Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Patients suffering from long COVID stand to benefit if health care providers integrate palliative care principles into their approach to treating the disease. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) defines “long COVID” as situations in which patients have symptoms that last beyond four weeks of their initial infection. As of now, insufficient time has passed to determine a typical duration of this condition.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

For many home care providers there is no lack of clients or business coming their way. The real challenge is how to recruit and retain high-quality staff to meet the demand. Many HR and Operations Managers look to bring on more staff, which is part of the answer, but we believe increasing utilization of your existing staff is the first area to explore.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. Today we have the honor of interviewing Susan Block, MD, one of the pioneering leaders in the fields of palliative care, particularly psychosocial aspects of palliative care. Susan led the Project on Death in America’s Faculty Scholars program , used her dual training in internal medicine and psychiatry to shine a light on psychosocial aspects of palliative care, and founded the Department of Psychosocial Care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women

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Life & Death Matters

AUGUST 12, 2022

Written by Michelle O’Rourke I look forward to summer for many months, and yet, it seems to fly by so quickly, and I lose my focus on reflecting and building self-awareness! We try to be more laid back and outdoors more often, and hopefully, our schedules are a little less frantic. Ideally, we create time […]. The post Creative Ways to Make Space for Reflecting and Recharging During Vacations appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Members of LGBTQ+ communities are foregoing advance care planning conversations due to fears of discrimination, recent research has found. A little more than 57% of roughly 200 sexual and gender minority adults indicated in a survey that a fear of disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity was a barricade to advance care planning, according to research in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cybersecurity is a critical challenge facing the healthcare industry globally. Along with phishing, ransomware ranks as a top threat to EHR security. A 2021 report by HIMSS uncovered that ransomware was the second-most common vector of cybersecurity incidents in the healthcare industry, comprising 17% of all breaches. IT privacy and security breaches are costly.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

AUGUST 7, 2022

This week’s blog is written Ellen Edwards (@EllenCEdwards), Senior Practice Educator – Clinical Support Desk, Welsh Ambulance Service. As with many nursing development journeys it all started with an email. Having always been enthusiastic about learning and personal development, when the email arrived in my inbox, I was quite intrigued. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE DIGITAL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2022

AccentCare has leveraged telehealth services as a means of reducing the length of hospital stays for patients who are recieving fragmented care. Virtual care became a necessity after the pandemic struck, and most hospice providers were quick to invest in and build out their telehealth programs. What began as a stopgap measure soon became an integral component of health care throughout the continuum. .

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cybersecurity is a critical challenge facing the healthcare industry globally. Along with phishing, ransomware ranks as a top threat to EHR security. A 2021 report by HIMSS uncovered that ransomware was the second-most common vector of cybersecurity incidents in the healthcare industry, comprising 17% of all breaches. IT privacy and security breaches are costly.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 8, 2022

You can take two paths in nursing: attend hospitals and clinics as an in-person nurse or transition into a remote nursing position working remotely through telemedicine. You may have recently made the plunge into a remote position — or maybe you’re thinking about it. Good for you! You’re about to experience new opportunities and adventures […].

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Palliverse

AUGUST 11, 2022

At the start of the Jail and Bail fundraising event finale our guest speaker Marketing Guru Mike Hutcheson shared entertaining stories from his life and career which inspired us all to think differently. Copies of his latest book were auctioned off within minutes. They can be purchased on his website. I started my thank you speech with one word. Why?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Some hospice providers are walking a tightrope as they decide how to invest in recruitment and retention. Hospices have been pouring financial resources into efforts to bolster their workforce and are seeking ways to balance the costs associated with recruitment that differ from retention expenses. However, the process of calculating and comparing those costs can be more complex than it may sound.

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AlayaCare

AUGUST 7, 2022

For many home care providers, there is no lack of clients or business coming their way. The real challenge is how to recruit and retain high-quality staff to meet the demand. Many HR and Operations Managers look to bring on more staff, which is part of the answer, but we believe increasing the utilization of your existing staff is the first area to explore.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dealing with COVID has been difficult for everyone. However, patients who have cancer face a more complex battle. Gabriella Magarelli MSN, ACNP-BC, AOCNP, is the Director of Nursing, RCCA at Hackensack Meridian Health John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey and a Lymphoma Research Advanced Practice Nurse. Magarelli has been with the […].

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AUGUST 11, 2022

I started my journey as a family caregiver 32 years ago as I helped my mom care for my dad, who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in 1990. Mom went from loving spouse to caregiver as his condition worsened.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Massachusetts legislators recently allocated more than $8.7 million in the state’s 2023 fiscal year budget to support pediatric palliative care access. The funding is intended to support expanded palliative care services for seriously and terminally ill children amid rising demand. Massachusetts State Sen. Sal DiDomenico has been a primary advocate of pediatric palliative care in the state’s legislature.

