdisciplinary services involved in palliative care has yet to find a sufficient reimbursement path, according to some industry stakeholders and provid

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