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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

We talk with them about the epidemiology, assessment, and management of dysphagia, including the role of modifying the consistency of food and liquids, feeding tubes, and the role of dysphagia rehabilitation like tongue and cough strengthening. So, we use that information to formulate a treatment plan. laughter] Raele: Oh, no.

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Pleasantly confused: Finding the balance in dementia care

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Speech therapists also help manage swallowing or feeding issues to prevent complications like aspiration. Its also essential to revisit the conversation as the disease progresses, adjusting the level of information provided based on the persons cognitive and emotional state.

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5 Nursing Recruitment Strategies for 2025

CareAcademy Blog

Accurate candidate data : Enriches profiles with verified public data, including detailed licensing information, backgrounds, and experience. Direct outreach : Provides the most up-to-date contact information for every nursing candidate and allows you to create and send custom messages straight from the platform.

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Wound Debridement: And Other Recommended Reading from AJN’s December Issue

AJN Off the Charts

This month’s CE, “Evidence-Informed Nursing Clinical Practices for Wound Debridement,” provides nurses with a wound management framework, an overview of wound debridement options based on the potential for wound healing, and scope of practice considerations for developing a plan of care.

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Payers to CMMI: We Need a Standardized Definition for Palliative Care

Hospice News

This is somebody who can help with being the eyes and ears in the home — delivering activities of daily living, supporting people who are really unable to do basic things like bathing, dressing or feeding. How did the discussions that CTAC facilitated proceed? What were some of the biggest concerns and challenges that came to the forefront?

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AlayaCare integrates with Home Care Pulse to improve operational efficiencies through evidence-based quality metrics

AlayaCare

With actionable data and feedback from clients and caregivers, home care agencies can make informed decisions and work smarter to improve satisfaction and increase quality of care,” said Erik Madsen, CEO of Home Care Pulse.

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HSPN Palliative Care: Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart

Hospice News

I would say the data sharing capabilities are also huge for us to have real-time information and dynamic risk stratification for patients to make decisions that normally you may not be able to make in such real-time without that information in front of you and on a dashboard. Anthony, I think this would probably be a good time.