Communication, Healthcare and Home Care

National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

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.

Patient Safety

Patient Safety Communication Healthcare Hospitals

Combating Workplace Violence in Home Healthcare

Relias

AUGUST 14, 2024

Workplace violence is a growing concern in many sectors, but it’s particularly challenging in home healthcare settings. Home health workers provide essential services, often to vulnerable populations, in environments that are not always controlled or predictable. Exposure to weapons and illegal drugs.

Healthcare

Healthcare Psychosocial Mental Health Depression

Microlearning in Healthcare Training: Enhancing Skills and Empowering Professionals

Relias

JANUARY 9, 2024

Front-line staff in post-acute care settings are constantly on the go — from room to room in a skilled nursing facility or from home to home, caring for people with various needs. More and more healthcare professionals are turning to microlearning as a way to balance it all.

Healthcare

Healthcare Patient Safety Engagement Empathy

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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Connecting to People Living With Dementia

Relias

APRIL 13, 2023

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.

Hospice

Hospice Communication Healthcare Empathy

Connecting to People With Dementia

Relias

APRIL 13, 2023

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.

Hospice

Hospice Communication Healthcare Empathy

Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

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.

Home Care

Home Care Healthcare Hospice Medicare

Addressing Workplace Violence in Post-Acute Care

Relias

JUNE 13, 2024

Workplace violence is a widespread problem in the healthcare industry, affecting the safety and well-being of nurses. A new survey conducted by Nurse.com for the 2024 Nurse Salary and Job Satisfaction Report revealed a concerning trend in workplace violence in post-acute care settings.

Hospice

Hospice Healthcare Rehabilitation Mental Health

Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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.

Hospice

Hospice Communication Clinic Patient Safety

Supporting the Competence of Dementia Care Teams

Relias

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

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.

Nursing Home

Nursing Home Home Care Healthcare Clinic

Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Large cohorts cover those agencies required to participate in the Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HHCAHPS) survey, whereas small cohorts are exempt. The final 30% of the TPS is made up of five elements of the HHCAHPS survey: Professional care. Communication. Toilet hygiene.

Medicare

Medicare Hospitals Medicaid Healthcare

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

Social Care

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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.

Healthcare

Healthcare Communication Diversity Home Care

12 Days of Compliance Countdown

Relias

AUGUST 9, 2023

These quick refreshers benefit your employees, those you care for, and your bottom line. Your front-line staff is constantly on the go — whether from room to room within a facility or even from home to home, caring for individuals with a wide variety of needs. They’re not always right in front of a computer.

Engagement

Engagement Healthcare Medicare Communication

A Fatal Collision: The Opioid Epidemic and the Dismantling of Child Protection Services in Washington State

Child Welfare Monitor

JANUARY 13, 2025

On August 24, 2024, the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) proudly announced in a press statement that it had reduced the number of children in out-of-home care by nearly half since 2018. Specifically, the number of children in foster care had fallen from 9,171 in 2018 to 4,971 as of August 14, 2024.

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Domestic Violence Foster Care Substance Abuse Child Welfare

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National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

Combating Workplace Violence in Home Healthcare

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Microlearning in Healthcare Training: Enhancing Skills and Empowering Professionals

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Connecting to People Living With Dementia

Connecting to People With Dementia

Importance of Image and Respect for Home Health Recruitment and Retention

Addressing Workplace Violence in Post-Acute Care

Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Supporting the Competence of Dementia Care Teams

Home Health Agencies Face Growing Competition as Value-Based Purchasing Expands Nationally

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

12 Days of Compliance Countdown

A Fatal Collision: The Opioid Epidemic and the Dismantling of Child Protection Services in Washington State

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