Sustainable Caregiving

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

“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. This is … Disarm Caregiving Triggers with Mindfulness Read More » The post Disarm Caregiving Triggers with Mindfulness appeared first on Sustainable Caregiving™.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

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. If a family can’t withstand these burdens, the patient may have to receive care in a facility to ensure their needs are met.

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. She successfully achieved rapid growth as the pandemic hit and changed the healthcare and home care industry. Aya Healthcare specializes in finding work for nurses and other caregivers in the healthcare industry (including home care).

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HopeHealth

JANUARY 30, 2023

Providence, RI: HopeHealth, a regional leader in home care, palliative and hospice care, today announced that three new members are joining its board of directors: • Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA, FAC, director of hospital medicine at The Miriam Hospital • Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, APRN-CNS, FAAN, Miriam Weyker Endowed Chair for Palliative Care, University of Rhode Read More The post Dapaah-Afriyie, DeSanto-Madeya and Kydd join HopeHealth board of directors appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 31, 2023

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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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2023

To a certain extent, hospices will soon be operating under pre-pandemic rules in a “post-COVID” world. With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) going away on May 11, many of the temporary flexibilities that came with it are expected to end, though Congress did extend some through 2024, including hospice re-certifications via telehealth. The flexibilities enabled hospice and palliative care providers to maintain continuity of care while reducing safety risks, according to Ben Marcantonio,

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Life & Death Matters

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As a nursing student, I loved watching the show “Trauma: Life in the ER.” This show was based on real-life medical stories in the ER of various cities such as New Orleans, Las Vegas, and Detroit. As I watched, I said to myself that is what I want to do! I am going to be a Trauma Nurse in the ER. In my last semester of nursing school, I requested to be in the Emergency Department, and thankfully, I was placed there for my last rotation.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. Underpinning that growth is a track record of reducing hospitalizations and emergency department visits among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, Dr.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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. Billington knew she wanted to become a pediatric nurse after surviving a rare form of cancer as a teenager.

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Nurse.com

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. What started as a blog in 2016 focusing on teaching new nurses how to transition into nurse practitioner roles has evolved into a thriving business with over 14,000 nurses, 175 podcast episodes, and 250 businesses launched.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. Continuing its long-running streak, nursing ranked at the top of the most trusted professions for the 21st straight year in a recent annual Gallup poll. According to Gallup, those in the healthcare industry garnered the top spots overall, but the nursing profession beat out all other professions on the list with 79 percent of respondent

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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. Beginning in February, the app also will include curated shopping lists specific to seniors’ health needs, such as gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sodium or diabetic-friendly groceries, or post-surgery support and adaptive equipment.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

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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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. He loves bringing smiles to the faces of children. Robert’s general advice to younger people is to “follow your bliss” He wants everyone to follow their dreams and find their happiness.

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Caring Senior Service

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. If more than one person in the family will be caring for your loved one, then it’s a good idea to create a shared caregiving calendar to help mobilize your family to help.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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. The latter contains the former home health assets of Kindred at Home, of which Humana acquired 100% ownership in a $5.7 billion 2021 transaction.

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Together for Short Lives

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. In its Children’s Social Care Implementation Plan, the Department for Education commits to a series of actions, including: commissioning a review into […] The post More money needed for children’s social care plan appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. While the end of the year is a perfect time to wind down and examine how the previous year has gone, the idea of a fresh start sometimes turns our goal making too lofty.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Healthcare is likely to be one of the most significant issues facing legislators as they return to Jones Street for the 2023 long session, and a record number of nurses who are members of the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) will be helping guide important healthcare policy decisions as members of the North Carolina General […]

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

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. Salt Lake City-based Bristol Hospice, a portfolio company of the private equity firm Webster Equity Partners, employs more than 3,000 staff in more than 76 locations across 18 states. “Hyrum, the board

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. If you have a serious illness or are a caregiver of someone planning end-of-life care, knowing the difference between palliative care and The post Comparing Palliative & Hospice Care appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. If you have a serious illness or are a caregiver of someone planning end-of-life care, knowing the difference between palliative care and The post Comparing Palliative & Hospice Care appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Elaine Mansfield

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. Up close, oak, hickory, and birch leaves cover the forest floor, protecting hidden seeds waiting for warmer days. Tree roots push deep into the soil while sap rises in maple trees.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) laid out its policy for validating MA plans’ risk adjustment data, which the agency uses to calculate capitation rates.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 30, 2023

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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Living Assistance Services

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

At Living Assistance Services, we’re dedicated to supporting seniors so they can live safely and independently at home for as long as.

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 30, 2023

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? Join HCP as we dive into the training requirements in Colorado and learn what the top healthcare providers are doing to differentiate themselves.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. By extending its footprint, the company is helping to fill a gap left when Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, Texas, shuttered its hospice program in 2010. Angels Care is a portfolio company of AngMar Medical Holdings, Inc.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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? We might not be promoting these and other advancements today if it were not for the ingenuity of African American scientists, practitioners, and The post Black History Month & Medical Advancements appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health.

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Palliverse

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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. A small mountain of treasure grows inside the suitcase until the invisible Jenga player makes one false move and causes an avalanche.

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. Cressey & Company LP (“Cressey”), as HCP’s investment partner, continues to support the development of the Company’s leadership team, reinforcing HCP’s commitment to helping post-acute care organizations expand their businesses by turni

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Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2023

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. The philanthropic Washington Forrest Foundation is supporting the expansion through a grant.

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Always Best Care Senior Services

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

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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Palliverse

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash In the Chinese languages the word for the number 4 sounds like the word for death. Thus it is avoided as much as possible. In Chinese-dominated countries, buildings will have missing 4th, 14th, 24th floors, etc. On hotel room floors there will be missing rooms 4, 14, 24, etc. Such is the danger of the word that it must not be mentioned if at all possible.

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Diversity Nursing

JANUARY 30, 2023

Nurse burnout is not a new concept. Nurses have been experiencing burnout for decades. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, more Nurses than ever are experiencing burnout, making it a hot topic in the Nursing community. Nurse burnout is often brought on by everyday stressors like insufficient staffing, increased workload, high patient acuity, and even verbal or physical abuse from patients.

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