Comfort Home Care

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Listen to the entire presentation First Four Questions People Ask About In-Home Care Deciding if your loved one needs care can be difficult. Comfort Home Care has been providing support to our community since 1999 and have had hundreds of thousands of conversations just like the one you are considering.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2024

A diversifying field Though hospices and health systems have largely dominated the palliative care market, primary care providers have increasingly delved into the space. One is in our joint venture partners that are already in the high-acuity space, such as those offering hospital-at-home [care].

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

stated at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in New Orleans. Brody is also a registered nurse in end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

“For the provider, the benefits include deep clinical integration with the health system, exposure to health system-led innovation, and the benefits of delivering care under a unified health system brand.” Dr. Nathan Goldstein, professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said he agrees.

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Comfort Home Care

MARCH 15, 2024

At Comfort Home Care , we understand the profound impact of in-home care for seniors and their families in Rockville, MD. Our mission is to provide tailored, compassionate support that enables seniors in Montgomery County to thrive in the comfort of their own homes. What Is In-Home Care?

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Comfort Home Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Access to medical care can sometimes be challenging for seniors. That’s where medical home health care services can become invaluable. Comfort Home Care in Rockville, MD, provides a lifeline for seniors, offering comprehensive care and support in the comfort of their homes.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JUNE 26, 2023

Meet Lisa Shenkman Human Resources – Recruiting/On Boarding Specialist Please join us in welcoming Lisa Shenkman to the Freedom Home Care team! Before joining Freedom Home Care, Lisa worked in the industry as a Private Duty Staffing Coordinator for 15 years. This natural progression of her career is so rewarding!

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

. — Nick Westfall, CEO, VITAS Healthcare Earlier access and longer hospice stays can reduce health care costs in the last year of life by as much as 11%, a recent joint report found from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and NORC at the University of Chicago.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JULY 25, 2023

Medical professionals, usually neurologists or geriatric specialists, employ a combination of clinical assessments, medical history review, and imaging tests to reach a diagnosis. All About Bruce Willis’ FTD Diagnosis first appeared on Freedom Home Care. The post What is Frontotemporal Dementia?

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Comfort Home Care

JANUARY 6, 2023

Seniors who are living alone in the Rockville, MD area can get help with the day-to-day tasks that come with aging by hiring an in-home caregiver. Read on as the senior home care experts at Comfort Home Care in Rockville, Maryland, discuss how hiring an in-home caregiver can be beneficial.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

MAY 11, 2022

At Home Sweet Home In-Home Care , a compassionate provider of Portage in-home care , we background check and comprehensively train each one of our caregivers, confirming key character traits such as flexibility, reliability, kindness, and much more. I am doing just fine on my own; I do not need a break.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Crouch in 2016 became a home care and assisted living facilities physician at the organization. Prior to joining North Oaks, she provided care at New Orleans-based Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family and also served as medical director at Concerned Care Home Health and Hospice.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2023

Health care fraud does occur in hospice and elsewhere, but some of the factors that regulators see as red flags — live discharges and longer lengths of stay — could also be explained by the rising number of dementia patients electing the benefit. For many years, everyone has wanted to give us credit for being wonderful.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

On today’s podcast we dive into drivers of invasive procedures and hospitalizations in advanced dementia by talking to some pretty brilliant nursing and nurse practitioner researchers focused on dementia, geriatrics, and palliative care in nursing homes: Ruth Palan Lopez, Caroline Stephens, Joan Carpenter, and Lauren Hunt.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 14, 2022

For a lot of us, it’s a way to break an uncomfortable situation,” says Victoria Braund, MD, an internist who specializes in geriatric medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem. But even a quick giggle can benefit caregivers and those grappling with illness or disease. Why laughter works . He uses fake laughter in his own life, too. .

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Caregiver Support Services

APRIL 10, 2024

These tasks include creating patient care plans, administering medications, and performing diagnostic tests. They play a key role in coordinating patient care and may specialize in areas like geriatrics or palliative care. They can prescribe medications, diagnose diseases, and provide treatment plans.

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American In-Home Care

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At American, Advocate and Whitsyms In-Home Care, we know that one of the best ways to ensure the seniors you love avoid a prescription-related hospitalization is by scheduling a medication review for older adults with the doctor on at least an annual basis. If it isn’t working, of course you’ll want to explore other options.

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Chicago Caregiving

JUNE 29, 2023

Step One Learn about what’s going on Start with a clear understanding of your loved one’s medical condition and care team, says Julie Fohrman, a gerontologist who founded North Shore Geriatric Care Management in Lake Forest. Talk to their healthcare providers, research conditions, and seek support groups.

