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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
MAY 22, 2025
Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.
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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
MAY 22, 2025
Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.
Hospice News
MARCH 21, 2024
Two CMS officials outlined the effort in a blog post emailed to Hospice News — Dara Corrigan, CMS deputy administrator and director of the Center for Program Integrity, and Dr. Dora Hughes, acting director of the agency’s Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) and acting CMS chief medical officer.
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Daily Nurse
APRIL 14, 2025
Licensed practical nurses (also known as licensed vocational nursesor LVNsin Texas and California) are nurses who have been trained to provide direct care to patients in assisted living and memory care facilities, nursing homes, clinics, physician offices, home health, and some hospitals.
Caregiver Support Services
DECEMBER 6, 2024
This blog shares the importance of caregiving and resources to help caregivers thrive while taking care of their well-being. Caregivers who are well-informed can be in a better position to advocate on behalf of their loved ones and navigate through the often-complicated healthcare system.
Seasons Hospice
APRIL 22, 2025
In this months blog post, well break down the key differences between palliative care and hospice care, explore how they are delivered, who can benefit from them, and when each type of care is appropriate. Location of Care Palliative Care can be provided in hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, or even at home.
Daily Nurse
MAY 8, 2025
When it comes to nursing superpowers, Susan Grant, DNP, RN, FAAN, has one that stretches across every corner of healthcare: the ability to connect deeply with individuals. Forty-five years ago, after one shift as a nursing assistant in a nursing home, she knew this was her calling. One of the most powerful?
The World According to Dr. El
MAY 17, 2022
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from sitting by the bedsides of elders in the nursing home, it’s that life goes faster than we think it will, and I have other mountains to climb. It’s the undertaking I’d most regret leaving undone if I were talking to my psychologist in my nursing home room at age 85. A stretch, I know.)
Nurse.com
JUNE 3, 2022
COVID-19 is continuing to challenge the healthcare industry , national economy, and basic human socialization in unprecedented ways. With healthcare workers at the forefront of these challenges, their preferences for their work environments are beginning to shift. The rate of nurses leaving the profession is rapidly increasing.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 31, 2023
Nursing homes with the highest proportion of Black residents have the greatest number of hospitalizations and emergency department visits, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. nursing homes using national datasets from 2019.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Many long-term care residents live in Missouri nursing homes for years. In certain cases, nursing homes may discharge or transfer a resident even if the resident does not consent to the discharge or transfer – this is known as an “involuntary discharge” or an “involuntary transfer.” 19 CSR 30-82.050(3).
GeriPal
MARCH 14, 2024
Eric: Well, before we talk about dysphagia and revisit it, which is also interesting, because this is our first podcast, I think on dysphagia, but we’ve talked about it before on GeriPal, in our blog. Some of our healthcare systems are hard, and challenging, and I think that it’s time that we have a change. Raele: I do.
Minority Nurse
APRIL 28, 2025
The Challenges Facing Minority Home Health Nurses You are the foundation of the home healthcare industry, providing necessary support in homes and communities nationwide.
CareAcademy Blog
APRIL 30, 2025
Building strong relationships with referral sources such as hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, assisted living facilities , and home health agencies can help you develop a consistent client rate. Maintaining patient privacy requires compliance with healthcare regulations, particularly HIPAA laws.
Daily Nurse
MARCH 19, 2025
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) include nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse midwives. These four APRN certifications substantially impact healthcare, as they provide high-quality care and help meet the needs of the growing and aging population.
Minority Nurse
MARCH 10, 2025
Plan for healthcare costs : Consider opening a Health Savings Account (HSA), which allows tax-free savings for medical expenses in retirement. The Role of Early Diversity Education in Nursing Diversity in nursing education is key to building an inclusive and equitable healthcare workforce.
The World According to Dr. El
MARCH 22, 2022
On the business and policy side, we’re informed by CEOs, heads of trade organizations, healthcare economists and policymakers. But there’s less often a mental health perspective on long-term care, especially from those embedded in nursing home teams. Families and resident advocates have a place at the table.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
JANUARY 18, 2024
A phenomenon that skilled nursing teams have long appreciated was recently highlighted in a recent article published in JAMA Internal Medicine , researchers Ehrenzeller and Klompas shed light on a critical yet often overlooked aspect of healthcare — oral hygiene and daily toothbrushing.
Nurse.com
MAY 9, 2022
Nurses have integral roles in emerging healthcare models aimed at meeting the needs of a growing population of medically complex children. And while children with medical complexity represent only a small percentage of the pediatric population overall, they account for the lion’s share of pediatric healthcare spending. “As
Healthcare Law Insights blog
JUNE 5, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Office of Inspector General (OIG), announced plans for significant updates and modernization of OIG compliance program guidance (CPG) to improve their accessibility and usability for healthcare entities. [1] The OIG intends to publish the GCPG by December 31, 2023.
Nurse.com
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
This includes sterilizing equipment, understanding and assisting with surgical procedures, managing fellow nurses/staff, and conducting post-operative administrative duties. Geriatric A nurse who specializes in geriatric care may be in the hospital setting or in a nursing home.
Daily Nurse
JUNE 13, 2024
Starting your career as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) offers unique rewards and challenges in the healthcare environment. CNAs provide basic care to patients under the supervision of a nurse and accomplish many complex and physical tasks that nurses can’t do on their own.
Daily Nurse
MAY 7, 2025
Today, Singh continues to be a passionate advocate for the power of home health care, calling it the future of healthcare delivery. Her advice for others considering a healthcare career? If youre looking to start a career in healthcare, BAYADA is a great choice.
