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Long-Term Care Nurse Fired for Not Falsifying Documentation

Nurse.com

A long-term care nurse shared that her facility was accused of negligence in failing to use bed rails properly to prevent residents from falling out of bed. . It is unfortunate that the long-term care nurse was terminated from her position at the facility. The report was denied by the organization.

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Navigating the World of Long-Term Care: A Guide for Nurses

Minority Nurse

In the vast and varied landscape of healthcare careers, long-term care is sometimes overlooked. What is Long-term Care? Long-term care (LTC) refers to a range of services to meet a person’s health or personal care needs for an extended period.

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Hospice CEO’s Top Predictions for 2025

Hospice News

Cheryl Hamilton Fried, CEO, Kirva Hospice Demand grows despite blustery staffing headwinds We will begin to see a more significant increase in utilization in 2025 (vs 2024) as education regarding the benefit, increased [long term care] occupancy versus the pandemic era, and a growing senior demographic all converge on the sector.

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Advance Your Skills with Complimentary Education

Life & Death Matters

Hospice Palliative Care Ontario (HPCO) is offering complimentary online training for Ontario-based healthcare providers and administrators working in community settings, including long-term care.

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Staff Education an Anchor Amid Widespread Hospice Audits

Hospice News

This trend means that hospices have increasingly been preparing for or addressing several audits at different phases of the process, according to Jason Bring, co-chair of post-acute and long-term care at the law firm Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (AGG). Having an audit with denials is really routine at this point in the industry.

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Travel hacks for the busy professional parent: Lessons from long-term care

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Whether its in long-term care or any other field, professionals who are also parents are not an anomaly; we are the norm. The opinions expressed in McKnights Long-Term Care News guest submissions are the authors and are not necessarily those of McKnights Long-Term Care News or its editors.

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The path forward for long-term care

The World According to Dr. El

With staffing shortages, reduced occupancy, the ongoing pandemic and other challenges, it’s a worrisome time for long-term care. More single rooms than doubles – “Semi-private room” has got to be one of the worst euphemisms in the healthcare world. Two words best sum it up: “sleep” and “dignity.”