One-third of older adults say clinicians neglect their care preferences
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 06, 2022
Income, race and insurance status play an outsized role in whether a patient’s care preferences are taken into account by providers, according to a survey of 36,000 led in part by LeadingAge.
Discharges to home health outpace those to SNFs in 2021, report finds
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 03, 2022
Post-acute care discharge instructions rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year with home health agencies outperforming skilled nursing facilities.
Advocacy group urges more flexible in-home dialysis rules
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 17, 2022
Innovative Kidney Care says the severe nursing shortage is making it difficult for patients to move from facility-based dialysis to home dialysis.
New certificate program taps Montessori method for dementia care
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 02, 2022
A new certification program based on the renowned Montessori method of education is now available to dementia caregivers.
Researchers: Remote patient monitoring, telehealth saved lives during pandemic
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Diane Eastabrook
Feb 28, 2022
Wider use of hospital-at-home and other acute-care programs has helped reduce patients’ exposure to the coronavirus and free up hospital beds for sicker patients. The technologies should be more...
New workplace COVID safety rules add protection and reporting requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 11, 2021
Fifteen months after the start of the pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday issued an emergency temporary standard designed to protect healthcare workers — specifically...