Blogs
We have put together some home care resources for you to stay informed.
For Our Clients
Making The Choice
When To Ask For Help When an elderly or disabled friend or loved one needs help, the signs may manifest in a variety of ways.
Continuum Care – A One Stop Shop
Superior Continuum of Care, All under one roof. Continuum of Care is a system that guides and tracks patients over time, spanning all levels of intensity
Treating Our Patients with COVID-19
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak is still evolving globally and remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Like many other home health agencies
Staying Cool This Summer: Dealing with a pandemic and a heat wave
Summer came in strong when the calendar flipped to July, bringing temperatures north of 90 degrees on consecutive days for the first time in 2020.
Hospice; Expectations vs. Reality
Considering hospice care for a loved one or yourself can feel scary and overwhelming. Often, these feelings are heightened by common misconceptions about hospice care.
The Origins of Home Health & Hospice Care
The word “hospice” derives from the Latin word hospes, which means both “guest” and “host.” Since the 11th century, the concept of hospice was adopted by the
For Doctors
Factors in the Hospice Decision
Recently, BMC Palliative Care published an unusual, but much needed, systematic review exploring the various factors influencing the patient’s hospice decision.1 Of course, a patient’s
“Many Primary Care Clinicians Provide Palliative Care without Realizing It”
Physician Bulletins: Below, you will find a sample of the community-based healthcare utilization bulletins that we routinely mail to referring doctors and other healthcare professionals. Writing
Get Paid for the Work You Do with Avatar’s Home Health & Hospice
Physician Bulletins: Below, you will find a sample of the community-based healthcare utilization bulletins that we routinely mail to referring doctors and other healthcare professionals. Did
Hospice Live Discharge: Giving Patients the Transitional Care Management They Need
“Live discharge” is the term Medicare uses to describe hospice disenrollment before death. In the past, it was common for clinicians to refer to these
Heart Failure Management Program Works Better at Home
Physician Bulletins: Below, you will find a sample of the community-based healthcare utilization bulletins that we routinely mail to referring doctors and other healthcare professionals. The
Less Than 1% of Doctors Would Choose CPR for Themselves
Less Than 1% of Doctors Would Choose CPR for Themselves In Advanced Cancer or End-Stage Alzheimer’s In June, the Journal of Medical Ethics published a
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