Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. While COVID is a tragic event in our lives and the suffering is unmeasurable, it pushed us to get creative. Kids bring so much light and curiosity to this world.

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Caregiver Support Services

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A birthday party that caters to their comfort and preferences will make the event memorable and enjoyable. If you have moved back home to care for your elder parent, you may find party planning to be a welcome distraction and a loving tribute to their role in your life. Encourage guests to keep gifts simple or symbolic.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Ab: I learn from them, and I tell sometimes the family members that the person with dementia, your loved one, is fine and you are replaying the event that happened a week ago and you’ve replayed that event 100 times and that’s causing a distress. Alex: Could we touch on nursing homes too? How do we move on?

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Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2022

The attorney will most likely discuss the federal Nursing Home Reform Act with the RN. This act requires that nursing homes provide quality care, protect residents from all forms of abuse and neglect, and spell out residents’ rights. Any nursing home receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds must comply with these standards.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

Accord has staged other performances at nursing homes and senior living facilities, and in school buildings and other community spaces that have enough room for the actors and audience. The first staging took place at a Rotary Club meeting to which the whole community was invited. It brought in “a good-size crowd,” according to Turner.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

So in some ways, it was an iatrogenic event. There was also a second event in that the pressures chosen weren’t the ideal ones. I mean, obviously nobody fed her the pill with the intention of choking her, but it wasn’t like suddenly she had another event out of the blue because she had a bad heart. Bill 16:01 To.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Nurses always seem to show up where and when they’re needed. Of course, they staff emergency rooms, ICUs, home health care agencies, community health clinics, and nursing homes worldwide, but they show up elsewhere, too.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 15, 2024

Drop-in visits are impactful because they happen organically, without the structure or pressure of planned events. In closing, recreating the spirit of community via drop-in visits in nursing homes isn’t just about better communication; it’s about reigniting a sense of community and connection reminiscent of simpler times.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

JULY 14, 2024

The cost of home care rose 14% in one year. Nursing homes close abruptly while also becoming unaffordable at $7,908 per month. Our Fifth Annual Beginning Again Retreat, a virtual event, will happen on Saturday, October 26. These insights could apply to the struggles we face as we care for our family members.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

MAY 8, 2023

However, the idea of moving into an assisted living facility or nursing home even for a matter of weeks or months can be extremely difficult to accept. How can you help a person through this challenging life event? This is typically a short-term time of intensive therapy to promote healing and recovery.

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Nurse.com

MAY 13, 2022

The Nurses’ March drew nurses from California to Connecticut as they rallied together to mourn nurses who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nurses’ March Executive Director Marla Barthen said she organized the event “because I felt the losses, and I knew that all my nurses were feeling the losses.”.

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Community Home Health Care

APRIL 21, 2022

Here we offer a comprehensive outline of how hired caregivers can be of assistance, as well as the benefits patients enjoy while living at home: 1. Older adults who remain in their homes enjoy much more freedom and independence than those who live in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Increased Independence.

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Comfort Home Care

JANUARY 31, 2023

Organize volunteer events at local shelters or nursing homes. Social Activities Don’t forget those special social activities we all need from time to time. Invite friends over for dinner parties and game nights. Take your senior out for lunch at their favorite restaurant. Join a book club (or start one).

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The World According to Dr. El

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

I was tempted to listen to the STAT News event, “The exhaustion epidemic: Examining the COVID-19 burnout crisis in health care ,” while lying prone on the couch. Two physicians, one nurse and one psychiatrist/researcher discussed at length how the pandemic has worsened what was already a dysfunctional and understaffed healthcare system.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 4, 2024

In this guide, we’ll explore tips and strategies, suitable for both seasoned and new nurses, to enhance your hospice documentation process. The Struggle is Real: Many hospice nurses, even experienced ones , may feel overwhelmed with charting responsibilities.

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Caregiver Support Services

DECEMBER 16, 2022

You may also identify reports published by governing bodies and potential third parties (such as nursing home abuse lawyers ) if a facility has been investigated. Choosing the best care home with your elderly parents will not be easy. Final Thoughts.

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Strengthening and protecting the spine can help reduce falls, which often become a traumatic event for older adults. As the nation faces an increasingly older population , Bronner says the biggest challenges in the new millennium are nurses not prepared to work with older adults and a shortage of nursing staff in nursing homes and hospitals.

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AlayaCare

JULY 25, 2022

Families have turned away from nursing homes and other institutionalized settings at record rates over the last few years. Instead, they’re choosing home care for their loved ones. As a result, home care organizations are not only caring for more clients – but more clients with acute and complex needs.

