Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Hospice providers, industry groups and other stakeholders recently penned a letter urging Congress to improve payment infrastructures that would increase access to end-of-life care among rural populations. The letter highlighted the unique challenges that rural and frontier hospice and palliative care providers face, and how strengthened financial support could lead to sustainable access and better care transitions for serious and terminally ill rural-based patients.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 17, 2024

Selena Gilles, DNP, ANP-BC, CNEcl, FNYAM, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Programs at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She’s also an Affiliate Faculty member of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN), where she serves as Co-Director of the HIGN Scholars Program, an Affiliate Associate Professor at Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, and a Volunteer Associate Professor for the State University o

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

A primary care-led, integrated palliative program scaled across multiple geographies, care sites, and payers demonstrated higher quality care while lowering total cost of care. A primary care-led palliative program from agilon health (NYSE: AGL) has demonstrated improvement in patient outcomes and reduced hospitalizations. A recent study examined results of the company’s Total Care Model for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage or Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Com

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Lawrence sisters defied the odds, pursuing their goal of becoming nurses together after a decade of homelessness. All six Lawrence siblings, Alecsandria, Danielle, Dominique, Gabriella, Lauren, and Nathalia, believe that what they experienced inspired their passion for helping others. Their family’s ordeal began eleven years ago, in 2013 when their parents lost their Rosedale, New York home.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Grieving family members often suffer physical symptoms and severe financial burdens following the death of a loved one. More than 70% of respondents to a survey by the bereavement care tech platIform Empathy reported at least one mental health symptom for a few weeks after the death of a loved one; 58% indicated that the symptoms lasted for several months.

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Responsive Home Care

JANUARY 17, 2024

We have all been there: slowing down breathing, counting sheep, listening to white noise, all in an effort to force our brains to shut down to allow us the sleep we desperately need. As we age, it can be even more difficult to get enough sleep. Older adults may experience changes in their sleep architecture, […] The post 6 Ways to Help a Senior Loved One Sleep Better appeared first on Responsive Home Care.

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Today's Caregiver

JANUARY 17, 2024

Last week, many caregivers responded to my column entitled (CPR), detailing my deeply held belief that each caregiver needs to be respected as the CEO of our Loved One’s Care, Inc.

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Diversity Nursing

JANUARY 17, 2024

Healthcare organizations must recognize the importance of investing in resources and training for graduate Nurses during their first 2 to 3 years of employment in order to retain them in direct patient care roles. While some top Nursing schools are striving to produce practice-ready Nurses, not all graduates possess the expertise needed upon entering the workforce and may require time to build confidence in various situations.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the complex world of healthcare leadership today, there’s no shortage of challenges. From spearheading cultural shifts and securing committed leadership to grappling with ongoing workforce shortages and managing disruptive behaviors, it’s a demanding landscape. The stress associated with their roles further complicates matters. It’s clear that addressing these challenges goes beyond a mere workshop or a strategic plan checkbox that’s forgotten once created.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 17, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Norman, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. The Norman hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Nurse Nacole

JANUARY 17, 2024

Category: Fundamentals The upper airway, including the oropharynx and nasal passages, filters particulate matter, humidifies inspired air, and aids in the expectoration of secretions. These functions are reduced in patients with a tracheostomy.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

JANUARY 17, 2024

The European Task Force for Palliative Wound Care as part of European Association for Palliative Care wish to gain agreement on what should be included in a palliative wound care curriculum for clinicians. The final document will be made available to education bodies to help them design future curriculum in this area. We would like to ask you to contribute to this process so that the final document will be of value to educators, students, clinicians and ultimately for the care of patients requir

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Chicago Caregiving

JANUARY 17, 2024

What did our readers want to read about in 2023? It was a mixed bag! Our top 10 stories range from powerful supplements to cultural care, aging’s anxieties to head injuries. People had a lot of questions about aging and caregiving — and we were here for them. Thank you to all of the caregivers, aging experts, and more who shared their stories with us this year, offering connection and insight during a time of life that can feel especially overwhelming and disconnected.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 17, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health has recently hired Jennifer Bash as its new vice president of sales for the home health business line. As a distinguished leader, Bash will design and manage the optimization of sales operations to increase market share and drive innovation. “We are excited to announce that Jennifer will be leading the sales team with a new forward-thinking strategy that strengthens our approach and empowers our sales professionals to excel, as well as contribute to the overall

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Accessible Home Health Care

JANUARY 17, 2024

In many cultures, the elder members of a family or group are revered beyond measure. This is due to their value as keepers of the traditions and stories. Seniors can pass along their lifetime of experience and knowledge to the next generation through storytelling and related activities. Traditions, histories, and culture are a big part of defining who we are, and our older family members are some of the only ones with complete knowledge of such things.

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Palliverse

JANUARY 17, 2024

Photo by Braydon Anderson on Unsplash We had been expecting him but no one had told us that he had arrived. We needed to break some bad news to him. We had been told that he was easily upset. How would we do this? Better just to tell him what we needed to. There was no way of hiding this information from him, and we would not even try. Open disclosure was the way to go, tell him exactly what had happened in as calm a way as possible.

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