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Important Questions to Ask Senior Loved Ones This Holiday Season

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

As you gather for the holidays, here are some important questions to ask senior loved ones to help evaluate their health and wellness. It has been quite some time since you’ve had the opportunity for a nice, long visit with Mom. Now that the holiday season is here, you’ll have some quality time to catch up. Of course you will want to fully enjoy this time with each other, but it’s also the best time to determine how she is really doing, and if you can detect any changes in her health that perhap

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From the Trenches: Nurse Practitioner Obiora on Where Hospice Succeeds, What Needs to Change

Hospice News

In hospice, clinicians in the field have the closest relationships with patients and families, giving them direct insight into their needs and the challenge of providing care when many operators are understaffed. Akunesokwu (Neso) Obiora entered the palliative care field nearly 20 years ago as a hospice aide. Today she is a hospice- and palliative care-certified nurse practitioner at MJHS Health System in Brooklyn.

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What to Look for When Visiting Aging Loved Ones this Thanksgiving

Aging Life Care Association

During the holiday season families and friends often make special visits to aging loved ones. Aging Life Care Managers® suggest you use this time to take note of any changes in health, behavior, or physical appearance. You may discover your aging loved one now needs more help or attention. Is it Time for Help? … Continue reading What to Look for When Visiting Aging Loved Ones this Thanksgiving → The post What to Look for When Visiting Aging Loved Ones this Thanksgiving appeared fir

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How (and why) to start a gratitude practice

HopeHealth

By focusing on gratitude, you can improve your mood, your outlook and even your quality of life. But like any habit, it takes practice. Here’s how to get started. The post How (and why) to start a gratitude practice appeared first on HopeHealth.

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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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Canada’s Top 3 Questions About Palliative Care and a Palliative Approach

Life & Death Matters

What are Canadians asking about palliative care? We were curious to know what Canadians are asking or wanting to know about palliative care and a palliative approach. While these concepts may be clear to some in health care, they may be foreign to others. To satisfy our curiosity, we did some online research to determine […]. The post Canada’s Top 3 Questions About Palliative Care and a Palliative Approach appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Industry Groups Call for Federal Oversight of Hospice Licensing as Concerns Emerge in Several States

Hospice News

Federal oversight is needed to stem harmful and potentially illegal practices associated with a proliferation of new providers in several states, four of the nation’s largest hospice industry groups wrote to U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. Signatories on the joint letter included Leading Age, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Part

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Why Hospitals Should Increase Mental Health Support for Nurses

Daily Nurse

There’s no question that nursing is a stressful job; however, that stress comes with a price: mental health. Nurses — especially female nurses — are more likely to suffer from mental health disorders stemming from burnout and are at a significantly higher suicide rate than the rest of the population. These issues were already a […].

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Tips to Prevent a Thanksgiving Emergency

Today's Caregiver

Emergency physicians will be working hard over the holidays and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has suggestions to make sure that this year’s Thanksgiving celebrations are not interrupted by a medical emergency.

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Calvary Hospital Forms NavigatorACO to Serve High-Needs Patients

Hospice News

New York-based Calvary Hospital has founded a high-needs population Accountable Care Organization branded as NavigatorACO. Calvary is the only acute-care hospital in the United States that focuses almost exclusively on hospice and palliative care. NavigatorACO is designed to participate in the forthcoming Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) program.

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For Nurses, “Just” is a Four-Letter Word

Minority Nurse

If you’re a nurse, when was the last time you said, “Oh, I’m just a nurse” or “I’m not really an expert–I’m just a nurse”? If you stop to think about it, what are you really saying when you deny your expertise? Words are powerful, and the words we use to describe ourselves can have far-reaching effects — for others and within our own psyches.

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Scoping Out the Surgical Intensive Care Nurse

Daily Nurse

An outgoing nature, a desire to act as a patient advocate, and a willingness to function outside your comfort zone are among the attributes you need to be a successful surgical intensive care nurse. So says Kristina Massey, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, ECMO specialist and nursing unit director, cardiac surgery ICU/cardiac flex team at Carilion Roanoke […].

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How Seniors Can Help with Thanksgiving Dinner | Caring Senior Service

Caring Senior Service

Holidays can cause a lot of stress for older adults and their families. Traditions can bring up poignant and painful memories, and having the family together can highlight declining health and loss of independence in senior loved ones. But seniors should never be left out of the holiday festivities.

