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Beyond compensation: How home care agencies can add value for caregivers

AlayaCare

As we’ve explored in previous articles , 15 percent of U.S. A recent Home Health Care News article detailed how 18 states started the year with higher minimum wages than in 2018 , with places like California and Washington D.C. ADLs and electronic charting are also simple and non-invasive.

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Long-Term Care Insurance and Senior In-Home Care

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

In this article, we will delve into the realm of long-term care insurance and focus on the coverage it provides for in-home care or home health aides. For long-term care to be covered by insurance, most policy holders have to require help with at least two different ADLs or have cognitive impairment.

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

GeriPal

If you want to do a deeper dive in ACE units, check out some of the following articles: The original NEJM paper on ACE units from 1996. 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.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

There’s an article about her in New York Times. And either of those could be given to the patient or an informant. Mostly people use like a quick ADL IDL checklist and for function and a mini cog. But it seems very apropos to the topic. Soo 01:37 It’s a little obvious. Anna 01:38 Yeah. She’s doing a tour.

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What You Need to Know About Parkinson’s and In-Home Care

Comfort Home Care

In this article, we share vital information about Parkinson’s Disease, the role in-home care can have in managing its challenges, and the qualities to seek in an in-home care provider. Our dedication lies in offering compassionate, comprehensive, and personalized in-home care services to Rockville, MD, families.

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The Secret is Out: Hospice Recertification Made Easy!

Hospice Nurse Hero

Please read full disclosure for more information. You’re like the detective gathering all the clues ( information ) from the past several months to support changes in the patient’s condition. RECOMMENDED ARTICLE: Hospice IDG Top Time Wasters & How to Avoid Them. This post may contain affiliate links.

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How To Paint the Picture:10 Better Words to Chart

Hospice Nurse Hero

This article will outline tips and strategies to support better hospice documentation when painting the picture of decline. Requires assistance with ADLs. This can include worsening symptoms, decreased functional status, or increased dependence on ADLs. Example #1: Routine Visit (Don’t) Patient resting in bed upon arrival.