Senate unanimously passes family caregiver support bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2020
A respite program for family caregivers would receive $10 million annually under a bipartisan bill unanimously passed by voice vote in the Senate on Monday. The bill, backed by LeadingAge and dozens of...
New VR training model helps teach palliative caregivers ‘Jolly Good’ communication skills
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 14, 2023
A new VR platform helps train nurses for palliative care by simulating conversations between terminally ill patients, doctors and families.
Worse care experiences reported at for-profit hospices
Feb 28, 2023
Caregivers of patients receiving hospice care report worse experiences at for-profit versus not-for-profit hospices.
Families prefer assisted living over nursing homes for hospice care: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2018
Families perceive hospice care in assisted living as being better than hospice care in a nursing home, according to new research.
Home gaining on LTC as final residence for those with Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 25, 2017
The majority of people with Alzheimer’s disease die in long-term care facilities, although the percentage is decreasing, whereas the number of people with the disease who die at home is increasing,...
Addressing care quality, economic burdens of serious illnesses
By
Greer Myers
Mar 30, 2017
In their efforts to successfully address the multiple challenges surrounding the care of residents and patients with life-limiting illness, health systems, healthcare payers and at-risk provider organizations...
ProMedica completes $710 million sale of home health and hospice division to Gentiva
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2023
Toledo, OH-based ProMedica last week finalized the long-awaited $710 million sale of its national home health and hospice division to Atlanta-based Gentiva Health Services. The deal had been delayed several...
Palliative care deserves more respect – and a larger presence in senior living
By
John O'Connor
Jun 09, 2022
We should see more of palliative care in senior living. Many residents never receive such care or only get it during the final phase of an illness.
National observance reminds nurses of their ‘why’
By
Diane Psaras
May 11, 2020
National Nurses Week, May 6 to 12, is an opportunity to recognize and honor the incredible contributions and sacrifices made by nurses.
OIG recommends increased oversight of hospice programs providing care in assisted living and other settings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2019
The majority of Medicare-certified hospices had one or more deficiencies in the quality of care they provided to patients from 2012 through 2016, according to two reports released Tuesday by the Department...