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Mrs. Flowers Takes the Helm at Comfort Home Care, Rockville, MD

Comfort Home Care

Geraldine (Gerri) Flowers assumes the role as Chief Executive Officer of Comfort Home Care, effective May 9, 2022. She has played a significant role, spanning patient care, regulatory compliance, management, and most notably COVID prevention and treatment implementation and coordination strategies. ROCKVILLE, Md.

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How Quality, Utilization Will Shape Hospice M&A in 2024

Hospice News

. — 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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Meet Our Newest Freedom Employees

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

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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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

Hospice News

Crouch in 2016 became a home care and assisted living facilities physician at the organization. He is responsible for strategic direction and oversight of medical services and staff at Treasure Coast Hospice, as well as ensuring regulatory compliance and evaluating patient eligibility for hospice services.

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What To Know Before Hiring In-Home Nursing Services

Caregiver Support Services

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.

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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

Hospice News

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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Evaluating Alternate Payment Models in Hospice and Palliative Care

Hospice News

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.