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Palliative Researcher Oliver: Family Caregivers Are Also Patients

Hospice News

If you can’t do that, the only alternative that we have in our system is to pick up the phone and call somebody, to go to the emergency room or go to long-term care. I was asked to speak at a virtual webinar a few weeks ago on this issue, and I wanted to be honest about how difficult the caregiving experience is.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

And I think, you know, we, we come on these webinars, we listen, you know, to the industry leaders. So whether that’s, you know, skilled nursing, physical therapy, social worker, speech therapists, all different modalities that we work closely with, which is really important factor. Absolutely. It’s a buzz.