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Alivia Care Inc. Launches New Home-Based Care Business in Florida

Hospice News

Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a broader range of services. This is a piece of the puzzle of creating that continuum of care where we have a whole suite of services and support for people with serious and advancing illness.”

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

GeriPal

And so I did all of my research training in health services research, health policy, and then was very grateful to be recruited by Dr. Christine Ritchie when she transitioned here to MGH in September of 2020. And a lot of them never actually improve their ADLs once they’re sent to SNF. Ann: And as an OT, ADLs are great.

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The 5 Most Important Metrics You Need to Audit Your Agency’s Training Program

Home Care Pulse

Over half of all home care agencies currently offer their caregivers training in the following 8 topics: personal care (ADLs), client safety, infection control basics, employee safety, Coronavirus, client rights, communications and other soft skills, diseases and chronic conditions. So which topics should your training program include?

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What the 7 Most Shocking Home Care Trends Mean for the Industry in 2022

Home Care Pulse

growth seen in 2020. Stay current by ensuring you’re training your employees on the top 5 topics agencies are prioritizing: Personal care (ADLS) . Despite the discouraging effects of the caregiver shortage felt by all owners, home care agencies are actually doing better than they have for the last 4 years! Client safety .

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

My past boss, Seth Landefeld, wrote a Seminole paper on this back in 1996 in the New England Journal, showing that ACE units improved things like ADLs at discharge, discharged to long-term institutions. Eric: So can I ask also, Stephanie, you did this survey fall of 2020. So if you can’t do an ACE unit, make progress.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

Ryan: For those of you that aren’t familiar, GERI-A-FLOAT stands for Geriatrics Fellows Learning Online and Together it was created amongst the COVID pandemic in 2020 when all of the fellowship rotations were shutting down. Eric: Can I just add it? That was one acronym that came off your tongue very easily. Ryan: Did you like that?

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The Ultimate Guide to Caregiver Training in 2022

Home Care Pulse

F rom 5th position in 2019, to 3rd in 2020, and now taking the #1 spot this year—lack of training has jumped to the top of the list of caregiver complaints in the last 3 years, according to the most recent HCP Benchmarking Report. Blended Learning Options.

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