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Comfort Home Care

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With the assistance of a home health care agency, older adults can continue to live at home safely and comfortably. Comfort Home Care is proud to be able to help our clients maintain their independence. Our services are tailored specifically to the needs of the client.

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American In-Home Care

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To help families navigate a new Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the Florida care experts at American, Advocate and Whitsyms In-Home Care offer the following tips. Get Organized Following an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, it is extremely important to tackle and organize the administrative tasks that will guide an older adult’s care.

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Comforcare Home Care

MAY 17, 2022

There are several terms used to described an aged person.old, geriatric, senior, elderly. At what age do you consider someone a "senior"? The term "senior citizen" usually refers to someone who maybe retired and above the age of 60 or 65. So I wonder, when does a middle-aged person transition into old age?

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Boca Home Care Services

MARCH 6, 2022

This line of thought is actually supported by the American Geriatrics Society which has strict guidelines in place as to how medical practitioners should manage chronic back pain conditions in their elderly patients. This, among other things, includes administering opioid medications to geriatric patients with different health conditions.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

He was in his early 60s when I was born, and he suffered a stroke in 1989, which threw our family into the post-acute medical care space and encouraged me to take on a caregiving role. We struggled in the home care setting due to his morbidity and illness, and that is something I experienced on a very intimate level.

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Community Home Health Care

JANUARY 19, 2023

Common Causes of the Seniors’ Increased Anxiety America Association for Geriatric Psychiatry shows that 10-20% of older adults suffer from anxiety, which can adversely affect their lifestyle. Fortunately, our team has developed strategies to cope with anxiety for caregivers to help them lead mentally and physically stable lives.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Alex: And we are delight to welcome Lindsey Yourman, who is a geriatrician, she’s a longtime friend and mentee, and is now a peer and is a key component of the ePrognosis working group and helped originate the ideas that led to ePrognosis and she’s now San Diego County’s Chief Geriatrics Officer. Welcome to GeriPal, Lindsey.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

That’s really allowed us to leverage some of that experience in how we work with managed care plans, especially with new solutions and how we can bridge some of these programs together. Daniel Schwartz: It’s a pleasure to be here representing Elara Caring. We are an in-home care company.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary As Betty Ferrell says on our podcast today, nurses play an essential role in care of people with serious illness. Doing home care? The post Palliative Care Nursing: Podcast with Betty Ferrell about ELNEC appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At this point, it’s a little bit more geared towards hospice, and it’s still fair to say the pipeline is skewed towards hospice,” Carlisle said at the Bank of America Home Care Conference. “We The company seeks to build hospice density in markets where they have a home health or personal care presence.

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Chicago Caregiving

JUNE 30, 2022

Because of this wide range of needs, geriatric care is among the most challenging specialties to manage. Care for one person often includes the physician, consultant physicians, physical or occupational therapists, a speech therapist, a dietician, a social worker, home-care nurses, and numerous others, she says.

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Caregiver Support Services

MARCH 24, 2023

Proper nutrition is extremely important as it can help to manage and ward off diseases. If you’re a caregiver and you want to cater to your loved one or client’s nutritional needs, the following are some tips that you might find useful: Avoid Saturated and Trans Fats Elders should avoid saturated and trans fats as much as possible.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 16, 2023

Amanda Sternklar ( 00:12 ): And I’m Amanda Sternklar, our Director of Marketing, Linda Leekley ( 00:15 ): And you’re listening to Vision, the podcast for leaders and forward thinkers in the care industry. Another point is that non-medical is the fastest growing segment in home care. As Brett had mentioned.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

Just supporting each other too, because how many people are leaving healthcare, but especially leaving this geriatric medicine post-acute facet because they get frustrated or they get fearful of, of these kind of situations. So what’s your number one takeaway for them about hospice and about end of life care?

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

Does the hospice offer general inpatient care? Does the hospice offer continuous home care? And you hear the agitation of advice because I’ve been trying to, and you signed, Eric, a statement called Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care. All of these things we could create data for today.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Additional links mentioned in the podcast: Recent JGIM article on POLST in California nursing homes, hospitalization, and nursing home care Karl’s GeriPal post on appropriate use of POLST Enjoy! And it must be powered to detect a small but meaningful difference, not the same level of effect seen in observational studies.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. Improving nursing home quality. Eric: On improving the quality of nursing home care.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

She trained at UCSF, for geriatrics fellowship. After that, she was faculty at Mount Sinai for a number of years, and now is associate professor at MD Anderson, in Texas, and is the lead of the hospital-at-home program there, called Care and Monitoring at Home. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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