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Elara Caring Acquires of Assisted Daily Living

Hospice News

In addition to skilled home health, Enclara’s services include hospice, palliative and personal care, and behavioral health. The acquisition presents opportunities for Elara Caring to fill gaps between its adjacent markets in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

Hospice News

“I cannot pinpoint exactly how people will do it, but I do expect more attention and program- and service-line development in mental and behavioral health within the home health and hospice sectors,” VNA Health Group President and CEO Steven Landers told Hospice News. I think that’s going to be a continuing area of focus.”

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Helping Seniors Move With Ease

Community Home Health Care

As a result, older adults become confused, depressed, and agitated, leading to increased falls, weight loss, and self-care deficits. RSS also presents a risk of premature death because of the decline in physical and emotional well-being.

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How To Stop Wasting Time: A Guide For Hospice Nurses

Hospice Nurse Hero

Managing Your Time in Facilities Hospice nurses must take care to manage their time in the nursing home. Make sure you are familiar with the nursing home codes and staff. Enhance overall patient satisfaction and outcomes by delivering timely and personalized care.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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However, by 2017, home surpassed hospitals, nursing homes, and every other place as the most common place of death. This shift represents more patients having their preferences met, higher satisfaction with care , and higher quality of death. Nurses teach how to support the dying family member.

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

Home Care Pulse

Because when you call somebody a nurse, when you say she’s a nurse, then people say, Oh, okay, well, she’s got a license and she went to school mm-hmm. <Affirmative> It would, it would also require states to include personal care family caregiver supports and rested care among those services that are allowable.

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

Home Care Pulse

Because when you call somebody a nurse, when you say she’s a nurse, then people say, Oh, okay, well, she’s got a license and she went to school mm-hmm. <Affirmative> It would, it would also require states to include personal care family caregiver supports and rested care among those services that are allowable.