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The future of vaccine tracking

AlayaCare

Vaccine mandates for health care workers are here, whether you and your team instated them or not. With Federal, State and Provincial vaccination compliance deadlines looming, time is of the essence for home health providers to implement a n efficient solution that ensures they can track and report on staff vaccination status. But t hese mandates are leaving many home care organizations asking, ‘How do I track employee COVID-19 vaccinations?

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The War for Kindness

Kindful Hospice

Book Review. Empathy is the most essential quality of civilization. Roger Ebert. This book, The War for Kindness by Jamil Zaki, is about that quality. It is also about another similarly elusive quality, kindness. And it is about the emerging science that roots them. It’s about how to grow these emotional “muscles,” through community building, art, and unlikely friendships.

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Mistakes People Make As A Caregiver

Sahara Hospice Care

Caregivers are people who don’t get enough recognition and do so much for their loved ones. They set aside their life to take care of another. Sometimes this overwhelming process of being a caregiver can unintentionally make certain mistakes. It is important to recognize some signs of mistake being made as a caregiver. Learn more on common mistakes people make as caregivers and how to fix them!

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Thank You For Saying Thank You

Donna Cardillo, The Inspiration Nurse

Recently while traveling, I enjoyed breakfast at a chain restaurant. Several tables were occupied, and I noticed only one server doing all the front-end work: taking orders and processing payments. Other customers slowly trickled in, and she seemed to keep up with it all with grace, style, and even humor. When she brought my food, … Thank You For Saying Thank You Read More » The post Thank You For Saying Thank You first appeared on Donna Cardillo, RN.

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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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The future of vaccine tracking 

AlayaCare

Vaccine mandates for health care workers are here, whether you and your team instated them or not. With Federal, State and Provincial vaccination compliance deadlines looming, time is of the essence for home health providers to implement a n efficient solution that ensures they can track and report on staff vaccination status. But t hese mandates are leaving many home care organizations asking, ‘How do I track employee COVID-19 vaccinations?’.

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Caregivers Can Help People of All Ages

Home With Help

When you hear the word caregiver, what image comes to mind? If you are like most people, then you probably picture someone helping an elderly person. But, did you know that caregivers can help people of all ages with activities of daily living? There are many reasons people may need help from a caregiver. They just aren’t the top reasons most people think of.

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Nursing Opportunities Beyond The Bedside

Diversity Nursing

The Nursing field offers many Nursing specialties to choose from depending on your interests and skills. And, there are plenty of opportunities to get the necessary training to move on to a different specialty. The stress of the pandemic has increased Nurses' interest in positions beyond the hospital setting. Some of those opportunities include: Nurse Educator.

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HELP MAY BE AVAILABLE TO OFFSET YOUR ELDER CARE COSTS

Elder Care Matters

Help may be available to offset the costs of home care or a long-term care facility for veterans who served during a wartime period and their surviving spouses. Through a Veteran Administration’s pension benefit called Aid and Attendance, qualified veterans and surviving spouses may be eligible to receive a monthly check depending on their income… The post HELP MAY BE AVAILABLE TO OFFSET YOUR ELDER CARE COSTS appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Nurses, Nursing, and the Nature of Suffering

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

In the course of many nurses' healthcare careers, witnessing the illness, suffering, and death of others is commonplace. From dialysis and med-surg to home health and the ICU, nurses create therapeutic relationships with patients and their families, providing spiritual and emotional comfort, compassion, and expert skilled care based on many decades of nursing science and evidence-based interventions.

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History of Hospice Care

Shining Light Hospice

Hospice care in the United States is generally known today as a form of compassionate care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Typically, those illnesses are expected to run their course in six months or less. The primary focus of hospice, then, is not on treating the underlying disease, but rather on pain management and quality of life for the patient.

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How do you pay for in-hospice care?

Sahara Hospice Care

Hospice care is one of the easiest places in which anyone could pay for. People dealing with end-of life experience shouldn’t be dealing with the stress in having to pay for all these services. Which is why there are many benefits in financial support for hospice care to make it easier for families and patients to have. Learn more about the different option plans offered for hospice payments.

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The 7-Minute Scoop: It's OK to Make a Change

Living With Hospice

We've all experienced the need to change at some point in our lives and understand that it can bring about a host of emotions and some fear of the unknown. While at times, this can be something exciting, when on an end of life journey, this can seem difficult, overwhelming and just plain impossible. In this episode, Mitch discusses how to take control of your Hospice journey and have the courage to make it better if something is not suited to you.

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Hospice Audit Series: Insights for Winning at Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Hearings, Part II

Healthcare Law Insights podcast

Hospice Audit Series Audits are a fact of life for hospices—it’s not a matter of “if” a hospice will be audited, but “when.” The alphabet soup of audits has expanded, from UPICs to SMRCs, CPIs, TPEs and more. With the hospice carve-in to Medicare Advantage, MAO audits will join the list. The recent pause in audits as a result of the COVID pandemic hints at increased activity as the pandemic wanes.

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Psychological suffering at the end of life

Hospice Chaplaincy

Lisa Ling. PSYCHOLOGICAL SUFFERING is a virtually universal experience for patients at the end of life and their families. This Continue Reading.

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Second Season Episode 30: A Talk with Sallie Tisdale on her book “Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them).” 

Hospice Chaplaincy

In Today’s episode, Saul and Joe talk with Sallie Tisdale. She is the author of ten books. Her most recent Continue Reading.

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