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Chicago Caregiving

MARCH 13, 2024

Herman also suggests letting management know the person’s needs, such as not offering them alcohol at social events, or helping them get to their meetings weekly. That way, expectations and needs can be discussed at the outset, and you’ll be able to see if the facility offers the care necessary, such as therapists or counselors.

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AlayaCare

JULY 18, 2022

Families have turned away from nursing homes and other institutionalized settings at record rates over the last few years. Instead, they’re choosing home care for their loved ones. As a result, home care organizations are not only caring for more clients – but more clients with acute and complex needs.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 1, 2020

For aging home care clients, isolation is a particularly significant issue that can threaten their entire well-being. Take, for instance, one study that found just five minutes a week of video conferencing with family alleviated depressive symptoms and loneliness for nursing home residents over a three-month period.

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Always Best Care Senior Services

AUGUST 31, 2022

Allowing your aging parent to continue living in their own home for as long as possible helps them to maintain routines in a familiar environment. Moving them to assisted living or a nursing home may create more confusion and frustration for them, especially if they do not require that level of care. Services are Flexible.

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Chicago Caregiving

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

RB : After I worked as a nursing assistant in two nursing homes, I went to grad school. Earlier this year, my father was asked to retire from his volunteer job at a nursing home. He lost his ability to drive and had difficulty maintaining his home, but he refused to accept help.

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Hospice 101

APRIL 20, 2020

If you don’t have the time or talent to coordinate this, be sure to show up to the event to show your appreciation for the Hospice Volunteers. Or, simply send one card to the Volunteer Coordinator to share with the entire Hospice Volunteer Team. Help coordinate a brunch or luncheon for the Volunteers!

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

MARCH 29, 2022

Warren Physicians display heroism and courage every day in hospitals, nursing homes and clinics. By: Laura Mantine, MD “Wear the white coat with dignity and pride, it is an honor and privilege to get to serve the public as a physician.”

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Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

Perhaps one of the most impacted was nursing homes and long-term care facilities. It is in our patient homes, nursing homes, some acute rehab centers, hospices. The impact of global warming in the years ahead is another concern for nurses and infection control. “It

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Chicago Caregiving

JANUARY 3, 2024

Jessica: There is a stigma on nursing homes as a result of the pandemic. Nursing homes are now thought of as a place not to thrive but to slowly disappear and be forgotten. I hope people will choose to support policies that will ensure we are more prepared for catastrophic health events in the future.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

MARCH 29, 2022

Warren National Doctors’ Day Physicians display heroism and courage every day in hospitals, nursing homes and clinics. National Doctors’ Day, The post National Doctors’ Day: Physicians & COVID appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. You walk through that door and you feel like you’ve come into more of a nursing home. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Michele. Michele: Yep. No, Michele: No.

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Community Home Health Care

AUGUST 1, 2022

If the older adult is moving into a nursing home, assisted living facility, or another supportive housing setting, consult with staff about how to minimize the likelihood that they will experience Relocation Stress Syndrome. It is likely that downsizing and relocating will be an emotionally challenging experience for the older adult.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 28, 2022

Step #2: Choose the right recruitment sources by learning how to navigate online job boards and social media, host virtual hiring events and in-person job fairs, work with a recruiter, and create a caregiver referral program. . Hold virtual hiring events . Network at career fairs . Incentivize employees with referral programs .

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

ePrognosis started out as just a list of different prognostic indices, so things to predict mortality in hospitalized adults, things to predict mortality in community dwelling adults, things to predict mortality in nursing home residents. And we’ve been slowly building that out. That’s been reported previously.

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GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Joel: And by the way, I should mention that some of the work that’s been done in the past on patients with dementia in the hospital, it’s been based on Emily Finlayson’s work looking at surgery, but really looking only at nursing home patients. You’re not going to end up going back home after the surgery.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And so I became more interested in what are the outcomes of patients with cancer when they do go to a nursing facility? Why do we not have more palliative care access in nursing homes? It’s these activities that you’re talking about, these goals, these trips, these events, these meaningful activities.

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The Chaplain's Report

MAY 25, 2020

Even if we aren’t dealing directly with patients with the coronavirus or their families, the rapidly changing and always dramatic day-to-day events in our country and around the world are more than enough for anyone to handle. Many of us working in healthcare have been strained to say the least.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Patients will have difficulty remembering current events as well as their own personal past history. Patients may forget even their closest loved one’s names, memories shared in a lifetime, current and past events, and even where they are. The signs are more obvious as they can interfere with work, socialization, and daily function.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. Equally as important, is if you wind up in an ED or being hospitalized or wind up in rehab, eventually you’re going to be discharged back home. Acute care is called acute care for a reason.

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