Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For the time being, Medicare Advantage may be providers’ best bet for palliative care reimbursement. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit. In addition, the agency has integrated palliative care components into the Value-Based Insurance Design Model (VBID), often called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in.

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Happy Healthy Caregiver

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Caregiving doesn’t just happen during the work hours. In fact, as a sandwich-generation working family caregiver, I often had to use my time off for care, leave work unexpectedly, and make calls during the workday. Sometimes, my head wasn’t completely wrapped around work due to all the caregiving worries and responsibilities. And yet, I was … Beginner’s Guide: Launching a Working Family Caregiver Employee Resource Group Read More » The post Beginner’s Guide: La

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Technology and service diversification are two levers driving innovation in an evolving hospice landscape. Virtual care delivery processes are playing a key role in hospices’ ability to support both patients and staff as end-of-life care expands further upstream. The aging population has a variety of unmet medical and nonmedical needs in which hospices are well-suited to help address through innovation and process improvement, according to Cheryl Hamilton Fried, CEO of Virginia-based Blue Ridge

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Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Article Contents: – Introduction – About Home Care Pulse Article Contents: About Home Care Pulse Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. R exburg, ID, September 13 , 20 23 – FORTUNE Magazine has released its annual list of the best workplaces in A ging S ervices for 2023.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Good Samaritan Builds $13 Million Center for Caring Virginia-based Good Samaritan Hospice is constructing a residential facility in the Roanoke community in its home state. The new 30,000-square-foot Center for Caring will feature 16 private rooms for residential hospice patients in need of 24-hour care. Construction costs are expected to reach $13 million, financed primarily through philanthropic donations, local newspaper The Roanoke Times reported.

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Nurse Nacole

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Category: Psychiatric Nursing Management of treatment-related sexual dysfunction includes reducing the SSRI dosage and adding or switching to an antidepressant not associated with sexual dysfunction, such as bupropion (Wellbutrin) or mirtazapine (Remeron).

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Changing Lives Podcast

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Working at Hospice Quinte In our organization we believe that compassion, collaboration, and accountability lead to excellence. We believe Hospice Quinte is an organization where staff and volunteers can learn and grow. This belief can be seen in the daily work and activities of Hospice Quinte staff and volunteers. Compassion is shown to our clients and to each other.

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Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Photo by Chandler Cruttenden on Unsplash Four years ago I went on a Wellness Retreat. Some of my colleagues laughed at me once I had returned and discussed some of the activities I had paid a lot of money for. During the retreat, I ate much smaller meals than usual. I woke up earlier than usual to do yoga, followed by a tiny breakfast and then hours of hiking.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Neonatal nursing provides care for the tiniest and most vulnerable infants, and the nurses in this specialty are celebrated this week by the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) and other organizations marking this year’s National Neonatal Nurses Week. NANN member Julie E. Williams DNP, CRNP, NNP-BC , is a lead nurse practitioner in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Johns Hopkins Hospital Bloomberg Children Center and found neonatal nursing after practicing for many years

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