Today's Caregiver

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As part of Healthy Aging Month this September, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering ten steps to promote healthy aging and good brain health.

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Together for Short Lives

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

We welcome a new report that recommends that more help is given to parents and professionals to prevent and resolve disagreements in the care of critically ill children. Now we want to see ministers, the NHS and others work together to implement the report’s recommendations. The new report Disagreements in the Care of Critically Ill […] The post New Nuffield report recommends help to resolve care disagreements appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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Nurse Nacole

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Category: Fundamentals Breathing is controlled in the medullary respiratory center of the brainstem. The respiratory center is modulated by the pneumotaxic center, which limits the length of the inspiratory signal and influences the apneustic center in the pons.

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Caregiver Support Services

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Delivering care is an essential duty that improves quality of life while ensuring patients receive necessary treatment. However, caregivers sometimes need assistance, which often comes in the form of technology. With so many innovations, imagining how healthcare will look in just a few years is difficult. Currently, here’s how modern technologies improve delivery of care.

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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Traditions Health

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

When a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal condition, it’s normal to have feelings of sadness, anxiety, confusion, and even fear. Talking to a physician about your uncertainties and concerns can help, as knowledge can grant a certain level of peace of mind. By learning more about the diagnosis and recommended treatment plan, you also can take an active role in planning for your loved one’s care.

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Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Photo by Katie Moum on Unsplash I work in one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the southern hemisphere, South Auckland. There are people from many different places who now call this area home. English may well be a second, third or even fourth language to many of my patients and their families. Many different native languages are spoken and on any given day our inpatient unit may be full of people representing many different groups.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

“This week’s blog post is written by Betul BAY, a PhD candidate with expertise in cancer pain management among children and young people at the University of Birmingham’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. Within this blog, she underscores the importance of further research aimed at establishing the most optimal levels of Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) to enhance the empowerment of children and young people (CYP).” @HOPPS_UOB How well do we adult resea

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Paying family caregivers works through Medicaid waiver programs. It can work with other payers. A few weeks ago, I wrote that family caregivers solve the direct care workforce shortage. We step in to do more when the help we need isn’t available. That insight led me to wonder: If we’re doing what a home health aide in a home health or hospice organization would do, why aren’t we being reimbursed?

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