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C-Suite Shake Ups at Pennant Group; Financial, Legal Leadership Moves at Choice Health at Home, Hosparus

Hospice News

Pennant Group reorganizes its executive team. The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) recently began the hunt to fill CFO and chief investment officer roles. This follows the recent announcement that Derek Bunker has resigned as Pennant’s chief investment officer, executive vice president and corporate secretary, effective Dec. 31, 2022. “On behalf of the Pennant team, I thank Derek for his significant contributions to the Pennant story,” CEO Brent Guerisoli said in a statement.

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Tips on Passing the NCLEX Exam

Minority Nurse

The National Council Licensure Examination is a prerequisite for becoming a nurse, and with increased nursing school applicants, we thought it would be worthwhile to offer tips on how best to pass the NCLEX. We each tried our techniques and utilized similar options to help us pass the exam in May of this year. With some guidance from our parents, we also have plenty of tips to help others pass this challenging exam with much more confidence than you otherwise might have exhibited.

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Finding the Sacred Feminine: Lessons from India

Elaine Mansfield

The morning after Sankara’s funeral, we slowly walked the dusty road to the Sankara Mutt (temple) and bought flower garlands from a vender on the corner. The modest cement area where we’d meditated with the sage, where he’d lived and blessed his devotees, and where they held his funeral ritual the day before was quiet and stripped, his meagre ceremonial belongings moved to the new building where they buried his body.

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Online RN to BSN Programs Open Doors for Career Development

Daily Nurse

Advancements in higher education technology, combined with significant and growing shortages in nursing, are opening the doors for nurses to earn an accredited RN to BSN degree online and providing new opportunities for career development. Colleges and universities are responding to the increasing need for nurses by expanding their educational opportunities.

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Ohio’s Hospice Lifecare Expands EMT Training Program to Help Grow Workforce

Hospice News

Ohio’s Hospice Lifecare has partnered with a local college to grow its workforce through an emergency medical technician (EMT) internship program. The hospice began offering the EMT certification program to staff in January before recently expanding it as an internship through a collaboration with The College of Wooster. Students at the college receive academic credits for completing an EMT training course through the Wayne County Fire & Rescue Association and an internship at Ohio’s Hospice

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Meet Occupational Health Nurse Dr. Betty Sanisidro

Minority Nurse

For nurses who enjoy both nursing and business, occupational health nursing is a career that combines both interests. While the majority of nurses work in medical care facilities or settings, occupational health nurses work in an office setting and care for employees of a company. According to Betty Sanisidro, DNP, MSN, COHN-S, APHN-BC and the executive director of the American Board for Occupational Health Nurses , occupational health nursing is one of the nursing industry’s undiscovered

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Holiday Herbs and Your Health

Today's Caregiver

With the Thanksgiving and winter season upon us, you may be preparing meals and cooking with popular holiday herbs and foods. Some of these herbs and natural products have been studied for their possible effects on health conditions.

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HCP Becomes the First CHAP-Verified Educational Provider for Home-Based Care

Home Care Pulse

R EXBURG, Idaho , November 22, 2022— Based on Community Health Accreditation Partner’s (CHAP) rigorous standards of excellence, HCP has been recognized as the first CHAP – verified educational provider for home care, home health, hospice , and residential care. . CHAP performed a critical review of sample courses from HCP’s compliance and professional development suites to ensure the applicable content within those courses met CHAP standards in addition to CMS regulations.

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Hospice News ELEVATE: Fireside Chat with IntellaTriage

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by IntellaTriage. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Reese, CEO of IntellaTriage at the Hospice News Elevate Conference in Chicago. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Hospice News: I am pleased to welcome Daniel Reese, CEO of IntellaTriage. IntellaTriage is a telephone nurse triage company.

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Erica Yang Wins Heartfelt Dreams Foundation’s 2022 Academic Nursing Scholarship 

Daily Nurse

Erica Yang, a nursing student at Case Western Reserve University, is the winner of the Heartfelt Dreams Foundation’s 2022 Academic Nursing Scholarship to support her career advancement in cardiac care. Yang, a Planet, Texas native, was awarded $5,000 toward her nursing studies for the next academic year after being selected from a field of over […].

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Tips For Nurses Working Through The Holidays

Diversity Nursing

Many people look forward to the holidays, however it can be a stressful time for Nurses working through the holiday season and missing festivities. Here are several tips to help make working through the holidays a little brighter. Holiday Feast. Take time during a shift to fuel up with some yummy foods. Have everyone bring in their favorite meal or side dish, holiday treat, or order some take out.

