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Disarm Caregiving Triggers with Mindfulness

Sustainable Caregiving

“Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there or being in the present but wanting to be in the future. It’s a split that tears you apart inside.” Eckhart Tolle Caregiving is a trigger minefield. The awareness we cultivate through mindfulness helps us avoid the triggers and disarm the mines.

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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

Hospice News

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. Families caring for seriously ill loved ones face systemic barriers that could threaten patients’ ability to receive care at home, including at the end of life.

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4 tips home care can use to achieve rapid growth in a rapidly changing industry

AlayaCare

As the world was rapidly transformed by the pandemic, many business owners struggled to keep their businesses afloat. April Hansen , Group President of Workforce Solutions at Aya Healthcare , had a different experience.

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Dapaah-Afriyie, DeSanto-Madeya and Kydd join HopeHealth board of directors

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? Get expert advice from Smartcare Software — a complete home care EMR company leading the industry in caregiver hiring and retention tools — and download The Ultimate Guide to Improve Caregiver Engagement & Retention for FREE.

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Americans Trust Nurses More Than Any Profession

Daily Nurse

According to the annual Gallup poll, Americans trust nurses more than any other profession for the twenty-second consecutive year. Nurses are viewed as having “very high” or “high” ethical and honesty standards by 79% of U.S.

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What Terminating the COVID PHE Means for Hospices

Hospice News

To a certain extent, hospices will soon be operating under pre-pandemic rules in a “post-COVID” world.

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Nurse Entrepreneurship Insights With NursePreneurs’ Catie Harris

Nurse.com

As the nursing profession continues to expand and evolve, the interest in nurse entrepreneurship also grows. One of the most well-known resources for those interested in nurse entrepreneurship is NursePreneurs , founded by CEO, Catie Harris, PhD, MBA, RN.

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Nurse of the Week: Kayla Billington Provides Heart Surgeries for Ugandan Children

Daily Nurse

Kayla Billington has made it her mission to help provide life-saving heart surgeries for children in Uganda. We honor Billington as the Nurse of the Week for providing heart surgeries and hope to children in Uganda.

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How ‘Responsiveness’ Became a Watchword for Prospero’s Growing Palliative Care Business

Hospice News

Prospero Health has leveraged education and responsiveness to grow its palliative care business. The Tennessee-based home-based care company provides interdisciplinary services to 30,000 seniors with complex health needs in 28 states. That’s up from 1,700 patients in three states as of January 2020.

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Nursing Profession Tops Gallup Poll

Minority Nurse

Once again, the nursing profession tops career lists that use metrics as varied as trustworthiness, salary potential, and job growth to come out with high marks.

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More money needed for children’s social care plan 

Together for Short Lives

We have welcomed the Government’s new aspirations for social care for disabled children in England. However, we are calling on ministers to allocate the funding lifeline services needed to realise their bold ambitions.

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Your Nursing Career and the Nuclear Option

Daily Nurse

If you’ve reached the point in your nursing career where you feel like you can’t go on and might need to abandon nursing and never look back, you’re considering “the nuclear option,” which means leaving the profession for good. While this is always a possible course of action, it’s not the only one.

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Bristol Hospice Appoints Alex Mauricio as New CEO

Hospice News

Alex Mauricio, president and chief strategy officer for Bristol Hospice, has taken the helm as CEO. He succeeds the company’s former top executive, Hyrum Kirton, who has transitioned to the board of directors. Mauricio became CEO effective Feb. 1, and he will remain the company’s president.

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We’re Hiring a Communications Coordinator

Changing Lives Podcast

Hospice Quinte is hiring a Communications Coordinator for a two-year contract. Featured News

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Comparing Palliative & Hospice Care

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

Understanding Palliative Care Compared to Hospice Care Some older adults and people with serious illnesses, unfortunately, experience the end of life in certain healthcare settings that do not align with their desired wishes.

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Five Nurses Ready to Get to Work at the NC General Assembly

Daily Nurse

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CMS Issues Final Rule for MA Risk Adjustment Audits

Hospice News

Many hospice providers rely on Medicare Advantage (MA) reimbursement to support palliative care, PACE and social determinants programs, among others. In a final rule issued today, the U.S.

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Fall in Love With These Top Tips for Older Adult Heart Health

American In-Home Care

February is American Heart Month and it’s the ideal time to check in to make sure you are giving your heart the love and care it needs all year long.

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In-Home Care in Pasco County, Clearwater, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg and Surrounding Areas

Bayshore Care Home

At the point when a friend or family member is as yet residing at home but battling with actual changes and losing their freedom, recruiting an in-home care service can be an. The post In-Home Care in Pasco County, Clearwater, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Pinellas County, St.

