Hospice News

MAY 4, 2023

Option Care Health laid out the combined company’s breadth of services in a graphic shared with investors: Data as a growth engine Moreover, both payers and referral sources are hungry for data. The results will improve the patient experience by lowering the total cost of care and delivering quality outcomes.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2023

While working in family medicine, hospitals and nursing homes, he started “moonlighting” in hospice, which ultimately took his career in a new direction. When I saw what hospice does in that team approach to care, I really drew that correlation between what my ancestors had done in starting the Mayo Clinic,” Mayo told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

Ultimately, it comes down to our commitment to providing incredible patient care, introducing new ways for family members and caregivers to receive support, and developing our partnerships to ensure we live up to our name.” ” St. Croix Hospice : Regional powerhouse with local roots Minnesota-based St. Croix Hospice St.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. I think if you prioritize patient care, everything else kind of falls into place. A lot of patients kind of get lost in that mix.

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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. The intention was to place it in the beds in nursing homes. This shouldn’t have happened. We can make this better.

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Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2022

The RN was also accused of not updating patient care plans, but she stated she had, in fact, done this and had taken screen shots of her updates. The attorney will most likely discuss the federal Nursing Home Reform Act with the RN. Any nursing home receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds must comply with these standards.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

Christopher Comfort, chief operating officer for Calvary Hospital in New York City, oversees the organization’s operating budget as well as all patient care. He is also an ambassador for the hospital’s CalvaryCare program, designed to educate the health care community and the public about palliative care and hospice.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Eric: Just for the aging population, what about long-term care? Eric: Who manages, once a day, methadone once they’re admitted to a nursing home? Katie: Well, I think you’re assuming that they’re accepting them to nursing homes, which is usually the first stop sign. Katie: Yep. Jessie: Yep.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Understanding and supporting the well-being of interdisciplinary team members represents a “key concern” when it comes to the ability to provide quality end-of-life and serious illness care, according to researchers in a 2022 study published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

We don’t want people dying in the hospital if their goal is to be at home. If you do good quality patient care, I believe the other naturally follows. Joan Tino’s Group a month ago published a great study looking at care or caregiver, primary caregiver survey data. I give my life to patient care.

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Diversity Nursing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The median Nurse response time was 24 seconds. While further study is needed, I do believe there is an opportunity for these socks to be used in inpatient hospital settings, Nursing homes and rehab facilities," said Tammy Moore, PhD, RN, senior study author and Associate Chief Nurse of Ohio State’s Neurological Institute.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. We’ve had to adjust to employees working from home and what that meant for hospice. It’s all in how to handle different situations.

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Diversity Nursing

MAY 1, 2023

Nurses who work gig shifts have the flexibility to choose when and where they work, and they can often earn a higher hourly rate than they would in a traditional full-time position. Healthcare facilities can use gig shifts to fill staffing gaps or to cover unexpected absences, ensuring that patient care is not compromised.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Top nurse work environments 1. Hospitals Nurses working in the hospital environment directly oversee and administer patient care plans. Typically, nurses spend time with and balance the care of several patients simultaneously.

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Chicago Caregiving

JULY 6, 2024

New Aging and Caregiving Laws Fact checked by Catherine Gianaro Nurse Staffing Standards New patient care standards in Medicare- and Medicaid-rated nursing homes will phase in over the next five years to give facilities time to ramp up staffing. The standards require facilities to provide a minimum of 3.48

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Nurses always seem to show up where and when they’re needed. Of course, they staff emergency rooms, ICUs, home health care agencies, community health clinics, and nursing homes worldwide, but they show up elsewhere, too.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

What inspired you to become a nurse? When my siblings and I were younger, on the weekends, she would take us to visit the residents at the nursing home where she worked. This fueled a lifelong passion for caring for others and giving back at an early age. My healthcare journey was influenced early on by my mother.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 28, 2022

Lorraine Toderdash, Senior Product Manager at AlayaCare was invited to Home Care Pulse’s podcast, Vision: The Home Care Leaders Podcast, [ see the full episode here ] to discuss how to improve your care plans to increase engagement, accountability, and ultimately improve patient care.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 29, 2022