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Coaching for empowerment and self-management

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

In this week’s blog, Anya De Iongh, an Occupational Therapist from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, United Kingdom reflects on the powerful role of coaching in encouraging shared decision making, empowerment and self-management and how health professionals can implement this in their practice. I recently saw a patient who clearly demonstrated some change talk, and was ready to start to take the first steps towards making a significant lifestyle change to lose some weight.

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Holding Onto the Heart of Hospice While Embracing Standardized Quality Outcomes

Home Care Pulse

Article Contents: – Introduction. – Hospice experiences: Meeting You Where You Are. – Is standardizing data the end of individualized care? – Standardization supports individualized care. – Look at it through a different lens. – Nobody wants to be in pain, right? – Just another touching hospice story? – Struggling with visits in the last days of life?

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Anthony’s Christmas with Santa

The Bucket-List Blog

Our stories about meaningful experiences are written as they unfold. Therefore, most stories are in the present tense. Some of the patients in these stories are no longer with us. They, and their families, gave us permission to share their experience with you. For those who have since passed, we share these in their memories with deep appreciation for what they have taught us about life and living.

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Meet These Inspiring Nurse Entrepreneurs Who Are Full Of Innovation

The Nurse Break

Read on to learn how these Australian Nurse Entrepreneurs used their nursing skills, knowledge, and education to build and innovate successful startups, side hustles and businesses. Nurses innovate every day by improving processes and services directly related to patient care. One of the keys to starting your own business and turning it into a successful enterprise is to play to your strengths.

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Is your loved one getting adequate nutrition?

Living Assistance Services

Nutrition is important to wellness at every age, but seniors in particular need to pay close attention to their diet. They may be eating.

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Emergency Fund Created to Support Children with Short Lives?

Together for Short Lives

Families caring for a seriously ill child dependent on vital equipment to stay alive can now receive much-needed aid as we launch our new Cost of Living Support Fund to help UK families caring for children with short lives with their soaring energy bills. An estimated 3,000 seriously ill children require long-term ventilation to stay […]. The post Emergency Fund Created to Support Children with Short Lives?

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Fearless Caregiver Profile: Amanda Albert

Today's Caregiver

Join us as we celebrate Fearless Caregivers, Amanda Albertsharing her personal story of caregiving.

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Palace of Care – Respite

Palliverse

Photo by Jiaqi Zhang on Unsplash. After the emotionally heavy meeting with the doctors, they needed something to balance things out. There had been so much information, so much disappointment. They needed something to take their minds off the grim reality. Friends visited and brought their little children. “Uncle we want to ride on the train.” The tiny children got on board the footrests of the power chair.

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To Preserve & Share a Song

The Bucket-List Blog

Our stories about meaningful experiences are written as they unfold. Therefore, most stories are in the present tense. Some of the patients in these stories are no longer with us. They, and their families, gave us permission to share their experience with you. For those who have since passed, we share these in their memories with deep appreciation for what they have taught us about life and living.

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2022-12-12 – HQ Board Meeting

Changing Lives Podcast

Full Board Meeting Date: December 12, 2022 Time: 5:30pm Location: Stan Klemencic Care Centre Meeting Room 1244 Old Highway 2, Belleville, ON Note: You are required to complete the COVID-19 Screening prior to your arrival at the Care Centre. [link] Additionally, masks are still required to be worn when you [.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals There exist three common forms of PUD: Helicobacter pylori–positive ulcers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-induced ulcers and stress ulcers. H. pylori and NSAID-induced ulcers are chronic conditions that often recur in patients.

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Berlin Senior Center Craft Class

Euro-American Connections & Homecare

Thank you to our friends at the Berlin Senior Center, for joining us at another successful class hosted by our Community Liaison Beata. This time around, attendees had the chance to create a beautiful frame with holiday ornaments! To learn more about our upcoming classes and how to join us for another fun-filled crafting experience, please call us at 860-829-0208!

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How To Help a Loved One Who’s Resistant to Hospice Care

Caregiver Support Services

Many people struggle to come to terms with a terminal illness and the fact that they may require additional assistance with daily tasks. It’s challenging for individuals to feel as though they may lose their independence or overall ability to function. Hospice is a fantastic option for people suffering from terminal illnesses who need extra care, but it can be difficult for some people to wrap their minds around the idea.