Continuity of care — or pairing the same medical professionals with the same patients — is incredibly important in the delivery of home health services. It’s even more essential when caring for people living with dementia, a new study suggests. If home health patients with dementia are seen by the same clinicians visit after visit, […]
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Aliviado Health, an initiative run out of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University’s Rory Meyers College of Nursing, has landed $6.1 million to study how hospice patients can benefit from effective dementia care. Announced Monday, the funding news is yet another example of both the demand for hospice and specialized dementia […]
A lack of diverse language skills among the home care workforce is putting patients with limited English proficiency at risk, according to a recent study. Language gaps with their caregivers put some people at higher risk of adverse events, higher risks of 30-day readmissions, and longer length of stay in both inpatient and emergency room […]
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