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PeaceHealth Hospice Nurses Move Forward with Strike

Hospice News

Hospice and home health nurses at PeaceHealth’s Sacred Heart Home Care Services have announced an impending strike following failed attempts to reach wage agreements in negotiations with the organization. Home care and hospice nurses at PeaceHealth have given notice that the strike will launch on Feb.

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When Facing Language Barriers, Having the Same Home Care Nurse Improves Outcomes

Daily Nurse

After a hospitalization, home healthcare enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their homes. Nurses visit patients to provide care to keep them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $41 billion each year.

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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

are offering models of care for children with medical complexity that aim to reduce readmissions and healthcare costs by supporting families who care for these children at home. Nurses’ Role With Medically Complex Children. The home health nurse could also call us. Children’s hospitals in the U.S.

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Hospice Care versus Home Health Care

Shining Light Hospice

If a patient is experiencing uncontrolled symptoms, a higher level of home care called continuous care can be initiated. This usually involves extended hours of in-home nursing care to reduce pain or other symptoms. Private Duty Home Health Nurses care for patients with chronic illness or injury on a long-term basis.