Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2024

The AIDS epidemic coincided with the birth of the hospice movement roughly four decades ago, carrying groundbreaking impacts on end-of-life care delivery for LGBTQ+ communities and beyond. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals were among the most severely impacted by the AIDS outbreak in the 1980s. LGBTQ+ communities died at higher rates from 1980 to 1991 than any other population, according to the U.S.

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Together for Short Lives

JUNE 28, 2024

With less than one week to until polling day, prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) from all the parties contesting the general election are making their final pitches to voters across the UK. If a candidate knocks on your door, you have a vital opportunity to ask them what they would do to make sure seriously ill […] The post Make sure your next MP delivers for children who need palliative care appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2024

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down today will make it more difficult for agencies like the U.S.Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to regulate health care providers. The 6-3 ruling overturned a 1984 decision that established the “Chevron Doctrine,” which instructed lower courts to defer to executive branch agencies to resolve ambiguities in laws passed by Congress.

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Living Assistance Services

JUNE 28, 2024

The first long weekend of summer is here, and many families are looking forward to spending some quality time together while.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2024

Dallas-based senior care provider Elara Caring has acquired Caregivers Home Health, expanding its footprint in Kansas and Iowa. Founded in 2004, Topeka, Kansas-headquartered Caregivers Home Health is a privately owned, 150-person home health company with additional locations centered in Garden City, Kansas, Centerville, Iowa and Chariton, Iowa. “We are excited to welcome our new caregivers and patients in Kansas and Iowa,” said Scott Powers, CEO and chairman of Elara Caring, in a statement.

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Nurse Nacole

JUNE 28, 2024

Category: Fundamentals Nitrates are used in the relief of symptoms of heart failure. Their dilating effects are more pronounced on veins than on arterioles, so they are best suited to patients with raised pulmonary wedge pressure and pulmonary congestion.

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