Caregiving

Caregivers Helping Caregivers: New Web Resource for Helping a Loved One with Day-to-Day Activities

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Health, Caregiving, Cognitive disorders, Learning disabilities, Psychiatric diagnosis, Activities of daily living, Occupational therapy, Caregiver, Family caregivers, Dementia, Alzheimer's disease

When you add in helping their loved one with many of their day-to-day activities, it can become overwhelming.

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  • When you add in helping their loved one with many of their day-to-day activities, it can become overwhelming.
  • Most family caregivers need to assist their loved ones with activities of daily living (ADLs)eating, bathing/showering, dressing, mobility, and using the toilet.
  • For someone caring for a loved one with Alzheimers disease or other forms of dementia, assisting with these types of activities may be happening more often.
  • Caregivers have an opportunity to share their own story and how they have managed these day-to-day activities.

Vantage Hospice Named 2021 Reader's Choice Winner by Living Magazine

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Health, Palliative care, Caregiving, Hospice, End-of-life care, Hospice care in the United States, Hospice and palliative medicine

This year Vantage Hospice won the title of Reader's Choice winner in Katy and Fulshear, Texas.

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  • This year Vantage Hospice won the title of Reader's Choice winner in Katy and Fulshear, Texas.
  • Vantage Hospice , a Houston-based hospice company, was founded in 2011 with the goal of providing patients and families with excellent end-of-life care.
  • Vantage Hospice recognizes dying as part of the normal process of living and focuses on maintaining the quality of remaining life.
  • Contact Vantage Hospice for more information on services and programs or to schedule a hospice care or palliative care evaluation.

Homethrive Digital Coach for Eldercare Support to be Offered by Alvin Independent School District as Employee Benefit

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Friday, July 30, 2021
Greater Houston, Articles, Health care, Health, Workplace, Human resource management, Caregiving, Elderly care, Geriatrics, Brazoria County, Texas, Turnover, Alvin, Texas

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Homethrive, a high-touch/high-tech digital coaching platform for personalized and curated aging and eldercare support, today announced it is partnering with the Alvin Independent School District (ISD) in Brazoria County, TX.

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  • NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Homethrive, a high-touch/high-tech digital coaching platform for personalized and curated aging and eldercare support, today announced it is partnering with the Alvin Independent School District (ISD) in Brazoria County, TX.
  • Through Homethrive, they have access to trusted resources and experts who can help them navigate milestones and better support their aging loved ones."
  • Without adequate caregiving support for employees, organizations incur millions of dollars of hidden costs through employee turnover and substantial productivity costs.
  • The Homethrive program is available nationally and offered primarily through insurance companies and as an employee benefit through employers.

PharMerica Moves to State-of-the-Art Facility in Uniondale, NY, to Enhance Client Service

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Health, Pharmaceutical, Health care, Health, Caregiving, PharMerica, Pharmacy, Group home, Nursing

PharMerica moved into the new site in April following extensive renovations to meet the needs of the pharmacy services provider.

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  • PharMerica moved into the new site in April following extensive renovations to meet the needs of the pharmacy services provider.
  • The 58,000-square-foot leased facility now features:
    Approximately 245 employees work from the new Uniondale location, where they service skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, behavioral health group homes, addiction treatment detox centers, adult homes, foster care and prisons.
  • As PharMerica continues to grow in New York, this new space is the ideal setting to provide enhanced service and support for our clients, said Lane Sieman, Senior Vice President, Client Services at PharMerica.
  • PharMerica operates over 160 long-term care, home infusion, and specialty pharmacies in 46 states.

Nation's Home Health Leaders Applaud Introduction of New Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Home Care

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Health, Caregiving, Hospice, Nursing home, Medicare

Choose Home also saves the Medicare Trust Fund in avoided nursing home costs for a percentage of patients who are able to receive nursing home level care in the home.

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  • Choose Home also saves the Medicare Trust Fund in avoided nursing home costs for a percentage of patients who are able to receive nursing home level care in the home.
  • Thanks to the leadership of Senators Stabenow and Young, we are one step closer to achieving that goal."
  • The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is the voice of home care and hospice.
  • NAHC is a nonprofit organization that helps its members maintain the highest standards of care.

OATS and CDC Foundation Launch Virtual Course on Digital Essentials for Older Adult Caregivers and Recipients of Care

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Human activities, Human behavior, Caregiver, Unpaid work, AARP, Caregiving, Articles, Family

NEW YORK, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP and the CDC Foundatio n announcethe launch of a virtual course on digital essentials designed specifically for older adult caregivers and recipients of care beginning on Monday, August 9.

