Minority Nurse

MARCH 4, 2024

In the vast and varied landscape of healthcare careers, long-term care is sometimes overlooked. However, this sector, which provides sustained assistance to individuals with chronic illnesses or disabilities, offers a unique and rewarding path for nurses. What is Long-term Care?

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Home healthcare nursing is a collaborative team approach to patient care. From private duty for long-term care of adults and children with neurodegenerative and motor disorders to rehabilitative and therapeutic nursing for those recovering from an injury or illness, we take a holistic approach to treatment.

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Caregiver Support Services

APRIL 10, 2024

These tasks include creating patient care plans, administering medications, and performing diagnostic tests. They play a key role in coordinating patient care and may specialize in areas like geriatrics or palliative care.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So for example, you know, the director of the assisted living facility could be the person who knows the patient the best. Were you saying you started off by talking about somebody who might have conflicts of interest, like the person who runs the assisted living facility or something like that.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The inpatient cap limits the number of days of inpatient care for which Medicare will pay to 20% of a hospice’s total Medicare patient care days, according to OIG. Operators may not provide that level of care in a home, hospice residential facility, assisted living or a long term care nursing home, she said.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 25, 2024

James Dibben, RN , is a hospice nurse and administrator, podcaster, advocate, and educator who loves teaching nurses about hospice and helping the public understand how hospice care can ease the burdens of dying. “99% Most hospice patients die in their homes. 99% of all hospice deaths occur outside of an inpatient unit,” Dibben states.

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