CareAcademy Blog

APRIL 8, 2025

Your ability to attract and retain top nursing professionals directly shapes patients' quality of care. That means agency competition for top talent will increase, and agencies need to fine-tune their nursing recruitment strategies. Nursing recruitment tools and job boards can help agencies connect with top talent.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Established in 1992, the MPFS is a comprehensive payment system that accounts for the costs of delivering care in various settings, including skilled nursing facilities, physician offices and outpatient clinics. At first glance, it might not appear so important to us, but rest assured, it is. Have a column idea?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 11, 2023

This would bring the hospice rules in line with those used in long term care. GAO determined that under current rules abuse reports from hospices may be less complete or timely than those from nursing homes and hospitals. Most of these acts are committed by others in an older adult’s household, according to GAO.

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Recent surveillance information from East Asia and the United States have recognized an increase in a respiratory virus that may not be familiar to many, human metapneumovirus (hMPV or HMPV). The virus is highly contagious, especially in settings like daycare centers and long-term care facilities.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 10, 2025

Planning for a financially secure retirement is essential for all nurses, but minority nurses face unique challenges that require special attention. Addressing these issues early and taking specific steps can help break systemic barriers and pave the way for future generations of minority nurses to retire with dignity and stability.

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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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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2023

Rebecca Christensen: Before specializing in hospice care, I spent a considerable amount of time in long-term care. That experience helped shape my ability to take a holistic approach to caring for hospice patients, and I still draw on it today. This experience further ignited my passion for hospice care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The United States is seeing this growing aging population that has high-care needs. The biggest need is how we appropriately transition people’s care outside of the hospital setting. This allows for appropriate transition to end-of-life care when that makes sense for families. Our resources are limited.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In today’s post-acute care landscape, quality of care and compliance are no longer separate priorities; they are interconnected drivers of success. By embedding quality practices into compliance frameworks, nursing facilities can promote safer, more effective care while meeting regulatory requirements. Have a column idea?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

She was most recently its corporate compliance officer, previously serving as both an admission and a triage nurse, long-term care manager, quality improvement specialist and senior director of quality, among other roles. Ervin joined Avow Hospice in 2003, working in various clinical and non-clinical roles.

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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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Caregiver Support Services

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

If you’ve acted as a caregiver to a loved one and have decided to move them to a care home or nursing home, you’ve already made a difficult decision. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to worry about neglect or abuse in nursing homes. Your loved one might mention that they aren’t receiving the care that they need.

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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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Daily Nurse

MAY 1, 2025

The nursing profession demands resilience, compassion, and long hours. For many nurses, the emotional and physical toll of the job is compounded by administrative stresslate paychecks, confusing benefits portals, or disorganized shift scheduling. These burdens might seem minor in isolation, but they add up fast. Clocking in.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 22, 2025

Common conditions treated with palliative care include: Cancer Heart disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Kidney failure Alzheimers disease or other dementias Parkinsons disease A multidisciplinary team typically delivers palliative care, including doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and therapists.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 14, 2022

Twelve-hour shifts have been a mainstay of nursing schedules since they began as a staffing strategy in the 1970s, but debate continues about their effect on nurses’ health and ability to safely care for patients. The post The 12-Hour Nursing Shift: Preferred by Staff, but Good for Patients? The latest findings. .

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Caregiver Support Services

JANUARY 2, 2025

Fareham has various services that offer support in these areas, from advising on elder care funding to helping with legal matters such as power of attorney or will writing. Having access to professional advice is essential in ensuring that seniors and their families make informed decisions about long-term care options and financial stability.

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Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Nurse Educators play a crucial role in shaping the future of Nursing by preparing the next generation of Nurses to meet evolving healthcare needs. Their responsibilities extend beyond traditional patient care to education, mentoring, and influencing the development of Nursing professionals.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Technology continues to advance in health care, and this advancement means an ongoing demand for nurse informaticists. Through healthcare technology, nurse informaticists enhance patient outcomes, reduce clinical errors, and provide efficient results in clinical procedures for patients and nursing staff.

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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. I have also been thinking: How can this approach be used in skilled nursing facilities? Contextual adaptability: Participants respond to the immediate context and cues from others.

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Nurse.com

JULY 29, 2022

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are revolutionizing healthcare delivery in America. territories now give patients full and direct access to the high-quality care NPs deliver. Each year, 355,000 licensed NPs see patients for primary, acute, specialty, and long-term care across every healthcare setting. April Kapu, DNP.

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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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Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. To find out what this means and what NPs can do about it, Daily Nurse interviewed Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Nurses Service Organization (NSO).

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It’s personalized, and it refers to coordinated care that ultimately empowers the patient,” Lopez-Devine says. “It It empowers them by informing them and keeping them involved in the care. It’s also recognizes that each patient has individual preferences on how they want to be cared for.”

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Anne Dabrow Woods has incredible insight into nursing as a practicing critical care nurse practitioner and nursing educator with over 39 years of experience and counting. How long have you been in nursing, and what are some of your roles during that time? I know what nurses need in practice.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

OCTOBER 24, 2024

During a recent visit to a skilled nursing facility, a nurse made an insightful comment that stuck with me: “You can’t unscramble eggs.” Gather data: Collect relevant information, such as meeting notes, reports, observations and staff feedback. Finally, RCA has far-reaching applications in skilled nursing facilities.

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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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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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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. The need for geriatric nurses can be explained simply by looking at data highlighting an aging United States. Geriatric nurses are critical to our healthcare workforce.”. As the U.S. As the growth of the U.S. Attention for geriatrics.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Patrick Leary, VP, Client Services, Enclara Pharmacia, to learn about the top factors that impact the nurse experience in hospice care. What factors do you think matter most to that nurse experience? Delivering an optimal nurse experience starts with patient care.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JULY 21, 2022

Post-acute care (PAC) represents an important component of the healthcare delivery system in the United States, with the Medicare fee-for-service program spending more than $57 billion on these services in 2019 (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), 2021a). Patient Pathways in Acute Care and PAC. Figure 4-1.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

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. The virtual care opportunities, including wearable technology, are particularly intriguing.

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Caregiver Support Services

MARCH 27, 2025

However, newer models can discover more nuanced information, like blood glucose levels or inflammatory markers, almost non-invasively. Care agencies can use these to better assess client requirements and make referrals to allied healthcare professionals. For example, many companies are now using e-timesheets and EHRs.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

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. The mood in the nation’s home health community is a worry that we could be in for another rough time.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On July 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that updates Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Let’s look. FY 2023 Updates to the SNF Payment Rates.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Randomized trials of ACE units date back to 1996 when Seth Landefeld and colleagues published a study in NEJM showing that they improve basic activities of daily living at discharge and can reduce the frequency of discharge to long-term care institutions. But if ACE units are so great, why do so few hospitals have them?

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AlayaCare

JUNE 30, 2019

In addition to all of that, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on something near and dear to our hearts: the top ten moments in the evolution of the Canadian home care industry that have pushed us forward to where we are today: Ontario establishes home care as part of the formal health care system in 1970.

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