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Long-Term Care Insurance and Senior In-Home Care

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

As individuals and families plan for the future, one crucial consideration is the potential need for long-term care. Long-term care insurance has emerged as a valuable tool to ensure that individuals can access the care they need without depleting their savings.

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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

. — Samantha Black, executive director of PACE services, TRU Community Care Individuals eligible for PACE services include seniors 55 and older who live in a service catchment area defined by zip codes. Most PACE participants are reimbursed through the long-term care programs within Medicare and Medicaid, according to Black.

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Aphasia awareness: Promoting an abilities-based approach to stroke rehabilitation

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

This methodology aligns seamlessly with an interprofessional team approach provided by nursing, PT, OT and SLP, offering a comprehensive framework for stroke rehabilitation. Occupational therapy can employ abilities-based pacing during verbal communication to improve independence in self-care ADLs. Have a column idea?

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Drop-in visits: A return to natural communication and community

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

I have also been thinking: How can this approach be used in skilled nursing facilities? In skilled nursing facilities, we know residents may experience loneliness or cognitive decline; therefore, replicating this sense of community through natural communication styles can have profound benefits. Have a column idea?

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

Hospice News

They were advanced practice nurses, some of them were doctors that were actually reviewing the medical eligibility documentation requirements and CTI. I think it’s the first one that’s ever been done on hospice nurses in the hospice industry, done by the Amity Group. There’s a significant cost.

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Reason for referral: Documentation tips for therapists

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

All these areas are essential in supporting recommended frequency and duration of care and begin with effective documentation on the therapy specific plan of care. No specific medical event reported by nursing.” For further inquiries, she can be contacted here. Have a column idea? See our submission guidelines here.

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Stuck in the Middle: The Sandwich Generation

Boca Home Care Services

They can coordinate any home care needs your parents may need, especially when you are not living in the same city. As the president of the Florida Private Care Association, we represent nurse registries who refer caregivers (privatecare.org). I have seen the value of an aging care manager.