Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

More providers are investing in virtual reality (VR) programs as a growing body of research shows that it can ease pain symptoms and improve outcomes for palliative care patients. Virtual reality technology can reduce the use of high-cost pain therapy services and medications, according to Dr. Joseph Shega, executive vice president and chief medical officer of VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE).

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. It’s massive with over 600 pages detailing everything from the history of nursing home care in the United States to the latest issues that nursing homes have had to face with COVID-19.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eden Health recently announced plans to acquire Washington state-based Community Home Health & Hospice’s (CHHH) inpatient programs. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. Eden Health will take over Community’s inpatient services effective May 1, 2023. The deal expands Eden Health’s home health and hospice footprint in Washington, one of eight states in its service region.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) launched the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, 6th Edition, which features more focused presentation-based teaching to better prepare emergency department nurses for the unique care that children require.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

For Chapters Health System President and CEO Andrew Molosky, the hospice model can lay a foundation for care delivery throughout the continuum with its emphasis on quality of life and person-centered interdisciplinary services. The Florida-based nonprofit is applying this approach to a wider range of services across a growing footprint. The organization has secured three affiliations during the past 13 months, including Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care and Hope Healthcare in its home s

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Elder Care Matters

JANUARY 20, 2023

In Texas, to create a proper estate plan, you must have the necessary mental capacity to execute a legal document. In general terms, mental capacity is shorthand for a person’s ability to reason, understand and make judgments for themselves. Mental capacity is a legal concept that refers to whether or not someone has sufficient understanding of… The post UNDERSTANDING CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTATE PLANNING IN TEXAS appeared first on Elder Care Directory - ElderCareMatters.com.

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Solace

JANUARY 20, 2023

“There’s something really healing about using your hands,” Lauren Altman says about the art that helped her grieve her mother. “There really were no words,” she told Solace Cremation, remembering back to when her mom passed away 10 years ago from cancer. “It took me a long time to unpack my grief,” she says. But Altman says she had been an artist “before she could walk and talk,” and so she began using her art as a vehicle for healing, “making meaning of her experience with grief and loss.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

OSHA is currently considering a possible “Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance” rule. If passed, the Rule would apply to employers whose employees face an increased risk of workplace violence from their patients, clients, residents and/or facility visitors. Such employees include those who work in hospitals, ambulatory medical care or substance abuse treatment centers, freestanding emergency centers, residential care facilities, home healthcare, EMS and/or social

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Solace

JANUARY 20, 2023

UK illustrator and animator, Gary Andrews , began drawing a doodle each day after his 55th birthday in 2016, wanting to feel the “scratch of pen on paper” again, since most of his paid work was done on a computer using a stylus. When his 41-year-old wife Joy died unexpectedly less than two years later, he kept drawing and sharing, gaining a large following of people on social media who could relate to his experience of grief.

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Seasons Hospice

JANUARY 20, 2023

In this podcast Dr. Willets is interviewed by Dr. Todd Fisher, the Executive Director/Treasurer of Oklahoma Baptists and Andy Taylor, the northeastern state representative for Oklahoma Baptist. The topic is on what pastors need to know about grief and how they can effectively minister to people who are grieving. While the podcast is directed toward pastors, the information is excellent for anyone who wishes to know more about what a grieving person is experiencing and how best to help them.

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Solace

JANUARY 20, 2023

For most of us, the only experience we’ve had with a medical examiner is what we’ve seen on TV or in movies. But just what is that job and how is it different from a coroner? The medical examiner is necessary when the cause of death needs to be determined because it was “ sudden, unexpected, violent or suspicious.” While most families will not encounter a medical examiner, in a small number of cases, a medical examiner or coroner will investigate the death of a loved one before they can be moved

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Nurse Nacole

JANUARY 20, 2023

Category: Infectious Diseases Azithromycin (Zithromax) and erythromycin (E-Mycin), macrolide antibiotics; doxycycline (Vibramycin), a tetracycline antibiotic; and ofloxacin (Floxin), a fluoroquinolone, are drugs of choice for chlamydial infections.

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