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National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

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Patient Safety Awareness Week, sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement , is the perfect time to review the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals. Improve staff communication. While this practice is second nature for most healthcare professionals, errors still happen. Use medicines safely.

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Black History Month: inspirational lives, inspiring great careers in care

Social Care

Social care nursing is not really a key area of healthcare in Nigeria. My experience was more in acute, secondary care, and primary care. I started an initiative towards home care nursing in my country, but the opportunity for a better experience outside my country arose and I had to pursue it.

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Connecting to People Living With Dementia

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Understanding how to communicate effectively with people with dementia is vital for healthcare professionals in various settings, including home care, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and hospices. A patient’s ability to communicate affects care outcomes in multiple ways.

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Connecting to People With Dementia

Relias

Understanding how to communicate effectively with people with dementia is vital for healthcare professionals in various settings, including home care, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and hospices. A patient’s ability to communicate affects care outcomes in multiple ways.

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Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

Relias

The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health. Increased Compensation.

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Supporting the Competence of Dementia Care Teams

Relias

Dementia care is one of the most challenging types of patient care in every setting — from in-home care to assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. Having a care team with the competence to handle the complex challenges of people living with dementia is vital to providing respectful and optimal care.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Assessing communication and collaboration.

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