HospiceDiary

APRIL 1, 2021

Seventeen years ago today, myself, my youngest sister, only brother, and our spouses buried my mother. Two days ago, I revisited the moments of my mother’s death as my brother lay dying.

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Pallimed

MARCH 31, 2021

by Drew Rosielle ( @drosielle ) This is Part 2/2 of a couple posts about advance care planning (ACP). The last post outlined why there are really good reasons to believe that ACP (completion of health care directives and the healthcare conversations that occur around healthcare directive (HCD) completion, implemented on a broad scale) does not lead to any better, patient-centered outcomes, particularly when evaluated as a health intervention to be applied across a population (which is how ACP is

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Bayshore Care Home

MARCH 29, 2021

The impacts of the COVID-19 will be felt in sweeping strokes throughout our communities. Holiday gatherings will be restored between family and friends. Mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence. The post Five big things the COVID-19 vaccine will do first appeared on Bayshore Home Care.

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

MARCH 31, 2021

Hospice Audit Series Audits are a fact of life for hospices—it’s not a matter of “if” a hospice will be audited, but “when.” The alphabet soup of audits has expanded, from UPICs to SMRCs, CPIs, TPEs and more. With the hospice carve-in to Medicare Advantage, MAO audits will join the list. The recent pause in audits as a result of the COVID pandemic hints at increased activity as the pandemic wanes.

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Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

MARCH 30, 2021

This episode features Professor María Arantzamendi (Institute for Culture and Society-ATLANTES, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain). In the context of patients with incurable disease palliative sedation is used for refractory symptom control. A minority of articles measure the effect of palliative sedation and current assessment of parameters of such effect is limited.

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Pallimed

MARCH 29, 2021

by Drew Rosielle ( @drosielle ) Several years ago I was giving a talk in front of a mostly palliative care audience and asked, " How often do you find yourself, in the care of your patients, saying to yourself something like 'Thank the stars this patient has a healthcare directive (HCD)'?" The overwhelming answer was a bunch of shrugs and people agreeing occasionally (but not routinely) HCDs are helpful.

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Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

Vision changes are a normal part of growing older. Some vision changes are easily tackled with small interventions, like eye drops for mildly dry eyes or an increased glasses prescription for eyes that are a bit strained while reading. But there are other, more serious eye changes that can signify eye disease, and seniors and their loved ones should be mindful of any new eye symptoms they experience.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

MARCH 30, 2021

This episode features Dr Geraldine Foley (Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland). Gerladine provides a summary of her letter, where she discusses how researchers have an opportunity to identify and learn from the benefits and/or challenges of conducting video-based online interviews with patients and caregivers in palliative care research.

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Diversity Nursing

MARCH 29, 2021

Age discrimination involves treating an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her age, defined by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) forbids age discrimination against people who are age 40 or older. Ageism in the Workplace. According to a 2018 AARP survey , about 3 in 5 older workers have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace.

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