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Three Things to Expect When Heading Home for Hospice Care

Traditions Health

Your family can arrange hospice care at a hospital, inpatient hospice facility, long-term care facility, or home. Not knowing what to expect during the transition to hospice care at home, however, can leave you feeling anxious at an already difficult time. Enacting an advance directive.

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Valley Health System, Family of Caring Launch Palliative Care Partnership

Hospice News

New Jersey-based Valley Health System is partnering with Family of Caring Healthcare to offer palliative services to their patients. Family of Caring Healthcare System includes 10 health and rehabilitation centers that provide subacute care and rehabilitative services, assisted living, and long-term care.

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Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care: Understanding the Key Differences

Seasons Hospice

Common conditions treated with palliative care include: Cancer Heart disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Kidney failure Alzheimers disease or other dementias Parkinsons disease A multidisciplinary team typically delivers palliative care, including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and therapists.

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Incoming Samaritan CEO Phillip Heath: Reduce Dependence on Medicare

Hospice News

A veteran of the senior services sector, Health has spent his 30-year career as a leader of hospice, senior housing, long term care, and PACE programs, in addition to a stint as a health care lobbyist. I also think that we have to look at the potential new relationships out there with long term care.

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Counseling Awareness Month

AT Home Care & Hospice

These are settings that reside outside of the hospital and can include skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), inpatient rehabilitation centers and home care agencies. Fortunately, a number of counseling services are readily available to individuals requiring long term care.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

He wrote a book titled “ Psychiatric consultation in long term care ” that has a strengths based approach to staging dementia (how cool is that). Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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Acute Kidney Injury vs. Chronic Kidney Disease

Traditions Health

Securing Long-Term Care for AKI vs CKD While both conditions can be managed if detected early, many patients with AKI or CKD may find it necessary to plan for hospice care. Care is provided within the comfort of your loved one’s own home, allowing them to retain a high quality of life.