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

Hospice News

Seniors who qualify include individuals experiencing difficulty in at least one or more activities of daily life (ADLs), or challenges with two or more instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). CAPABLE programs have in some cases provided more than 6x return on investment nationwide, the analysis found.

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Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults

GeriPal

First, we talk with Christine, a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who recently published a JAGS article titled Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline. ” What we should say to our nurses is, “Thank you for letting me know.

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

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Physical therapy had walked with him that day and noted improvement compared to previous walks, suggesting that he should be discharged to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation on discharge. Just there’s a lot of intense decision making that happens after patients are discharged to skilled nursing facilities.

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Calls Grow Louder for Greater Federal Support of Rural Hospices

Hospice News

It can also be more difficult to address social determinants of health needs and provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) with caregiver support lagging among rural populations, providers noted. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are essential in covering the gap in providers in rural communities,” Hoover said.

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Supporting patient, caregiver and family engagement with technology

AlayaCare

Families have turned away from nursing homes and other institutionalized settings at record rates over the last few years. Instead, they’re choosing home care for their loved ones. As a result, home care organizations are not only caring for more clients – but more clients with acute and complex needs.

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Supporting patient, caregiver and family engagement with technology

AlayaCare

Families have turned away from nursing homes and other institutionalized settings at record rates over the last few years. Instead, they’re choosing home care for their loved ones. As a result, home care organizations are not only caring for more clients – but more clients with acute and complex needs.

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Long-Term Care Insurance and Senior In-Home Care

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance Long-term care insurance is designed to help individuals cover the costs associated with various forms of extended care, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and in-home care. Does long-term care insurance cover in-home care ?