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Hospice Savannah Fuels Expansion of CAPABLE Program to Enable Aging in Place

Hospice News

Launched in 2023, the CAPABLE program aims to improve seniors ability to safely age in place. In addition to the CAPABLE program, Hospice Savannah operates a hospice inpatient unit, as well as a Center for Education & Grief Support, The Steward Center for Palliative Care and The Edel Caregiver Institute.

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Unlocking Revenue Opportunities: How to Benefit From VA Referrals in Home Care

Home Care Pulse

Stacking VA Benefits Key Takeaways Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. In general, veterans may be eligible if they are part of the VA Health Care system and experience challenges with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).

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HSPN ELEVATE: The Common Thread Linking Documentation, Satisfaction, and Revenue Protection

Hospice News

This discussion took place on September 7, 2023 during the Hospice News ELEVATE Conference. It does not make sense to transport fragile, terminally ill patients outside of their home in order to provide respite care for the caregiver. This article is sponsored by nVoq. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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A Heartfelt Mention of Hospice of the North Coast in IAHPC’s Latest Article

Hospice of the North Coast

Pettus, PhD, titled “Up Close & Personal: Caregiving for My Sister with a Brain Tumor.” Read article below: Up Close & Personal: Caregiving for my sister with a brain tumor By Katherine I. Family caregiving is a tough row to hoe, even with great hospice support and home health aides for a few hours each day.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

Laura has a team of over 40 administrative staff and 400 caregivers providing over 9,000 hours of service per week in the community. Is this a, a safe home environment or this client to live in, you know, a thorough fall risk, but really a good look around the home and, you know, how can they do their ADLs? That is incredible.

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Frailty Assessments

AT Home Care & Hospice

As Mills said, “Evidence shows that age, frailty, chronic disease load, and ADL dependency are predictive of mortality, hospitalization, and total cost.” An understanding of how people express growing frailty and/or difficulty handling ADLs and IALDs. Make effective use of non- skilled staff and caregivers.

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Cracking the Code: 4 Steps to Better Nursing Notes

Hospice Nurse Hero

First of all, hospice nursing notes contain technical information that is obtained from various sources including the patient, the medical record, and the patient’s family or caregivers. His significant other is the primary caregiver. Patient completed chemotherapy and radiation therapy in February 2023. Let’s give it a try!