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Bouncebacks from SNFs: How one health system is making progress

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That’s when the health system turned to a company that provides a turnkey SNF-care program. “We went from working with about 25 nursing homes to now being in between 75 to 80 nursing homes.” Those data can provide clues that patients may be starting to struggle at home.

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GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care

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The company has expanded its palliative care services through partnerships with hospitals and other managed care providers, according to AccentCare CEO Stephan Rodgers. We need good nurse practitioners. We’ve got a very large palliative care practice,” Rodgers told PCN. Attendee 13: I am worried about workforce shortage.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

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So that’s one, this patient-centered geriatric assessment and management approach. Yes, you need some protected time for leaders to provide training and structure and oversight and ongoing quality assurance, but the heaviest sort of cost lift sometimes is redesigning the physical space. Eric: And you’ve done that, right?

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