Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

We know that hospice care has demonstrated $3.5 billion in annual savings for Medicare, which underscores the critical importance of investing in hospice to ensure continued beneficiary access to quality end-of-life care.” Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 NAHC is disappointed in the inadequate 2.6%

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AlayaCare

JUNE 29, 2022

The caregiver employment crisis has the home care industry on its toes looking for solutions to employee churn. In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 11, 2023

This would bring the hospice rules in line with those used in long term care. GAO determined that under current rules abuse reports from hospices may be less complete or timely than those from nursing homes and hospitals. NAHC also called on the U.S.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 10, 2023

A new study finds that for people with limited ability to communicate in English, having the same home health nurse across visits significantly decreases hospital readmissions, regardless of whether the patient and nurse speak the same language. The patients spoke Spanish, Korean, Chinese, or Russian as their primary language.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 28, 2022

Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Hundreds of home care agencies across North America have shared their business data with us, and we’re making their industry secrets public. Home care providers experienced 7.3%

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AlayaCare

MARCH 21, 2023

Located in up-state New York, NCHS is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to supplying home care services to help its clients remain independent in their own homes. In 1986, NYS DOH approved NCHS as a fully Licensed Home Health Care Service Agency.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While private residences are the most frequently occurring location of care for hospice patients, long-term care facilities come in second, followed by assisted living facilities, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The post U.S.

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Hearts for Home Care

AUGUST 2, 2021

Hearts for Home Care has had a busy year, working to secure public and legislative awareness to home care challenges across the industry. To stay informed on important home care industry news and media updates, please follow Hearts for Home Care Advocacy on Facebook and Twitter !

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Aging Media”) is pleased to announce the Future Leaders Class of 2022, showcasing the most promising talent in senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice industries. Home Health & Home Care. Aging Media Network, Inc.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2022

Montana removed CONs for all settings except nursing homes as of last October. Depending on the models used by individual states, CONs have the potential to either lower or raise the bar, according to Katie Wehri, director of home health and hospice regulatory affairs for the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). . “It

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support. Hospice Source has been on a growth trajectory in recent years, picking up Respiratory Therapy Home Care in 2021 and acquiring DME company Superior Healthcare, Inc.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 24, 2022

It was not long before I started picking up per diem job opportunities to explore and broaden my horizons as a nurse. I worked in home care as an intake nurse, home care nurse, and infusion nurse for different companies.

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Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2022

The attorney will most likely discuss the federal Nursing Home Reform Act with the RN. This act requires that nursing homes provide quality care, protect residents from all forms of abuse and neglect, and spell out residents’ rights. Fall Prevention for Older Adults. (1 1 contact hr).

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Caregiver Support Services

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Some have beloved pets that won’t be allowed to come with them to a nursing home. They fear that staying in a senior care facility means leaving behind important relationships that mean so much to them. With the right support, aging adults can remain safe and happy in their own homes for years to come.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

ACHC initially focused on accrediting home health agencies, but over the years, it has expanded its scope to include other health care sectors such as hospice, hospital, pharmacy, DME, home care and renal dialysis. For more information on Voices, please contact sales@agingmedia.com.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

MAY 8, 2023

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. Joseph !

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Home Care Pulse

JANUARY 26, 2023

Contents: Details & Requirements Award-Winners List About Home Care Pulse Contents: Details & Requirements Award-Winners List About Home Care Pulse Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management.

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Chicago Caregiving

JANUARY 3, 2024

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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Nurse.com

AUGUST 3, 2022

A home healthcare infusion nurse is concerned about one of her RN colleagues. This colleague documented that she infused a medication for a home care patient in contradiction to the directions on the infusion bag from the home infusion pharmacy. Everyday Ethics for Nurses (7.3

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Sahara Hospice Care

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The four levels of hospice care are: Routine home care: routine care is the basic regular hospice care that could be provided by home or a hospice facility. This includes all services a hospice care has such as, bereavement and spiritual support, medication, and more.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Receiving care at home when living with dementia. There has long been an assumption that when someone received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of progressive dementia, the only real option was nursing home care. Home Sweet Home In-Home Care serves Niles and the surrounding Michigan communities.

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Nurse.com

JUNE 3, 2022

Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that home care expenditures are expected to reach $201B by 2028, a 73% increase from 2020. Since the onset of the pandemic, nurse to patient ratios have drastically increased to dangerous levels.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Another recent example came in December when Arizona-based Hospice of the Valley launched a community education program to help inform health care providers about dementia care support and patients’ changing needs as they age. I think that’s going to be a continuing area of focus.”

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Nurse.com

JULY 20, 2022

The RN did not share whether or not she informed any of her coworkers or her supervisor that she was leaving. When on duty, an RN must inform someone in nursing administration of the need to leave so that patient care and other nursing responsibilities are completed by another nurse or healthcare provider.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 3, 2022

A home healthcare infusion nurse is concerned about one of her RN colleagues. This colleague documented that she infused a medication for a home care patient in contradiction to the directions on the infusion bag from the home infusion pharmacy. Everyday Ethics for Nurses (7.3

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Her work is informed not only by her career of more than 20 years as a hospice professional but also by her experience as a caregiver for her husband. So I had that to inform my caregiving. They’re tele-novellas; they use dramatic stories to inform people. I had been doing research in this area even before I became a caregiver.

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Seasons Hospice

JULY 15, 2022

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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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 21, 2022

4: Alzheimer’s Awareness: How to Support Clients, Caregivers, and Family Members Wendie Colvin, Senior Clinical Content Writer at Home Care Pulse, discusses how we can prepare clients, caregivers, and family members for the progression of Alzheimer's, and what agencies need to do to support the millions of people living with this disease.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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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Nurse.com

MAY 13, 2022

Nurses have heard reports that legislators intend to cap their pay, but that information is not requested in the letter. At a time when nurses are seeing some encouraging pay increases, the threat of legislators getting involved in limiting their pay has led to angry outcries.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 13, 2023

I, one of the ways I like to kind of talk about this and, and, and my passion is to kind of tell a story of when I was a kid actually growing up, you mentioned that I grew up, my dad was running nursing homes as a kid. And so I would spend so much time at these different nursing homes. We’re not here to push this.

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Living With Hospice

JULY 27, 2022

We are going to give you some information so that you can decide if a Doula is a good fit for you and your family on an end-of-life journey. In fact, a good family friend back home was a midwife. In Hospice care, especially the ‘in-home care, that's not always possible. They're there for actively dying patients.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For a trial to have value, it should not exclude patients over age 80, or those with dementia, or patients residing in nursing homes. 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!

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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. We have Alice Bonner, who’s Chair of the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

And so- Eric: A lot of care was just a tiny, tiny baby by that back then. I’ve been on a quest to build those services and support so that people can make true, informed decisions for themselves and their families. Acute care is called acute care for a reason. Take some time to get trust, to get real information.

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Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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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