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National Alliance’s Scott Levy: Hospices Need ‘Regulatory Relief’ to Protect ‘Sacred Benefit’

Hospice News

Can you share your background in hospice and home over the last decade, starting with your most recent role at Amedisys? I started out in a lower-level government affairs position at Amedisys in August 2015. working hand-in-glove on policy issues with colleagues across the home health and hospice industries.

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Pennant Group Acquires Guardian Hospice

Hospice News

Guardian Hospice of Oklahoma received Medicare certification in 2015 and has since grown its presence in the state and across Texas. We are grateful for the trust and welcome that has been extended to us by the wonderful Guardian team of skilled clinicians and compassionate caregivers.” The Pennant Group Inc.

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February Issue: Patient-to-Nurse Violence, The Future of Hospital at Home, More

AJN Off the Charts

Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Managing Older Adults’ Chronic Pain: Lower-Risk Interventions This article—part of a series published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute—discusses evidence-based, lower-risk strategies to control pain and describes how nurses can engage family caregivers in using them.