Showing posts with label hospice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hospice. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Hospice Provides Comfort for Veterans and Their Families

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ID 59996578 © Oleg Dudko | Dreamstime.com The following is a reprint of an excellent article from Veterans Family Matters and VAGA News...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure - One Pager Now Available while the Administration develops HOPE

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CMS has posted a document that articulates key information about the current Hospice Comprehensive Assessment Measure. This "one pa...
Monday, April 15, 2019

Hospice Use by Nursing Homes on the Rise, but still Underutilized

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ID 90690664 ©  ibreakstock  |  Dreamstime.com For those who implement an "Aging in Place" plan, hospice plays an integral par...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Why Hospice is Integral to Most Aging in Place Plans - Palliative Care Paid for By Medicare

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ID 90690664 ©  ibreakstock  |  Dreamstime.com For those who implement an "Aging in Place" plan, hospice care plays an integra...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Nursing Homes Push Dying Patients Into Unnecessary and Hazardous Rehab

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An alarming  study contends that Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) may be pushing dying patients into unnecessary and potentially harmf...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders Underutilized, Could Reduce Hospital Stays

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Do-not-hospitalize (DNH) orders help reduce the number of hospital stays and emergency department visits for nursing home residents, but the...
Saturday, April 29, 2017

Health Care Ageism And Senior Profiling

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Those of us who regularly work with and for the elderly are painfully aware of pervasive latent ageism that often adversely impacts decis...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

Aging In Place- Pre-hospice Care Helps Patients Stay Home

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Among the growing number of tools and resources aiding consumers to "age in place" is "pre-hospice." Kaiser Health Ne...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Institutional Care: America's Most Vulnerable Seniors Raped and Sexually Abused

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The headline alone is nauseating.  " SICK, DYING AND RAPED IN AMERICA'S NURSING HOMES ," screams the headline of the recent...