Community Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As Thanksgiving approaches, we find ourselves reflecting on the importance of gratitude. Aging brings many changes, but it also offers an opportunity to focus on the blessings of the present and the joy of meaningful connections. For seniors, cultivating gratitude can significantly improve emotional and physical well-being. This makes gratitude a vital practice during this season of thankfulness— and all year long.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Congress has passed Gerald’s Law, which would close a hospice-related loophole in veterans’ benefits. When eligible veterans die, many of their families are entitled to a financial benefit from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to defray some of the costs of funerals and cremation or burial. However, when a veteran transitions from a VA facility to hospice, they lose access to that benefit.

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Taking care of a loved one who needs assistance due to an illness, injury, aging, or declining health can be rewarding. But it’s also challenging to manage all the ways you need to meet their needs, from bathing, dressing, and feeding them to managing their medications, and doctors’ appointments. That’s why caregiver burnout is very common. In fact, according to the Cleveland Clinic , studies show that 60% experience symptoms of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion over time.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Medicare made an estimated $190 million in improper payments to acute-care hospitals for outpatient hospice services between 2017 and 2021. An audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) set out to determine whether Medicare payments to acute-care hospitals for outpatient services provided to hospice enrollees complied with Medicare requirements.

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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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NHPCO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act moves closer to becoming law (Washington, DC) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) celebrates the historic passage of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act in the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Lower Cape Fear LifeCare has opened the first free-standing palliative medicine clinic in southeastern North Carolina. The LifeCare Center for Palliative Medicine will provide outpatient palliative care to patients experiencing serious illness. The clinic will serve patients from the Novant Health system, including its Zimmer Cancer Institute and physician clinics.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Home Health: Your Partner in Diabetes Management Did You Know?Home health care can play a critical role in helping individuals manage their diabetes at home, providing clinical support and education to maintain stable blood sugar levels and prevent complications. Key Benefits of Home Health in Diabetes Management: Call us today to learn more about how The post Your Partner in Diabetes Management appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Nurse Nacole

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Category: Critical Care Nursing Neurogenic shock results from interrupted sympathetic and parasympathetic input from the spinal cord to the heart and peripheral vasculature, typically resulting from acute traumatic injury.

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Elaine Mansfield

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I awaken with pale pink light flooding the eastern windows, illuminating the spruce and pine treetops in the National Forest. I pull a pillow over my head and float between waking and dreaming as I resist this post-election world. My dog Disco lies on top of the blankets pressing her black sleek body against my legs. I shift and Disco rolls toward me with calming warmth.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

President-Elect Donald Trump has tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz to become administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Oz rose to fame in the early 2000s as a talk show host and a frequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2022, he ran for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican, losing to Democrat John Fetterman. Before Oz can serve as CMS administrator, his nomination must be confirmed by the Senate.

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