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How to Support a Senior During a Short-Term Stay at an Assisted Living Facility

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

After a hospitalization or surgical procedure, the physician may recommend rehab in an assisted living facility before the person returns home. However, the idea of moving into an assisted living facility or nursing home even for a matter of weeks or months can be extremely difficult to accept.

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Meet Russell, who — with his husband — cares for his mother

Chicago Caregiving

Initially, he didn’t think having his mother in his home would work because of her difficult behaviors and repeated elopement attempts. He couldn’t sleep, so she moved into a nearby nursing home. Within three days, the nursing home staff said they could not handle her. Russell then took her to a psychiatric unit.

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What Are The Four Levels of Hospice Care?

Seasons Hospice

Finally, hospice care teams can provide mental support to both patients and their families. For patients, this may include providing information about their illness and its progression. Hospice care teams can also offer support in decision-making, as patients and their families navigate treatment options and end-of-life choices.

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S3 Ep.1 : How Training Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years, With New Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar

Home Care Pulse

This is season three of vision, and before we jumped in, we just wanted to introduce ourselves talk a little bit about our backgrounds and specifically talk a lot about Linda’s background, how she came to be the chief clinical officer here at home care pulse and her history with the industry. And then it went to floppy discs.

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Ep.4: The Top 5 Challenges the Care Industry is Facing—And How Agencies Can Respond

Home Care Pulse

And today we’re gonna discuss this, a big topic, the top five challenges the care industry is facing, and how agencies can respond. Now to tackle this big subject, we are so lucky to be joined by Kristen Wheeler, and many of you probably know her in the healthcare industry since 1990 and in home care since 2006.

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Ep.4: The Top 5 Challenges the Care Industry is Facing—And How Agencies Can Respond

Home Care Pulse

And today we’re gonna discuss this, a big topic, the top five challenges the care industry is facing, and how agencies can respond. Now to tackle this big subject, we are so lucky to be joined by Kristen Wheeler, and many of you probably know her in the healthcare industry since 1990 and in home care since 2006.