Daily Nurse

APRIL 8, 2024

Supporting someone with a life-limiting diagnosis or talking about death can be difficult for many people, but not for a hospice nurse. What’s it like to care for patients and their families in the end-of-life process? What follows is our interview, edited for length and clarity. What drew you to it?

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MARCH 17, 2024

On Thursday evening, I gathered a team of Certified Caregiving Consultants to brainstorm ideas and suggestions to help us when the benefits we need as we care for a family member end. Family caregivers are now scrambling to create a different plan of care and to find help. What tips can help us manage this situation like a project?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Reimbursement pressures, workforce strains and lagging awareness represent pain points preventing greater utilization of palliative care. There are so many things that need to be addressed to improve quality and access to pediatric palliative and hospice care,” Leonard told Palliative Care News in an email.

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 8, 2022

The foremost similarity between home based care services is that both types of care are provided to the patient in their own home. The priorities and outcomes of the two types of care can also be quite different. Home Health is aimed at patients who need additional care to reach maximum improvement after illness or surgery.

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Sahara Hospice Care

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Hospice patients that are qualified to be in hospice must have a diagnosis from their primary physician and have a life expectancy of 6 months or less. Learn more about the most common diagnosis in hospice care. Hospice facilities have been around for centuries now. Common diagnosis in hospice.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise.

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High Peaks Hospice

MARCH 1, 2022

High Peaks Hospice would like to honor our Medical Director, Dr. Curt Gedney for National Doctors Day by sharing information about him with the team. His wish to be baptized likely came from his diagnosis of head and neck cancer. At the time he was not sure what he would do with it but knew it was important to him.

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Sahara Hospice Care

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Hospice care comes with many great assets for patients and family members. There is a lot to learn about hospice care and the features it brings to the table. Learn more about the four levels of hospice care and which one could benefit you! What are the four level of hospice care?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

What if, for at least some older adults who need acute-level care, instead of treating them in the hospital, we treat them at home? what happens at home, do you need a caregiver, what happens if they need something like imaging? How is it financed and what comes next? Annals of Int Med. Tacara, welcome to GeriPal.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JULY 24, 2022

If you’re a new hospice nurse, you might feel overwhelmed. Before you settle into those feelings too much, you might want to explore these 5 tips to help you stop feeling incompetent as a new hospice nurse. Just because you were an expert in the intensive care unit doesn’t mean you will know everything about hospice.

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Receiving a terminal diagnosis is life altering. Knowing how to properly care for a patient at each stage of the dying process can bring peace and dignity to a difficult journey. Let’s explore how hospice services can help your loved one. What Is Hospice? The physician will oversee all care while on hospice.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 14, 2022

3: What’s the Role of an End-of-Life Doula — And How Can They Support the Dying Process? Melissa Mendez ( 00:10 ): Welcome to vision, the home care leaders podcast. I’m Melissa Mendes with home care pulse. Barbara is an award-winning end of life educator and true pioneer of the hospice industry. Thank you.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions Michelle Cone and Laura Coyle of HomeWell Care Services address why home care plays a crucial role in reducing hospital readmissions, how they're prioritizing this at HomeWell, and what they would suggest as the first step to improving outcomes.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Hospice for Dementia. Let’s take a closer look at this condition, what hospice is , and what the benefits of hospice care for dementia-related diagnoses are. What is Dementia? What Causes Dementia? When certain criteria are met, a patient with dementia can qualify for hospice benefits.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Linda Leekley ( 00:08 ): Hey, welcome everyone to Home Care Pulse Vision, Care Leaders’ podcast. Linda Leekley ( 00:08 ): Hey, welcome everyone to Home Care Pulse Vision, Care Leaders’ podcast. I am the Chief Clinical Officer at Home Care Pulse. View Episode Transcript × Episode Transcript.

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The Nurse Break

APRIL 3, 2022

Aged Care Nursing. ICU / Intensive Care Unit Nursing. Palliative Care Nursing. Our primary role is the retrieval and transport of patients from regional/remote locations to larger centres or specialist care. I am a nurse that happens to be male, but I cannot reduce what I do to a speciality area. Categories.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

No matter what your position on medical aid in dying (I’m ambivalent) or abortion (I’m pro-choice), this is a bioethics podcast, and I hope that we can all agree that the ethical issues at stake deserve a critical re-think. In contrast, there is a justified fear of prosecution of providing abortion care in states where it is illegal. .

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