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The Nurse Break

AUGUST 10, 2022

Code Brown – Dating Edition. More from Nursed at the Seams here. It’s not even 0900, I’m not done with my first coffee of the day and already I’m exhausted. Not from working a night shift, or any shift for that matter. I’m exhausted from trying to have a social life (hint, I mean dating life) as a nurse. I know I said my next blog would talk about our wonderful grad nurses that hit the floor during a pandemic, but I just need to get this off my chest first!!

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 12, 2022

Prior to finding out about Mercy Ships, Christel A. Echu, RN, admits that if you asked her if she wanted to volunteer for any organization and not get paid, she would have said, “No.” But when a friend who was an authority in the church she attended in Cameroon, Africa, she changed her mind. “I […].

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AUGUST 9, 2022

The Value of Video Gaming for Older Adults. I always thought the life cycle of a video gamer mirrored that of a Dark Age denizen: You’re done at 25. I’m 42, which makes me Egyptian pharaoh ancient. But when my 10-year-old stepson, who loves baseball and video games, agreed to play the latest Major League Baseball PlayStation game with me, I decided to get back into the gaming chair.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2022

As the hospice community takes its first steps into value-based reimbursement, stakeholders have an opportunity to re-examine elements of the Medicare Hospice Benefit that may be outdated, according to some providers. The hospice benefit became a formal part of Medicare in 1983. Initially, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) and its collaborators predominantly designed the program around the needs of cancer patients.

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Today's Caregiver

AUGUST 8, 2022

As you get older, a health care provider may recommend vaccinations, also known as shots or immunizations, to help prevent certain illnesses. Talk with a doctor or pharmacist about which of the following vaccines you need.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 10, 2022

Last Wednesday, Julie Lakomiak, a home health nurse from Plainfield, Illinois, donated her kidney to a “non-directed recipient.” This week, she’s our Nurse of the Week. Lakomiak doesn’t know who the recipient of her kidney will be. But as a nurse for almost 20 years, she wanted to help someone in need and make others […].

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The Nurse Break

AUGUST 6, 2022

More from In Pursuit of Excellence here. Other similar articles on self care and wellbeing here. ‘Education is important but camping is importanter’ – Strategies in self care. Since I’ve recently broken out my favourite annual leave meme (hence the first part of the title) and taken my camper trailer into the wild west of NSW, I thought it might be apt to talk about self-care and why, regardless of how much you may love what you do, regular self-care is so important.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 11, 2022

Proposed federal legislation could advance the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. The language appears in the 2023 appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and related agencies. Considered “report language,” the bereavement portion of the bill is a recommendation to federal agencies to pursue its stated objectives.

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Happy Healthy Caregiver

AUGUST 8, 2022

“Let me know how I can help.” As family caregivers, we hear this countless times and answer with a blank stare. There are lists of tasks we could give but we just can’t think of them on the spot or we make assumptions that this individual is too busy, lives to far away, or isn’t […]. The post How to Create Your Own Amazon Storefront or Public Wish List appeared first on Happy Healthy Caregiver.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2022

New research from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) underscores the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses and the benefits of creating and sustaining healthy work environments (HWEs) to support nurse staffing, retention and optimal patient care. Results from AACN’s fifth national survey of nurses are now published online ahead of the […].

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Responsive Home Care

AUGUST 10, 2022

It’s no surprise that many seniors, just like anyone else, prefer carbs to carrots, making it challenging to guarantee that their nutritional needs are being met. The CDC shares that just one in ten seniors are meeting the recommendation of at least three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit every day. Many researchers […]. The post Try These Creative Ways to Get More Fruits and Veggies Into a Senior’s Diet appeared first on Responsive Home Care.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Minnesota-based St. Croix Hospice continues to stretch its footprint across the Midwest with a de novo located in the southern region of its home state. Opening a new location in Albert Lea, Minn., will help improve access to more communities in the area, according to St. Croix CEO Heath Bartness. The hospice has provided services in and around these communities for some time.

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Today's Caregiver

AUGUST 8, 2022

For the past 17 years, Dani Waxman has worked with leading Israeli high-tech companies as a senior member of product teams defining strategy and in 2017 developed,

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2022

Article Contents: – Introduction. – Why Leaving the Care Industry is Like Moving Out of California. – 1. Protect Your Entire Staff from Burnout by Starting with Your Office Staff. – 2. Keep Your Care Staff Engaged Through a Recession. – 3. Prioritize What is Most Important to Your Employees. – 4. Invest in Solutions that Simplify the Experience for Care Staff and Clients. – Replace Temporary Fixes with Long-Term Solutions.

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