Here’s a question: Do changes in staff occur in home care? Of course they do, just as in other care settings, such as hospitals, assisted living, and nursing homes. In this posting we explore this. First, be certain to choose a home care agency that is licensed in your state. It’s important to educate the consumer [...]
Update From the Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Rogers, CEO Phone: 919-848-3450 Fax: 919-848-2355 E-mail: timrogers@homeandhospicecare.org NC Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Home Care Patients March 29, 2010. Late Friday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals granted two Petitions filed by [...]
“Nurses, today we must lift our heads from the bedside and recognize the challenging environment we are currently in and do something about it. Our profession and our patients can wait no longer – nurses are the bedrock of sound nursing policy and nurses must be heard. Without your help, bad policy decisions will continue [...]
“Nurses are the bedrock of sound nursing policy and nurses must be heard..”- Sherry Thomas, BSN, MPH, Senior VP for the Association for Home and Hospice Care of NC - But something is wrong in North Carolina when State Government’s actions indicate that they do not trust nurses! We need “nurse friendly” and “home care/home health/hospice [...]
Have You Improved Your Serve Lately? © Hearthside Home Care is a home care agency licensed by the NC Division of Health Service Regulation. Hearthside extends private duty (one-on-one) services, staffing, personal care, care for the cognitively impaired (e.g., Alzheimer’s), companionship, and support to those in need through private payment, Medicaid CAP and PCS, and Long [...]
Thanks to everyone who posted comments on proposed policy changes that, if enacted, will impact home care in North Carolina for Medicaid patients. A full hearing is scheduled for the end of April 2010. We’ll post more information as it becomes available. Everyone’s voice matters, and your comments and vocalization of support of home care as a [...]
Closes tomorrow March 22 – last day to comment – Medicaid changes::Key points – especially, oppose assessments by phone(p10), and especially, oppose the non-explanation and absence of rationale (p.29) of hours and percentages. Advocate for keeping the current PACT system in place. Keep the comments going and thanks to all who have commented. Here’s the [...]
Disputed Medicaid cuts could mean less care for disabled. The Hickory (NC) Daily Record published a story yesterday that illustrates this concern. Here is a link to the newspaper story:http://bit.ly/8ZEViy , and a link to how your comments are needed to let NC Medicaid know how patently absurd these proposed changes are: http://bit.ly/c0tqEY (NC Medicaid Public Comment [...]
by Tina Glenn When caregiving is provided in the home, it is important to make the home as safe as possible. Keep fall prevention uppermost in mind, when the one or ones being cared for, are ambulatory. Do a complete check of the entire space accessed and create a checklist of items that need correction [...]
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