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ANA President Addresses Well-Being, Workforce Challenges

Daily Nurse

Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, the newly anointed president of the American Nurses Association (ANA), comes to her position at a time when nursing faces more challenges than perhaps at any other moment in recent memory.

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

Virginia-based Capital Caring Health is expanding its home-based primary care program. The nonprofit hospice and senior services provider plans to offer primary care to a larger population of chronically ill patients with an emphasis on the Arlington County, Virginia, region.

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Imbolc: Spring Awakens in the Belly of the Earth

Elaine Mansfield

photo: Margaret Ehly I watch the sun on the western horizon all year. Its setting spot barely moves near Solstices, but in February, the sun travels north over the oak and pine canopy in plain sight from my windows.

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Comparing Palliative & Hospice Care

AT Home Care & Hospice

Understanding Palliative Care Compared to Hospice Care Some older adults and people with serious illnesses, unfortunately, experience the end of life in certain healthcare settings that do not align with their desired wishes.

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Meet The Clients: Robert Jones

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

Robert Jones is a very prolific and talented client of ours! We recently got to sit down with him and hear his life story, which was fascinating. An Entertainer It turns out that Robert is a bit of a local celebrity! He was the original Ronald McDonald of Illinois.

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Avanlee Care Joins Forces with Walmart on Caregiver Support

Hospice News

Avanlee Care has teamed up with Walmart (NYSE:WMT) to allow families in certain markets to order groceries, health or pharmacy products from the retail giant’s stores through its caregiver support mobile app.

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Organizing a Family Caregiving Calendar | Caring Senior Service

Caring Senior Service

Caring for a family member comes with a number of new responsibilities and challenges. However, it’s a great way to ensure that your aging loved one gets the assistance they need to remain safe and healthy at home.

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Black History Month & Medical Advancements

Adobe Hospice & Home Health

Black History Month and the Medical Advances We Have Today Thanks to People of Color Have you ever touted the wonders of laser eye surgery to remove cataracts, blood transfusions, or pacemakers?

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Staying Compliant in 2023: What You Need to Know About Colorado’s Training Requirements 

Home Care Pulse

HCP WEBINAR Staying Compliant in 2023: What You Need to Know About Colorado’s Training Requirements Tuesday, February 21st @ 2pm EST Tuesday, February 21st @ 2pm EST Tuesday, February 21st @ 2pm EST 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min 2:00pm EST | 60 min Are you ready to meet and exceed state training requirements in 2023?

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Angels Care Hospice Expands Services to Fill Regional Gaps

Hospice News

Mansfield, Texas-based Angels Care Hospice has set the ball rolling on expanding to two additional counties, reaching areas that have lacked a provider for more than a decade.

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Supporting Seniors Following a Stroke

Always Best Care Senior Services

Recovery from a stroke can take time. Even after leaving the hospital or rehab facility, seniors may experience weakness or paralysis in their arms or legs. This can make caring for themselves and safely living independently more difficult. While there are many things they can do on their own, there are other tasks that may require some assistance. A non-medical in-home caregiver can provide necessary support to seniors recovering from a stroke.

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How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

Struggling to Stick to New Year’s Resolutions The new year can often start out strong when we make a lot of highly aspirational goals for ourselves, but then it’s right around the end of January and the beginning of February that we lose steam.

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Cressey & Company Announces Bud Meadows as Chief Executive Officer of Home Care Pulse

Home Care Pulse

R exburg, Idaho, January 31, 2023—Home Care Pulse (“HCP” or the “Company”), the leading provider of experience management, training, and reputation management in the post-acute industry, announced the appointment of Bud Meadows as its Chief Executive Officer.

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Humana Taps Shetty to Lead Centerwell Following Hospice Divestiture

Hospice News

Humana, Inc., NYSE: HUM) has tapped Dr. Sanjay Shetty to become president of its health care services business, Centerwell. Shetty’s appointment continues a reorganization that the insurance giant undertook last year that arranged its business into two segments, insurance and Centerwell.

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I think therefore I am? – On Packing

Palliverse

Photo by Caroline Selfors on Unsplash There are various methods of packing. Because of a tendency to pack at the last minute, I have mostly used the brute force method. Items fly across the room into my suitcase and start to resemble Smaug’s horde.

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Healing, Stitching, and Presence

Life & Death Matters

To be honest, I never thought I would become an academic. The post Healing, Stitching, and Presence appeared first on Life and Death Matters. Grief Life Matters Too! Dementia

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Ep.10: How to Improve Interview Show-Up Rates & Get More Employees to Their First Shift

Home Care Pulse

Ep.10: How to Improve Interview Show-Up Rates & Get More Employees to Their First Shift Chris Bowker and Bryan White, Co-Founders of PreIntent, share their strategies to improve engagement during the hiring process and some of the data and strategies that have made their clients so successful.

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