Lorraine Toderdash, Senior Product Manager at AlayaCare was invited to Home Care Pulse’s podcast, Vision: The Home Care Leaders Podcast, [ see full episode here ] to discuss how to improve your care plans to increase engagement, accountability, and ultimately improve patient care.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 18, 2023

Nurse charting’s growing role Overcoming documentation challenges is key in the acute care setting, where charting is taking an even more prominent role in patient care and safety , according to Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive at New York City (NYC) Health and Hospitals.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And so I became more interested in what are the outcomes of patients with cancer when they do go to a nursing facility? Why do we not have more palliative care access in nursing homes? So I think that there are a lot of different ways that OT, PT, Speech Language Pathologists bring to patient care.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

And typically, in the education around facilitating those conversations, we’re focused on eliciting goals and what are that individual’s goals of care and how does that direct the plan right now, knowing that some of those decisions, even if you make a choice now aren’t actually going to come into play for days, weeks, months.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Nurse specialists and nurse generalists are both common within the nursing profession and 21st-century healthcare, and both serve important purposes in patient care as well as non-clinical settings. What are the repercussions for your nursing career? And how can one accomplish both?

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Nurses are leaving direct care — and dissatisfaction with outdated staffing models may be a big reason why. How can you provide safe, efficient patient care and meet the evolving needs of nurses? Innovative nurse staffing models can be the answer. Nurses are thriving with these novel staffing models.

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A male patient who was diagnosed with dementia several years earlier was admitted to a nursing home on his physician’s recommendation. The patient had a history of “behavior disorders,” delusions, and was a fall risk. The nursing home and staff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment before the trial court.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

And three years ago, I entered Robert Morris University’s BSN-DNP program to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. As a nurse, I have worked in an acute care setting caring for lung transplant patients. What is the most significant challenge facing nursing today?

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 3, 2022

Although the infusion nurse only has knowledge of this one particular incident, she has to wonder (as would the other infusion team members) if the RN has been ignoring infusion rates with other patients. The nursing home care administrator has an obligation to fairly investigate the RN’s conduct.

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GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

Alex: So the proven trial was that the video in the nursing homes? Kate: Yeah, the nursing homes. And while they identified thousands of patients and enrolled. And we keep on bringing up primary palliative care. Alex: We did one on patient care Centers for patients with cancer.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 18, 2022

You’ve expanded your nursing career to begin your own business. How did you decide to make the leap as a nurse entrepreneur? I can further elaborate… Bedside nurses still have problems with staging pressure injuries and implementing proper preventative measures.

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Once you’ve had your first job as a registered nurse (RN), clinical rotations and externships no longer need to be listed. If you’re already a licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN), certified nursing assistant (CNA), or patient care technician with recent experience, it’s not necessary to list clinical rotations.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In some DNP programs, you can choose a clinical nurse specialist or educator track, or you can choose to focus on direct patient care as an expert clinician. Your DNP program will provide a much deeper dive into the theory and science driving evidence-based advanced nursing practice.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Patient care is more than just physical healing. Good healthcare includes building a connection that encompasses a patient’s mind, body, and soul. Her blog is Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog. Other times, it is done implicitly, unconsciously, but still doing harm.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This, in turn, results in better patient care, improved clinical outcomes, higher patient and employee satisfaction, and enhanced retention rates, she added. Attire and presence are aspects of professional attitudes and behaviors and instrumental in building strong interdisciplinary relationships, according to Graves.

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Traditions Health

JUNE 17, 2024

Generally, these professionals offer personal health care and support to patients in their homes. These services include providing a safe and clean environment and collaborating with patients in their care. Nursing assistants help care teams in hospitals, nursing homes, home health and hospice situations, and more.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

MAY 8, 2023

Without nurses, the healthcare system would essentially grind to a halt. We call nurses the lifeblood of healthcare, and they're also the connective tissue and the veritable mitochondria, the cellular powerhouses of the delivery of patient care. But nurses are more than that.

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