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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

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Kevin’s study looks at a period of time in the COVID pandemic when a large multistate nursing home provider created a “nonessential medication on hold” (NEMOH) policy in order to conserve critical nursing resources and PPE, and to limit exposure risk for residents by reducing unnecessary contact. ” Ariel: Exactly.

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The Labor of Caregiving

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

The cost of home care rose 14% in one year. Nursing homes close abruptly while also becoming unaffordable at $7,908 per month. Download our free resource, A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness. Submit a proposal to present. These insights could apply to the struggles we face as we care for our family members.

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6 Creative Strategies To Solve the Nursing Shortage

Nurse.com

I cited how during WWII, the army prepared nursing students quickly to fill the sudden demand that had exceeded the supply. Could we use a similar method to replace our current waning reserve of nurses? Although we were not at war, the present circumstances necessitated drastic changes.

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Ep.4: The Top 5 Challenges the Care Industry is Facing—And How Agencies Can Respond

Home Care Pulse

And if we don’t do it now, we’re gonna be talking about this 20 years from now, and all of us are going, we’ll be sitting in our, you know, skilled nursing home, talking to each other about it. Like, Boy, wish I was home. Download the 2022 State of Training Report. And call me if you need me.

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Ep.4: The Top 5 Challenges the Care Industry is Facing—And How Agencies Can Respond

Home Care Pulse

And if we don’t do it now, we’re gonna be talking about this 20 years from now, and all of us are going, we’ll be sitting in our, you know, skilled nursing home, talking to each other about it. Like, Boy, wish I was home. Download the 2022 State of Training Report. And call me if you need me.

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Dehydration Plays Key Role in Nursing Home Death

Nurse.com

With the elderly, dehydration can be caused by many factors, but studies indicate that inadequate staffing and lack of supervision are principal causes of dehydration in nursing homes. She was returned to the nursing home the following morning. What led up to the patient’s death? She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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Family Sues After Patient Dies Behind Privacy Curtain

Nurse.com

A male patient who was diagnosed with dementia several years earlier was admitted to a nursing home on his physician’s recommendation. While at the nursing home, the patient fell five times, with three of those falls resulting in injuries. He also was known to wander and suffered from insomnia.