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‘NEXT STEPs’ Program Focuses on Enhancing Nursing Homes Services, Including Palliative Care

Hospice News

This is particularly true for people living in the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes. The grant, spread out over a five-year period, will be put toward the team’s creation of a national network structure that seeks to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials. As the U.S. Dr. Kathleen T.

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Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care: Understanding the Key Differences

Seasons Hospice

Hospice care is usually provided in the patients home, but it can also be delivered in hospice centers, hospitals, or long-term care facilities. Key Differences Between Palliative Care and Hospice Care 1. Family Support: Both care types involve and support family members throughout the care process.

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How to Select the Best Long-term Care Facility for Your Elder Parent

Caregiver Support Services

Making the decision that it’s time for your elderly parent to move into a long-term care facility is never easy, yet in some instances it is essential if your parent needs care you might not be able to offer. Selecting the right long-term care facility will impact your parent’s experience.

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Preparing for a Secure Retirement as a Minority Nurse

Minority Nurse

Plan for healthcare costs : Consider opening a Health Savings Account (HSA), which allows tax-free savings for medical expenses in retirement. Actively overcoming systemic barriers and implementing these retirement strategies can improve your long-term financial security and achieve a stable retirement.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

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He wrote a book titled “ Psychiatric consultation in long term care ” that has a strengths based approach to staging dementia (how cool is that). Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. Eric: We’ve talked about transforming care in the community. We have to.

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Brushing away the risk: The crucial role of daily toothbrushing in preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

A phenomenon that skilled nursing teams have long appreciated was recently highlighted in a recent article published in JAMA Internal Medicine , researchers Ehrenzeller and Klompas shed light on a critical yet often overlooked aspect of healthcare — oral hygiene and daily toothbrushing.

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Parting thoughts, and a pricey problem

The World According to Dr. El

Over the years, I’ve used the column to explain what psychologists do in long-term care and what they could do if given the chance. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from sitting by the bedsides of elders in the nursing home, it’s that life goes faster than we think it will, and I have other mountains to climb.