Safety Archives — Heal At Home

Private Duty Nursing: Which patients need one and why?

June 23, 2021 by HCA Dev 3199 0 0

By: Heal at Home Nursing Whether you’re a senior citizen seeking assisted care or a new mother, proper at-home care may help restore your quality of life, leading to restored independence and safety in your daily life. Heal at Home’s premier...

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‘Healthy’ Foods That Elderly People Should Never Eat

June 23, 2021 by HCA Dev 2775 0 0

By: Aging Care At first glance, foods like vegetable sprouts, fish, and eggs seem to be healthy food choices. But, depending on how they are prepared, these ingredients may contain bacteria, viruses, parasites, or toxins that can cause food-borne...

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Should a Married Couple Use a Shared Living Trust?

May 21, 2021 by HCA Dev 1712 0 0

By: Shomer Law Group When you are planning your estate as a married person, you and your spouse have to make some decisions. Do you want to create separate estate plans, or would you prefer to develop a shared arrangement? Regardless of the...

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Nursing Home Workers Had One of the Deadliest Jobs of 2020

March 2, 2021 by HCA Dev 2010 0 0

As COVID-19 swept across the world last year, death rates among nursing home staff ranked among the highest for any job in the U.S., based on a Scientific American analysis of data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and...

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Best Nursing Trends Of 2021

December 2, 2020 by HCA Dev 1744 0 0

Supported by the newest data and insights from American Nurse Today, the Association of yank Medical Colleges, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and other sources. Read on to find out what to expect within the constantly-changing...

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CDC Holiday Tips

December 2, 2020 by HCA Dev 9489 11 0

The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful and isolating for many people. Gatherings during the upcoming holidays can be an opportunity to reconnect with family and friends. This holiday season, consider how your holiday plans can be modified to...

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Flying Soon? Here’s the Covid Safety Gear You Do—and Don’t—Need.

October 13, 2020 by HCA Dev 1706 0 0

Online retailers are touting all kinds of protective gear for germaphobic travelers. While fliers really need to wear some of them, others just constitute overkill. Other than the obligatory face covering, does any of this paraphernalia make you...

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Tips For Dealing with Difficult Patients

August 31, 2020 by HCA Dev 2570 0 0

Just like any profession that involves dealing with the public, nursing can mean working with people that are difficult in a manner of ways. You can run into all reactions including defensiveness, anger, fear, demandingness, hysteria and a whole...

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Action Plan: How to Deal with Difficult Patients & Families

August 31, 2020 by HCA Dev 2963 0 0

When you entered nursing school you were probably warned that you’d have a few difficult patients. Maybe you even went as far as to mentally prepare yourself for the day you’d save someone’s life and they’d scream and yell at you for something...

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Strengthen your families immunity for back to school with these techniques

August 4, 2020 by HCA Dev 1706 0 0

And just like that, school is back in session… for some. Summer is in full swing, but for many parents ‘back to school’ questions weigh heavily on the mind. “Is it safe for my child to go back to school with a pandemic still on the rise?” ...

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How to Care for Someone with COVID-19 at Home

June 1, 2020 by HCA Dev 1837 0 0

COVID-19 is highly contagious and can quickly become serious. Safely caring for someone in your home who has the illness requires extra steps. This blog provides concrete steps all caregivers should take, including how to watch for worsening...

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What is elder abuse?

February 12, 2020 by HCA Dev 2124 0 0

According to the CDC, “Elder abuse is an intentional act, or failure to act, by a caregiver or another person in a relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. (An older adult is defined...

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