As an in-home nurse who calls Yonkers, New York home, it's Donna Davis' feet that carry her to her patients. A registered nurse for nearly 25 years, Davis isn't carrying for patients in a hospital, ...
Hospitals are struggling with long emergency room (ER) wait times, capacity issues, and staffing shortages. A growing number of patients with cellulitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, ...
Pizza. Coloring books. Goody bags. They could be activities at a 5-year-old’s birthday party. But they’re not: These are many employers’ attempts to lift the morale of nurses on the frontlines of ...
Older adults regularly report a preference to age in place, and new data show that hospitals are increasingly referring ...
Many rural hospital at home programs have improved the patient experience and are delivering high-value care, a new JAMA ...
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Medicare covers at-home nursing care for dementia patients for the first time this year
After an initial pilot program, Medicare has introduced a new model for treating patients with dementia this year. The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience Model, called GUIDE, is a voluntary ...
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HHS Officially Rescinds Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule
"Safe, high-quality care is essential, but rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates fail patients," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
Facing increased fiscal and liability pressures, more US nursing homes are initiating involuntary patient discharges.
A new study revealed that of the Medicaid beneficiaries who were recently diagnosed with cancer, one in seven (14%) received care at a nursing home, and more than half of these individuals were using ...
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