Caregiver Support Services

APRIL 5, 2025

A safer home means peace of mind for both you and them. Assist With Chores Everyday tasks become more challenging with age, but someone aging in place doesnt have the convenience of a maintenance crew that nursing homes or hospice centers have. Be present at appointments when possible, to take notes and ask questions.

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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.” 19 CSR 30-82.050(3).

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

Medicare has acknowledged the struggles of rural providers through the Home Health Rural Add-On, and this should be extended to hospice providers,” Hoover stated in the NHPCO letter. A lack of trained hospice and palliative care professionals in rural regions also presents a barrier to access.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. But then there is incontinence, which is the same term, same word, but actually presents as a geriatric syndrome. Is this just a bladder problem, or is this a bigger geriatric syndrome problem? So it works.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Door to NP Entrepreneurship Hanging one’s shingle as an NP presents many hoops to jump through. These types of patients might request home infusions of vitamins and minerals, immunoglobulins, or perhaps IV fluids for hydration or even getting over a hangover.

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Caregiver Support Services

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Stay present during medical appointments and advocate for their well-beingthis prevents harm and demonstrates a united front against potential abuse. Taking Steps Toward Prevention Prevention begins with fostering trust and open communication. Building a consistent care routine reduces confusion and creates a sense of safety.

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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). To resolve this issue, the TEP was presented with multiple options including. of 6) of 1.5″

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This includes sterilizing equipment, understanding and assisting with surgical procedures, managing fellow nurses/staff, and conducting post-operative administrative duties. Geriatric A nurse who specializes in geriatric care may be in the hospital setting or in a nursing home.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 19, 2023

Overall, nurses reported strong adherence to AWHONN staffing guidelines in their hospitals, with more than 80% of respondents saying that their unit frequently or always met the staffing guidelines. 77.2%), and one-on-one care during oxytocin administration in labor (54.6%).

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Minority Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

More formally, I am trained as a preceptor to new nurses, so I help lead nursing orientation and provide ongoing support during the onboarding process. As the trainer for the nursing department, I give presentations to new staff from all disciplines, providing them with an overview of the nurse’s role within the team.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, technology is making documentation more universal and transparent making a nurse’s notes potentially available throughout the entire hospital — even the entire system. Charting tips and techniques Effective nursing notes should tell the patient’s story, according to Cineas.

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Nurse.com

JUNE 3, 2022

This increase in funds will allow nurses to easily transition from intense hospital environments to individualized home care settings. Since the onset of the pandemic, nurse to patient ratios have drastically increased to dangerous levels. This overload is just one of the many new challenges for nurses presented by the pandemic.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

I was unsure if I would be an effective nurse,” she says. “ I shared my concerns with my mother, an ICU nurse at the VA then. Stutter/stammering has allowed me to actively listen to others, to be patient with others, to be present, and to be compassionate and empathetic toward the suffering of others. You truly are unique!

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 1, 2022

For example, if you organized a blood drive at your school or read to residents of a nursing home, expand on the details of these occasions. According to Yale University’s School of Nursing, resumes should be one to two pages in length. Who you are — A cover letter presents an opportunity to showcase who you are.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. Eric: So it doesn’t just help the patient but it helps everybody around the patient too importantly, like in nursing homes. Lona: Absolutely. Eric: Can I touch on the last study?

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Hope Hospice

JUNE 29, 2022

That’s why falls are the most common cause of nursing home placement. If no obvious injury is present, have the person roll onto their side. Reduced muscle strength and coordination, too, make it harder to recover from a loss of balance. Getting up too quickly or in the wrong way could make an injury worse.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

JULY 14, 2024

The cost of home care rose 14% in one year. Nursing homes close abruptly while also becoming unaffordable at $7,908 per month. Submit a proposal to present. These insights could apply to the struggles we face as we care for our family members. Learn how to get involved as a Story-Teller and volunteer Listener.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Whether the job is in a hospital, nursing home, or clinic, dressing appropriately shows respect for the opportunity and helps create a positive first impression, said Chris McDermott, MSN, APRN-IP, AGPCNP-C, CLCP, a practicing clinician and life care planner. The importance of interview attire also goes beyond work settings.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I cited how during WWII, the army prepared nursing students quickly to fill the sudden demand that had exceeded the supply. Could we use a similar method to replace our current waning reserve of nurses? Although we were not at war, the present circumstances necessitated drastic changes.

