Electrify Your Home Care Marketing: Get Board-certified Specialists
Board-certified specialists will double your referrals.
Home Care Marketing...What would be the ideal 'opening dialogue' to have with a potential referral source like a physician or discharge planner? It should go something like this...
5 Facts About Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly
Do you know these 5 facts about Urinary Tract Infections in the elderly? The National Center for Biotechnology Information reports that...
OASIS C2: 3 Strategies for Patients with Feeding Deficits
Many patients receiving home health have limitations in feeding and eating.
OASIS C2 - Factors that cause a patient to have limitations in self-care include: activity intolerance, cognitive impairment, decreased motivation, decreased strength and endurance, depression, environmental...
Take the Nursing Quiz for Asthma/COPD
From Nurselabs: Any respiratory disease that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow fall under the broad classification of COPD, also known as chronic airflow limitations (CAL). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a condition of chronic dyspnea with expiratory airflow...
6 Practical Tips for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Include the following evidence-based OASIS C best clinical practices for caring for patients with Alzheimer's Disease:
In the early stages of Alzheimer's, your patient may still be able to perform the daily tasks that allow a person to live and function independently. As the disease...
Busy Minds Fight Dementia in Home Health Care Patients
From Healthday: Mentally stimulating activities can protect home health care patients' brains against aging, even if genetically predisposed toward dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports MyHomecareBiz:
How to Perform Employee Evaluations: Home Health Policies
Your home health policies and procedures need to address how to perform employee evaluations, reports MyHomecareBiz.. Employee evaluations shouldn't be intimidating for you or your employee. Preventing a negative experience can depend on how you - or another reviewer - handles the...
What's in Your Nursing Bag?
Do you have home health forms on what nurses should carry in their nursing bags for home health visits? If not...use ours!
Recommended supplies for home health nursing bags:
- Current compact-sized drug reference book
- Current home health care handbook
