SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update January 19, 2024: A Resource for Members
Each week SDAHO provides members with an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each...
Palliative Care Is Specialized Care for the Living
Palliative Care is specialized care that focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness....
Avera Opens Hospice Rooms Offering More Care for Aberdeen Area Residents
Avera Health has recently opened three hospice rooms at the Nano Nagle Assisted Living Center, which is a part...
CNA Hospice and Palliative Care Training and Certification
In a December 7, 2023  McKnight’s Long-Term Care News article, Dr. Karl Steinberg, CEO of Stone Mountain Medical Associations,...
2024 Hospice Reminders
As we get closer to the New Year, there are a few changes in hospice that will go into...
Physicians Must Enroll or Opt-Out of Medicare to Receive Pay for Hospice Services
Beginning May 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require hospice certifying physicians to either...
Get Your Palliative Care Program Listed in CAPC’s National Palliative Care Provider Directory
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has recently relaunched its national directory for palliative care. They are urging...
PET Resource for Hospice and Palliative Care Teams
One of the hallmarks of great hospice and/or palliative care is the interdisciplinary team which focuses on whole person...
November Hospice Care Update
Over the last few weeks, there have been final rules sent out by CMS that impact hospice care. Â
November 1,...
2024-2025 Serious Illness Care Learning Collaborative
Ariadne Labs, developer of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide, announces the 15 month Learning collaborative that will start in...