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The World According to Dr. El

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Aside from individual facility or team cohesiveness, nursing homes were ignored, disparaged and largely cast adrift to fend for themselves in the beginning of the pandemic. Given how unvalued nursing home workers felt at the beginning of the pandemic, this is an essential component in rebuilding our workforce.

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High Peaks Hospice

JUNE 3, 2024

Develops and manages working relationships with individuals and groups that provide health care services (physicians, physician groups, health care centers, hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities.)

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Traditions Health

MAY 22, 2023

Patients turn to home health care for many reasons. Maybe they need help with specific therapy services or hands-on nursing skills, such as wound care. Or perhaps they feel socially isolated in a nursing home setting. She feels more comfortable with her daughter being present to hear what the nurse is saying.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Considering that a DNP is generally clinically oriented, and a PhD and DNS are geared towards academia and research, a nurse wishing to take their clinical knowledge and education to the highest pinnacle would do well to look at the DNP as a very promising direction.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. We have Alice Bonner, who’s Chair of the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 26, 2022

Attitude about documenting in front of the patient Short staffing Unclear understanding of hospice rules/regulations Lack of nursing experience (new to hospice) Inappropriate assignments (new nurse with complex patients) Travel time (rural vs nursing home vs inpatient) Too many patients. Hospice Charting Fundamentals.

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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. Rehabbed to Death.

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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. These results appeared in a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study titled “Rehabbed to Death.”

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

Yael Shenkers negative study of primary palliative care for cancer , Randy Curtiss negative study of a Vital Talk-ish intervention , Lieve Van den Blocks negative study of primary PC in nursing homes. Corita 18:01 Into nursing homes, you know. And you excluded nursing home patients. No, no, no.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

AlexSmithMD (still on Twitter at present). RCFEs, boarding cares, nursing homes. Eric: And how is assisted living community different than a nursing home? One is they’re not licensed as a nursing home, and they’re not federally regulated. Transcript. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

GIP is used for acute symptom management that cannot be addressed in the home or other setting, according to Hold-Weiss. Operators may not provide that level of care in a home, hospice residential facility, assisted living or a long term care nursing home, she said. In addition to these routine MAC audits, the U.S.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 25, 2022

And if we don’t do it now, we’re gonna be talking about this 20 years from now, and all of us are going, we’ll be sitting in our, you know, skilled nursing home, talking to each other about it. Like, Boy, wish I was home. But but yeah, I think that now is the time that we can actually affect this change.

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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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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 25, 2022

And if we don’t do it now, we’re gonna be talking about this 20 years from now, and all of us are going, we’ll be sitting in our, you know, skilled nursing home, talking to each other about it. Like, Boy, wish I was home. But but yeah, I think that now is the time that we can actually affect this change.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

Accord has staged other performances at nursing homes and senior living facilities, and in school buildings and other community spaces that have enough room for the actors and audience. When you have a new group [of employees] come in, you can present this because it creates conversation,” she said.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

Alex Smith Links Link to the McGill National Grand Rounds Series on Palliative Care , Michael Kearney as initial presenter, and registration for future events. Brought to mind the neglect and warehouse style nursing home home shabbiness of les hospices. Is that how we presented ourselves? Whats in a name?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Many links: VA Presents: My Life, My Story: George: A Voice To Be Heard on Apple Podcasts. So I allow family members to be present if they want them to. Here’s one, a senior resident presented a patient morning report and the physical exam said the patient had a scar in the groin. Wonderful work. Every Veteran has a story.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

We’ll have a link to it on our show Notes Applying Trauma Informed Approach to Home Visits, which I also love because it makes sense, like in other homes that people have like nursing homes which I think it’s a mandate to provide trauma informed care in nursing homes per cms.

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