Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A dearth of coordination or integration between rehab teams and palliative care teams routinely forces some patients into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home in their last year of life. The post How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle appeared first on Hospice News.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

If you develop dementia, odds are you will spend the last months to years of your life in a nursing home or assisted living facility. This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia. Transcript.

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Caregiver Support Services

MARCH 7, 2024

The likelihood of needing long-term care increases as you age, and the expenses that come with long-term care also increase. These costs are normal, but the high price point can still catch many off guard, which is why it’s important to prepare for long-term care expenses sooner rather than later.

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The World According to Dr. El

DECEMBER 21, 2021

With staffing shortages, reduced occupancy, the ongoing pandemic and other challenges, it’s a worrisome time for long-term care. Become part of a continuum of care – Even before the pandemic, no one wanted to come into a nursing home (unless they had no home of their own).

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Elder Care Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

The prospect of a spouse needing nursing home care is one of the biggest financial worries for couples. With some facilities on Long Island now charging more than $600 a day, even with long-term care insurance policy benefits, the monthly out-of-pocket cost of a room in a nursing home can easily exceed $6,000.

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Caregiver Support Services

DECEMBER 16, 2022

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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Minority Nurse

MARCH 10, 2025

Positions such as nurse anesthetist , neonatal nurse practitioner, and psychiatric nurse practitioner offer significantly higher salaries, which can increase retirement contributions and potentially lead to early retirement. The key is planning early and making informed decisions throughout your career.

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The World According to Dr. El

MAY 17, 2022

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.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Many long-term care residents live in Missouri nursing homes for years. In certain cases, nursing homes may discharge or transfer a resident even if the resident does not consent to the discharge or transfer – this is known as an “involuntary discharge” or an “involuntary transfer.”

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? We have on that podcast about re-imagining long-term care.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 15, 2024

Real-life language use: The language used is informal, unplanned and often more varied, reflecting the person’s true communication abilities. Engaging in natural, unplanned conversations keeps the mind agile by encouraging residents to recall past experiences, process new information, and engage in creative thinking.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For a trial to have value, it should not exclude patients over age 80, or those with dementia, or patients residing in nursing homes. Additional links mentioned in the podcast: Recent JGIM article on POLST in California nursing homes, hospitalization, and nursing home care Karl’s GeriPal post on appropriate use of POLST Enjoy!

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The World According to Dr. El

MARCH 22, 2022

We spoke about the experiences that inform my thinking about long-term care, and we addressed topics such as the disconnect between mental and physical health, the moral injury and staff burnout exacerbated by the pandemic, and ways of better supporting staff, families and facilities in their efforts to provide quality care.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. But the cancer specific databases just don’t have this information. It’s opening this stock box of, all of a sudden, now what do I do with this information? Katie: Yeah.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

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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Caregiver Support Services

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Workshops, webinars, and literature about caregiving techniques, stress management, and disease-specific care would instill confidence and competence. Caregivers who are well-informed can be in a better position to advocate on behalf of their loved ones and navigate through the often-complicated healthcare system.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has contracted with Acumen LLC and Abt Associates to develop quality and cost measures for use in the IRF, LTCH, SNF, and HH QRPs and the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI). The PAC QRP Support team will conduct further analysis to inform this decision.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 28, 2022

. • September 2021 – CMS continued to modernize the Care Compare sites to increase transparency and ensure that all individuals that CMS serves, as well as their families and caregivers, have the information to make informed care decisions. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

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.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Her work is informed not only by her career of more than 20 years as a hospice professional but also by her experience as a caregiver for her husband. So I had that to inform my caregiving. They’re tele-novellas; they use dramatic stories to inform people. I had been doing research in this area even before I became a caregiver.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

There have been nursing homes that have been sued for patient chokes on some food is DNR DNI, and nobody goes to help the patient perform a simple Heimlich because they’re DNR DN I. Louise 15:47 Well, I think even in that example of choking in a nursing home, you don’t actually require cardioversion or a breathing tube.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

And then when you look long-term care facilities, more between that like 35 to 50%, and then much higher estimates in hospitalized older adults. So, we use that information to formulate a treatment plan. One, we term compensatory strategies, and the other are rehabilitative. Eric: Oh yeah. Eric: Great.

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The World According to Dr. El

JANUARY 11, 2022

Attending to turnover has the potential to improve quality, reduce certain expenditures, and rehabilitate the public’s image of nursing homes. I’d also suggest attending to the emotional tenor of the nursing home. I’ve provided these services informally and gratis throughout my career.

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The World According to Dr. El

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

With worker shortages at critical levels, long-term care leaders are undoubtedly looking for creative solutions to their staffing woes. A nursing home with an on-site children’s day care program, or with a reduced fee voucher for a nearby day care service, would enhance the attractiveness of the job.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Ideally, there’ll be a place in the chart that actually captures the name of that person and their contact information. I have done a lot of work on POLST and nursing homes and I’ve seen POLST forms. So for seven years, that person had been treated in accordance with that plan of care. Sean: I did, I did.

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The World According to Dr. El

APRIL 5, 2022

As I reviewed the many recent long-term care happenings and articles to select a topic for this week’s blog, my mind kept returning to the fascinating column by researchers Lindsey Creapeau and Jennifer Johs-Artisensi, “ Nursing assistants’ perspective holds the key to solving your staffing woes.” .

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Seasons Hospice

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Develop a Long-Term Care Plan Creating a long-term care plan involves anticipating future needs and making arrangements for additional support or changes in the caregiving environment. Developing a plan can help you make informed decisions and reduce stress during times of transition.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2023

They may choose to work in a children’s hospital, for example, or primarily with older populations in nursing homes. Nurses in this specialty can work in their choice of settings including medical offices, infusion centers, patient homes, hospitals, and mobile centers.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

Marie Wilson, RN Communicating with professionals in various healthcare roles — such as personal care assistants, patient care technicians, and certified nursing assistants — was a necessity to ensure the latest information was available to anyone caring for patients.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

DECEMBER 9, 2021

First: Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Refinement of Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Nursing Facility (NF), and Home Health (HH) Function Measures. The contract number is 75FCMC18D0015, Task Order 75FCMC19F0003.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 28, 2022

L ooking for the latest news in home care? The only place where industry experts reveal their secrets to help fellow agency owners like you make more informed, data-driven business decisions. You’ve come to the right place.

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the home now have COVID-19. The other physicians who previously saw patients in the nursing home are no longer coming to your facility because you have COVID positive patients. Summary Transcript Summary.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 13, 2023

I, one of the ways I like to kind of talk about this and, and, and my passion is to kind of tell a story of when I was a kid actually growing up, you mentioned that I grew up, my dad was running nursing homes as a kid. And so I would spend so much time at these different nursing homes. We’re not here to push this.

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AJN Off the Charts

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Jasmine Travers The pandemic shone a troubling spotlight on the unnecessary suffering resulting from substandard conditions in nursing homes. On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 14, 2022

In direct response to the significant challenges experienced by long term care (LTC) facilities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its commitment to improving safety and quality of care. CMS’ data indicates a wide variability in staffing levels across SNFs.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

And so- Eric: A lot of care was just a tiny, tiny baby by that back then. I’ve been on a quest to build those services and support so that people can make true, informed decisions for themselves and their families. Acute care is called acute care for a reason. Take some time to get trust, to get real information.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Furthermore, culture, cultural awareness and cultural competence are collectively listed a total of 125 times in the 861 pages of the updated State Operations Manual Appendix PP -Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities, (Rev. They provide demographic race/ethnicity specific health trend information.

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