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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

Hospice News

Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director Agape Care Group, a portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity Partners has appointed Kari Bradford, a doctor of nursing practice, as its new palliative medical director. 2022, and her appointment will now become permanent. She is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Geriatric Nursing: A Specialty in Need

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population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. The need for geriatric nurses can be explained simply by looking at data highlighting an aging United States. Geriatric nurses are critical to our healthcare workforce.”. Attention for geriatrics. As the U.S.

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‘NEXT STEPs’ Program Focuses on Enhancing Nursing Homes Services, Including Palliative Care

Hospice News

This is particularly true for people living in the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes. The grant, spread out over a five-year period, will be put toward the team’s creation of a national network structure that seeks to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials. As the U.S. Dr. Kathleen T.

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Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access

Hospice News

Facing potential out-of-pocket expenses has led to racial divides in advance care planning utilization among lower income and ethnically diverse groups, according to Dr. Deborah Freeland, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical School, Division of Geriatric Medicine, in Texas.

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

Hospice News

Case in point, the average annual per-patient total cost of care for hospice beneficiaries 65 and older with some kind of dementia was nearly 17x higher in 2022 than for those without these conditions, according to research from the Alzheimer’s Association. Brody is also a registered nurse in end-of-life care.

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. Led the American Geriatric Society. We address: What is coaching? Is that right?

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SCAN Group’s Homebase Medical to Launch New Palliative Care Model

Hospice News

Homebase Medical previously operated as The Residential Group until SCAN acquired the company in 2022. Post-transaction, the combined organization will be known as the HealthRight Group. Like other payers, SCAN Group also operates a range of provider businesses. SCAN is a $4.3