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Home Care Nurse or In-Home Personal Caregiver?

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

Home Care Nurse or In-Home Personal Caregiver? In today’s aging society, more seniors are choosing to age in place, favoring the familiarity and comfort of their own homes over the institutional setting of assisted living or nursing facilities.

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Key Performance Indicators: The Power of Data in Home Care

AlayaCare

In home care, it’s important to pick a small handful of important elements to measure — and then make sure employees know why they were chosen, how they are measured, and how the entire process is a team effort. The power of data exploration in home care Achieving success looks different from boardroom to boardroom.

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Home Care Entrepreneur Builds Serenity First Hospice, Seeks to Educate Patients on End-of-Life Options

Hospice News

Debbie Jonhston is a registered nurse who founded Viriginia-based Serenity First Hospice in 2021, inspired by the care her father recieved as he reached the end of his life. With the launch of Serenity First, Johnston transitioned from her career in home health and personal care.

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In-Home Care vs. Assisted Living: Making the Right Choice for Your Loved One

Comfort Home Care

Two options are in-home care and an assisted living facility. Read on as the senior care specialists at Comfort Home Care in Rockville, MD, share the differences between in-home care and assisted living facilities to help you make the right choice.

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Hospice Clinician Wages Rising at Slower Rate; Turnover Falling

Hospice News

The national average hourly rate for Hospice registered nurses rose 4.58% in 2023, down from a 5.95% increase in 2022, according to a new report by the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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Facility-Bound Hospice Patients Less Likely to Get SIA Visits

Hospice News

Compared to routine home care, patients receiving the general inpatient level of care (GIP) were 22.8% less likely to receive a SIA-applicable visit during the last two days of life compared to those in routine home care, the Abt analysis found. SIA visits for patients in GIP on average had 67.6 fewer minutes.

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Key Performance Indicators: The Power of Data in Home Care

AlayaCare

In home care, it’s important to pick a small handful of important elements to measure -- and then make sure employees know why they were chosen, how they are measured, and how the entire process is a team effort. The power of data exploration in home care. Specific KPIs that can really move home care.

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