AlayaCare
JUNE 28, 2022
Based on this discussion, we’ve developed a free tip sheet to help your home care organizations and healthcare providers work through improving your care plans. Let’s dive into how to make and improve a health care plan and how it can improve your home care agency, nursing home, or business.
AlayaCare
JUNE 29, 2022
Based on this discussion, we’ve developed a to help your home care organizations and healthcare providers work through improving your care plans. Let’s dive into how to make and improve a health care plan and how it can improve your home care agency, nursing home, or business.
Nurse.com
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Midway through the pandemic, nurses began to recognize an unsettling future for our profession. War-torn and tired, working in a beleaguered healthcare system, we witnessed the cracks emerging in each other and within the very organizations we worked. Nurses were burning out, and our healthcare model was breaking.
Nurse.com
APRIL 18, 2023
For example, technology is making documentation more universal and transparent making a nurse’s notes potentially available throughout the entire hospital — even the entire system. Charting tips and techniques Effective nursing notes should tell the patient’s story, according to Cineas.
Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Nurse specialists and nurse generalists are both common within the nursing profession and 21st-century healthcare, and both serve important purposes in patient care as well as non-clinical settings. What are the repercussions for your nursing career? All things Nurse Keith can be found at NurseKeith.com.
Nurse.com
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Here are some commonly asked questions about nursing resumes for students or newly graduated nurses. Clinical rotations immerse you into a healthcare setting and introduce you to a variety of specialties and complex medical environments. Should I include clinical rotations on my resume? You’ll want to emphasize these instances.
The World According to Dr. El
JANUARY 11, 2022
Attending to turnover has the potential to improve quality, reduce certain expenditures, and rehabilitate the public’s image of nursing homes. I’d also suggest attending to the emotional tenor of the nursing home. Now that turnover is being added to Nursing Home Compare, I’m feeling more optimistic. .
Minority Nurse
APRIL 28, 2022
Having spent her career “truly on the front lines making a difference,” Gloria McNeal, PhD, MSN, ACNS-BC, FAAN, will receive an AACN Pioneering Spirit Award at the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) 2022 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition in Houston, May 16-18.
Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Howard is an important nursing leader, and we’re pleased to profile her as we celebrate Black History Month with the Black Nursing Leaders Series 2023. In February, we’ll highlight healthcare leaders who are prominent figures in their organizations and are making transformational impacts in nursing.
Daily Nurse
AUGUST 10, 2023
After a hospitalization, home healthcare enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their homes. Nurses visit patients to provide care to keep them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $41 billion each year.
The World According to Dr. El
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Two physicians, one nurse and one psychiatrist/researcher discussed at length how the pandemic has worsened what was already a dysfunctional and understaffed healthcare system. In hospitals, they noted, the initial feeling during the pandemic was, “We’re all in this together,” with hospital workers considered healthcare heroes.
Daily Nurse
MAY 8, 2024
The remarkable mother-daughter duo embodies the spirit of nursing at BAYADA Home Health Care in Pennsauken, NJ, where they’ve spent four and more than 20 years, respectively. Angeleen’s journey began in medical-surgical nursing at a hospital.
Minority Nurse
JULY 5, 2023
She’ll graduate with her doctorate in nursing practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in December 2023. Coates is an important nursing leader , and we’re pleased to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2023. What is the most significant challenge facing nursing today?
Hearts for Home Care
JULY 1, 2021
I need to be medically monitored to stay independent, which is why I rely on home care in my daily life. I wanted to write this blog post as a way to show the wider world that being disabled doesn’t make me—and others like me—so different, as long as we have the proper care in place. Home care allows me to maintain my independence.
Caregiver Support Services
MARCH 24, 2024
In this blog, we delve into the essence of residential care, exploring its significance in fostering well-being and providing a nurturing environment for residents. Understanding Residential Care Residential care encompasses a range of services tailored to meet the diverse needs of its residents.
Daily Nurse
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Nurses always seem to show up where and when they’re needed. Of course, they staff emergency rooms, ICUs, home health care agencies, community health clinics, and nursing homes worldwide, but they show up elsewhere, too. There are so many of us out there, and that isn’t likely to change.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
AUGUST 15, 2024
In closing, recreating the spirit of community via drop-in visits in nursing homes isn’t just about better communication; it’s about reigniting a sense of community and connection reminiscent of simpler times. Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.
Minority Nurse
APRIL 18, 2022
I started out with my associate’s degree in nursing, returning to obtain my Bachelor of Science in Nursing a year later and then returning to graduate school to complete my Master’s of Science in Nursing in 2014. How did you decide to make the leap as a nurse entrepreneur? The nursing shortage is at crisis level.
Minority Nurse
JULY 26, 2023
Geiger’s professional focus is on health equity and clinician advocacy, aiming to increase resilience for healthcare providers, improve quality care and create solid support systems through the ACT (Advocacy. – Talk about your role in nursing. My interest in nursing peaked at an early age. I immediately loved it!
Hospice Law Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
According the legislative history, supporters of the Bill include California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (“ CANHR ”). Blog articles regarding such legislation will be posted soon on the Healthcare Law Blog.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
AUGUST 18, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has contracted with Acumen LLC and Abt Associates to develop quality and cost measures for use in the IRF, LTCH, SNF, and HH QRPs and the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI).
Nurse.com
MAY 18, 2022
In past blogs, I have reviewed cases that demonstrate the powers and authority of nursing boards. Oftentimes, such a discipline is based on the nurse licensee’s unprofessional conduct. In the following case, an LPN fought a board of nursing order revoking her license. Expired Medications Discovered by ED Nurse.
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