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Humana Completes Divestiture of Majority Interest in Kindred at Home Hospice and Personal Care Divisions to CD&R
Humana Inc. announced on August 11, 2022 that it has successfully completed its previously-announced transaction with private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) to divest a majority interest in the Hospice and Personal Care divisions of Humana’s Kindred at Home subsidiary (“KAH Hospice”). These divisions include patient-centered services for Hospice, Palliative, Community and Personal […]
Read MoreSenior Companionship Startup Naborforce Secures $9M In Series A
Amid a slowdown in funding for startups, the senior tech company Naborforce has secured $9 million in a Series A. The company “connects older adults to a network of trusted ‘Nabors’ for on-demand support and social engagement.” Its financing round was led by Translink Capital. Existing investors Claritas Capital, The Artemis Fund and TechStars also […]
Read MorePalliative Care Model Well-Suited for ‘Long COVID’ Patients
Patients suffering from long COVID stand to benefit if health care providers integrate palliative care principles into their approach to treating the disease. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) defines “long COVID” as situations in which patients have symptoms that last beyond four weeks of their initial infection. As of now, insufficient […]
Read MoreNo Easy Answers on Hospice Turnover Costs
Some hospice providers are walking a tightrope as they decide how to invest in recruitment and retention. Hospices have been pouring financial resources into efforts to bolster their workforce and are seeking ways to balance the costs associated with recruitment that differ from retention expenses. However, the process of calculating and comparing those costs can […]
Read MoreFederal Bill Calls for Bereavement Care Consensus Standards
Proposed federal legislation could advance the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. The language appears in the 2023 appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and related agencies. Considered “report language,” the bereavement portion of the bill is a recommendation to federal agencies to pursue its stated […]
Read MoreDemonstrate and Improve Cultural Competence in Nursing
As the U.S. continues to diversify, so do patient populations. By demonstrating and increasing your cultural competence, you can enhance care quality, patient outcomes, and patient-staff relationships. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2020 Census indicated the U.S. is now more racially and ethnically diverse than in 2010. And in a 2021 Gallup poll, more individuals identified […]
Read MoreHow To Process The Death Of Someone Who Negatively Affected Your Life
Grief is a process that’s highly personal and unknowable until you’re in it. And though experts say there’s no right or wrong way to mourn someone, when the person who died is someone you had conflicted feelings about ― say, a toxic parent, or an ex-spouse with whom you begrudgingly co-parented for years ― it’s easy to feel like […]
Read MoreCriteria for Referral of Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Specialized Palliative Care
Advanced heart failure patients need a lot of supportive care. Although it is not always apparent who should be referred for specialist palliative care and when, but it can be helpful. In order to establish consensus referral standards for expert palliative care for patients with advanced heart failure, researchers performed a Delphi survey of international […]
Read MorePediatric Hospice and Palliative Clinicians Face High Burnout Risk
The unique needs of families and children facing life-limiting illness can wear pediatric palliative and hospice care clinicians especially thin, and the potential for burnout can leave providers even more short-staffed than many already are. Pediatric subspecialists are at a higher risk of burnout than others, according to authors of a 2020 study from the journal of […]
Read MorePediatric Hospice and Palliative Clinicians Face High Burnout Risk
The unique needs of families and children facing life-limiting illness can wear pediatric palliative and hospice care clinicians especially thin, and the potential for burnout can leave providers even more short-staffed than many already are. Pediatric subspecialists are at a higher risk of burnout than others, according to authors of a 2020 study from the journal of […]
Read MoreCriteria for Referral of Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Specialized Palliative Care
Advanced heart failure patients need a lot of supportive care. Although it is not always apparent who should be referred for specialist palliative care and when, but it can be helpful. In order to establish consensus referral standards for expert palliative care for patients with advanced heart failure, researchers performed a Delphi survey of international […]
Read MoreHow To Process The Death Of Someone Who Negatively Affected Your Life
Grief is a process that’s highly personal and unknowable until you’re in it. And though experts say there’s no right or wrong way to mourn someone, when the person who died is someone you had conflicted feelings about ― say, a toxic parent, or an ex-spouse with whom you begrudgingly co-parented for years ― it’s easy to feel like […]
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