Minority Nurse
JANUARY 26, 2024
Feeding Our Young, Not Eating Our Young When asked about new nurse residencies, some old-school nurses may gruffly say, “When I graduated, nobody held my hand. Improved retention translates to a more experienced and skilled nursing workforce, positively impacting patient safety through better continuity of care.”
GeriPal
MARCH 10, 2022
For a deeper dive, check out some of these other studies and resources we talked about in the podcast: The Influence of Nursing Home Culture on the Use of Feeding Tubes. The Lived Experience of Providing Feeding Assistance to a Family Member with Dementia. Archives of Internal Medicine 2010. Rehabbed to Death. Ruth: Oh, thanks.
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GeriPal
MARCH 14, 2024
We talk with them about the epidemiology, assessment, and management of dysphagia, including the role of modifying the consistency of food and liquids, feeding tubes, and the role of dysphagia rehabilitation like tongue and cough strengthening. He doesn’t prescribe thickened liquids, because he just puts in feeding tubes in everybody.
Traditions Health
AUGUST 21, 2023
Payment options include private pay and long-term care insurance. To find home care services that fit your budget, consider the duration and frequency of care and the tasks you need help with. Cost savings Home health care is more affordable than staying at a hospital or long-term care facility.
Comforcare Home Care
APRIL 28, 2022
There are significant differences between the type of care available through private duty home care agencies and Medicare/Medicaid government funded home care services. Insurance Accepted - Medicare/HMO Private Duty Long Term Care/Private Pay/VA Benefits/Worker's comp. Personal Care - Medicare Max 2 hr.
Chicago Caregiving
JANUARY 3, 2024
She looked into Medicaid while her husband was recovering in a long-term care facility; however, it was not a viable financial option because he had owned a business. Beth ended up dedicating a substantial portion of her income to pay a friend of a friend to stay with her husband while she was at work.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
MARCH 2, 2023
Now, as a mother of five, my children have been subject to hearing this story way too often when they are wasteful with really, well anything … “If you don’t stop being so careless, I am feeding you all cold catfish for breakfast!” I also wonder about the patients whom we serve daily. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.
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