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

GeriPal

And a lot of them never actually improve their ADLs once they’re sent to SNF. Lynn: If they need to go somewhere and receive ADL support and supportive care at the same time, there’s no mechanism to pay for that. This is so important to patients, so important to their healthcare, so important to their quality of life.

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No place like community: Discharge planning beyond the PHE

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Home assessments should move well beyond home type, kitchen set-up, hallway width, bedroom and ADL analysis and shift into our patients’ “real world” in whatever sense neighborhoods and community are important to them. Is the emergency contact information present and accessible? What about travel?

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Traumatic Brain Injury: The Road to Recovery

Daily Nurse

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common occurrence that both healthcare professionals and laypeople should be aware of. ” The Road to TBI Recovery Journaling, mindfulness practices, and spending time outside helped me get out of my head and into the present moment,” says Tuttle when reflecting on her recovery process.

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

Hospice News

This was presented back in Tampa at a post-acute long-term care conference earlier this year, where we looked at the ability of speech recognition to drive down Medicare denials of claims. PPS score, the prognostic statement, the disease progression, the ADLs, whatever it was, it was missing one or a multiple of those.

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

GeriPal

I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics. But then I realized who I wasn’t hearing from, I did not hear from the CEO of my organization, my healthcare organization. One was very surprising.

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The Ultimate Guide to Caregiver Training in 2022

Home Care Pulse

Reduce overall healthcare spending by training your caregivers to prevent readmissions. According to the National Caregiver Trend Report from myCNAjobs, 73% of employees enter the caregiving profession as a steppingstone to gain the skills needed to pursue a career in nursing or healthcare.

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

Home Care Pulse

With over 25 years of experience in the post-acute care space, she’s worked with many top regional healthcare and home care facilities in Texas, as well as some of the best known agencies nationwide. And Laura dropped so many nuggets during that little presentation piece right there. Are they safe? Do they need any equipment?