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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

Hospice News

As the study explains, nursing homes are incentivized to hospitalize residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid because those patients can later return to the nursing home with a higher-paying Medicare benefit before transitioning back to long-term care with lower Medicaid day rates.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

You know, baby boomer generation started to turn 65 and older back in 2011. And, and I think that that’s gotten some limited traction, but I think, you know, apart from that too, what we can do, you know, as individuals or health care institutions is separate from what states could do too. So many things you could say.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Elodia Mercier

Minority Nurse

As a recipient of a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) award for her participation in community affairs in 2011, Mercier is an important nursing leader , and we’re proud to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024. How long have you worked in nursing?

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