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Early Telepalliative Care Can Reduce Caregiver Burden, Improve Quality

Hospice News

Telepalliative models can in some ways help to improve communications between patients and clinicians, according to JAMA researcher Simone Rinaldi, palliative care nurse practitioner and director of nursing for MGHs division of palliative care and geriatric medicine.

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Study Finds Geriatric Physician & NP Workforce Kept Pace with Aging Population, But Significant Rural Disparities Persist

Daily Nurse

A new study published in JAMA Network Open finds that geriatric nurse practitioners (NPs) helped expand the geriatric workforce and kept the combined geriatric physician and NP workforce on pace with the growth of the older population. counties lack specialized geriatric healthcare professionals.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Launches New Dementia Program Amid ‘Urgent, Significant’ Need

Hospice News

Aliviado Health’s program is part of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) at New York University’s (NYU) Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Hospice of the Chesapeake also collaborated with Aliviado Health, an organization that provides dementia education and training resources to home health and hospice providers.

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Inside The Pennant Group’s Palliative Care Philosophy and Practice

Hospice News

We adopt the philosophy of combining palliative care and geriatrics and primary care together so that we can deliver what the patient needs and try to break down the silos that exist, Walker said. In this model, a clinician, often a nurse practitioner, is responsible for overseeing all the care a patient receives.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. On today’s podcast, we talk to Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen about hearing loss in geriatrics and palliative care. How to screen for hearing loss.

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Top Nursing Specialties for 2025

Diversity Nursing

The field of Nursing continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in technology, shifting healthcare needs, and a focus on specialized patient care. As we look toward 2025, certain Nursing specialties stand out for their growth potential, earning opportunities, and capacity to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.

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IN-PEACE Palliative Care-Dementia Program Reduced Hospital Care by 50%

Hospice News

Sachs is also chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine. That’s really a model that’s grown up over the last 20 years that still has been difficult to implement into practice. And so the CMS GUIDE model is actually providing a funding source.