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Palliative Care in Long Term Care Settings


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Post Improving PC in LTC facilities MBMurr 1 05/20/2013
Greetings! I am a graduate student in Public Health, with an interest in helping educate the public about Palliative Care (PC) and increase the numbers taking advantage of its benefits. I've learned on www.capc.org that long-term care facilities are ...
Post Standing Orders Melissa_Woodruff 1 03/07/2013
Could you possibly email these to me? Thank you so much! mwoodruff@hospiceofmontgomery.org
Post Standing Orders Melissa_Woodruff 1 03/07/2013
I would love to see some of your standing orders for hospice care. Does anyone have any that you wouldn't mind emailing me?moodruff@hospiceofmontgomery.org
Post Standing Orders Melissa_Woodruff 1 03/07/2013
Could you possibly email these to me? Thank you so much! mwoodruff@hospiceofmontgomery.org
Post Standard items in a palliative care consultation peihang 3 03/07/2013
Are there any templates or documents of what items of discussion should be addressed during a palliative consultation? The only thing I've found so far is in Weissman's 2008 paper on Palliative Consultation Service metrics and I'm looking to see if anyon ...
Post Conversational Planning Russe346 1 02/05/2013
My name is Jessica Russell and I am a doctoral student investigating conversational planning and end of life care. I am currently recruiting practitioners from a range of disciplines to offer their insight to patient care. Please distribute the survey i ...
Post billing in LTC setting onwings 1 11/29/2012
I have been a CHPN x 10 yrs am moving out of the hospice arena and would love to help design and direct a palliative care program in a LTC setting, it is SO needed, any suggesstions on how to bill? Thank you for your time and responses...
Post Guidance for discontinuation of medications Jdpharmd 2 10/30/2012
I am a pharmacist who has been tasked to assist with the appropriate discontinuation of medications for patients in hospice/palliative care. I have found little guidance regarding a timeline. From my experience hospice has traditionally decided when medic ...
Post FAST Score frecka 3 08/01/2012
There seems to be some disagreement on the definition of Fast stage 7A with many stating that if a patient speaks more than six words in a day but they "don't make sense" that the criteria is met. I would argue that the original Fast paper defines the spe ...
Post Consults per bed in LTAC/SNF population ShawnCharest 2 06/21/2012
Does anyone have numbers of how many consults per bed per annum to expect for palliative care in a LTAC/SNF population (i.e. CAPC quotes a 0.5 consult per bed per annum in a nascent inpatient population as a general rule of thumb). Thanks.
Post Pall Care Avoidance of Readmissions in LTAC/SNF ShawnCharest 3 06/14/2012
Does anybody have any data about what percentage of palliative care patients in LTAC/SNF settings are able to avoid readmission to the hospital as opposed to a standard "control" population not receiving palliative care?
Post Resources DanaLogan 2 01/03/2012
I serve as the lead chaplain for a long term care retirement community in central pennsylvania. I am looking for resources such as a book that has been helpful in gaining an understanding of palliative care. Thank You!
Post Palliative Care Program - supporting our staff Lisa7835 3 10/31/2011
I am the co-creator and team coordinator of a successful palliative program that was 2 years in the developmental and planning phases then launched 3 years ago. We lose a lot of residents because we are one of the only facilities in my area that have a d ...
Post Palliative Care Program - supporting our staff Lisa7835 2 11/07/2011
I am the co-creator and team coordinator of a successful palliative program that was 2 years in the developmental and planning phases then launched 3 years ago. We lose a lot of residents because we are one of the only facilities in my area that have a d ...
Post Job Descriptions ndarmstrong 2 09/26/2011
We are developing the PC In-Outpatient Consult Services in our hospital. Would you please share your job descriptions for Palliative Care Consult Team Members: APRN; Chaplain, Social Worker/Case Manager Thank You,
Post PALLIATIVE CARE CAPSTONE PROJECT Tljones1971 4 09/26/2011
Hello, I am a doctoral student who has chosen to start an End-of-Life Care education program in a nursing home. I chose this as a project because of the deficiencies I have witnessed due to lack of knowledge and confidence by the staff in the long term ...
Post contracts with long term care facilities sarahellman 2 07/26/2011
I am in the process of beginning palliative care consults within the outpatient settings of SNF/ALF, etc. and looking for input on how to develop the appropriate legal contracts with these facilities? We are a not-for-profit Hospice & Palliative Care th ...
Post Videos on Advanced Directives sconway 3 03/29/2011
We are seeking video suggestions for patients and families which could be viewed inpatient and outpatient - general information on importance, etc. Thank you!
Post LTC facility w/ vent unit tabu1023 2 03/14/2011
We are planning a move to GA and would like to move my mom w/ us. I am looking for suggestions for a LTC facility with a vent unit.
Post Educational Video for Staff KimRB_PC 3 01/07/2011
Looking for short video that describes Palliative Care clearly and succinctly for nursing staff so that they can then communicate the idea to families and residents.
Post Standing orders for Palliative care Eileen 3 03/29/2011
Hi, I'm looking for infromation on what to have for standing orders for palliative care in the elderly. Please send any information that may be helpful. Thank you Eileen
Post nursing home palliative care apnp contract mrezin 2 05/20/2010
Does anyone have a copy of a contract between a palliative care program, (not hospice) that utilizes a team that uses apnp to do the consults and visits and a nursing home?
Post Opioid infusions and staffing requirements LTC SBrayhall 2 04/21/2010
Is there a CMS regulation requiring 2 RNs at all times in order for a PCA to run? Often a PCA infusion is the right treatment for hospice patients in LTC facilities. It is easier to get PCAs at home than in a facility.
Post Follow-up Question to audio presentation of 3/25 phough 2 03/30/2010
On slide 19 of today's presentation, you presented this statistic regarding the disposition of your palliative care patients: "72% enrolled in HOspice Medicare Benefit in LTC facility." Could you please clarify if those patients required qualifying hospi ...
Post Hospice in SNFs -- what licensure is required? akinderman 2 03/18/2010
I am an MD in California and have been told by our hospital/system SNF that the SNF would need to be specially licensed as a hospice in order to allow an outside hospice agency to provide care. This does not seem correct, based on past experience. Can ...
Post Palliative care program in the LTC mskelton 2 05/11/2010
I am very interested in some guidance in developing a palliative care program in the LTC. I would love to share more information with those who may be so kind to offer some assistance. Thanks in advance!! mindy S - LTC provider in AZ
Post Compare Care Homes Care 4 01/23/2013
Geriatric Palliative Care covers a broad spectrum of issues characterizing care near the end of life for older adults. Beginning with the social and cultural context of old age and frailty, our website deals with specific aspects of finding palliative car ...
Post prolonged services in snf? apgandhy 2 04/06/2010
Can you code prolonged services in SNF like you are able to in hospital?
Post Chaplain and Social Services jdescher 3 02/05/2010
I am in need of Chaplain and Social Services for some of my nursing home patients currently recieving palliative care. I am a one man gang (NP)and adding these services is not in the budget at this time. Our hospice Chaplains and MSWs have interest in pro ...
Post 2 New Citations Related to Long-Term Care Settings PCaines 2 02/16/2010
For your use, see the following citations: PALLIATIVE CARE & END-OF-LIFE: Haiden A. Huskamp, David G. Stevenson, Michael E. Chernew, and Joseph P. Newhouse A New Medicare End-Of-Life Benefit For Nursing Home Residents Health Affairs, January/February 201 ...
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