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Navigating Care: Choosing the Right Home Care Agency for Your Loved One

Community Home Health Care

Many seniors will be worried about having to leave their familiar surroundings and move into a nursing home, and may also be wary of letting a stranger into their home. So your job of finding the right professional care is not an easy one. Are there specific medical conditions that need attention?

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Home care industry contending with Delta variant crisis

AlayaCare

The mood in the nation’s home health community is a worry that we could be in for another rough time. Alarm bells are now sounding in long-term care facilities and nursing homes, where clients may be vaccinated ( U.S. data shows 81 percent of nursing home residents are fully vaccinated) but staff may not be.

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Home care industry contending with Delta variant crisis

AlayaCare

The mood in the nation’s home health community is a worry that we could be in for another rough time. Alarm bells are now sounding in long-term care facilities and nursing homes, where clients may be vaccinated ( U.S. data shows 81 percent of nursing home residents are fully vaccinated) but staff may not be.

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Supporting patient, caregiver and family engagement with technology

AlayaCare

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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Supporting patient, caregiver and family engagement with technology

AlayaCare

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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When Facing Language Barriers, Having the Same Home Care Nurse Improves Outcomes

Daily Nurse

Language gaps between patients and healthcare providers contribute to disparities in health outcomes and may be particularly challenging in home healthcare. Home care agencies frequently rely on telephone interpretation services since many of their clients need the level of internet access required for video interpretation.

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5 tips to improve and better utilize your home care plans [Free tip sheet]

AlayaCare

Based on this discussion, we’ve developed a free tip sheet to help your home care organizations and healthcare providers work through improving your care plans. Let’s dive into how to make and improve a health care plan and how it can improve your home care agency, nursing home, or business.

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