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  • NEW YORK, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP and the CDC Foundatio n announcethe launch of a virtual course on digital essentials designed specifically for older adult caregivers and recipients of care beginning on Monday, August 9.
  • The free, six-week course, Digital Essentials for Older Adult Caregivers & Recipients of Care, will empower attendees with the skills needed to navigate and understand the digital world.
  • This course is part of a CDC Foundation-supported project designed to help older adult caregivers and recipients of care during the pandemic and beyond.
  • We're excited to work with the CDC Foundation on this new virtual course, and encourage older adults and their caregivers to sign up and participate."

CellTrak and NAHC Renew Home Care Aide Scholarship for 2021

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Health care, Health, Caregiving, Hospice

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CellTrak, the provider of the industry's leading mobile solution empowering better outcomes for home and community care, and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), announced today they'll continue their joint scholarship program for home care aides that debuted in 2020.

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  • SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CellTrak, the provider of the industry's leading mobile solution empowering better outcomes for home and community care, and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), announced today they'll continue their joint scholarship program for home care aides that debuted in 2020.
  • In honor of home care aide week, CellTrak and NAHC will offer twenty recipients a $500 scholarship to continue their educational efforts and further themselves in the industry.
  • This will be the second year a scholarship program will be offered through NAHC for home care aides specifically.
  • The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is the voice of home care and hospice.

OnePoint Patient Care to Open Pittsburgh, PA, Hospice-Dedicated Pharmacy

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Health, Pharmacy, Caregiving, Hospice, Electronic prescribing

PITTSBURGH, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OnePoint Patient Care, an industry leader in local hospice pharmacy, e-prescribing technologies and Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) solutions, recently opened a hospice-dedicated pharmacy in Wexford, PA.

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  • PITTSBURGH, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OnePoint Patient Care, an industry leader in local hospice pharmacy, e-prescribing technologies and Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) solutions, recently opened a hospice-dedicated pharmacy in Wexford, PA.
  • The new pharmacy, part of OnePoint's national expansion of its local pharmacy model, serves hospice patients throughout eastern Pennsylvania.
  • "Hospices serve a unique patient population and deserve a pharmacy that offers the training, education and experience that meets the clinical, dosing and services needs of patients near the end-of life," said Jeffrey Hohl, OnePoint Patient Care CEO.
  • OnePoint Patient Care is the nation's leading provider of community-based hospice pharmacy and pharmacy benefits management (PBM) services offering hospices nationwide flexible and adaptable solutions for their hospice pharmacy needs.

Amwell Enhances Virtual Care Platform with Two Acquisitions: SilverCloud Health and Conversa Health

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Mental health, Technology, Hospitals, Clinical trials, Software, Networks, Biotechnology, Managed care, General Health, Health, Health, Articles, Telemedicine, Mental health professionals, Caregiving, American Well, Mobile software, Mental health, Social work

By integrating SilverCloud Health and Conversa Health into our platform we are demonstrating Amwells fundamental and repeatable design to continually scale digital healthcare services across the different sites of care.

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  • By integrating SilverCloud Health and Conversa Health into our platform we are demonstrating Amwells fundamental and repeatable design to continually scale digital healthcare services across the different sites of care.
  • SilverCloud Health: SilverCloud Health delivers a range of digital cognitive behavioral health programs that are evidence-based and clinically validatedi.
  • Accelerated Growth Opportunity in New Markets Amwell will expand its current client base to include hospital, health system, health plan and employer clients of Conversa Health and SilverCloud Health.
  • Conversa Health pioneered automated virtual care to transform traditional care delivery and dramatically improve patient access, experience, and outcomes while lowering cost, said Murray Brozinsky, CEO of Conversa Health.

Don't let summer fun put senior health in danger: GrandPad shares caregiver tips for keeping seniors engaged and safe during peak summer months

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Caregiving, Family, Family caregivers, Caregiver

GrandPad, creator of the purpose-built tablet for seniors, is offering tips and reminders to help family caregivers keep elderly loved ones safe from heat and sun dangers -- without missing any family moments.

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  • GrandPad, creator of the purpose-built tablet for seniors, is offering tips and reminders to help family caregivers keep elderly loved ones safe from heat and sun dangers -- without missing any family moments.
  • For seniors, summer can be a potentially dangerous season if they don't tend to their safety and well-being.
  • Family caregivers can prevent heat-related health problems in seniors without isolating them to their air-conditioned home or residence with the following tips from GrandPad.
  • GrandPad offers the following features that can help seniors and families stay connected in a safe and simple way:
    Enables pre-loaded "trusted circle" of family contacts, photos, and apps