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Researchers have identified that 32% of individuals over age 70 and approximately 50% of those over age 80 experience a loss of physical function (activities of daily living) during hospitalization. Implementing specific geriatric models of care can improve hospitalization-associated outcomes, such as: ⤴ Increased likelihood of discharge home instead of to a facility ⬇ Decreased incidence of delirium ⬇ Decreased mortality risk ↘ Shortened hospital length of stay (LOS) ↘ Lower or equal costs of hospital care Earlier patient mobilization programs in hospitals, such as QCH's "Get Moving Team," decrease the risk of functional decline during hospitalization and significantly reduce hospital care costs in Ontario. Specialized geriatric nursing resources that provide clinical expertise in our Emergency Department team will deliver person-centered, high-quality care and provide faster access to the necessary services within hours of hospitalization for our patients living with dementia. The caregivers of our most vulnerable patients deserve early navigation support that is practical and useful in our Emergency Department. QCH is very well-known for it's innovative lens on geriatric and dementia care. Highlighting initiatives that benefit our older adults is so crucial to ensuring they become sustainable, receive permanent funding, and can be replicated across hospitals in Ontario. The work always continues in improving the lives of our older adults in acute care hospitals. #innovationinhealthcare #personcenteredcare #geriatrics #hospital

Interested in learning how to get involved in policy and advocacy at the state level? Check out our article in the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Penny J Smalley

🎥 In this “BVHS Minute,” Beth Courtright, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, MBA, program director of the new Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU) at Blanchard Valley Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, shares insights on the unit’s goals and offerings. Learn how BVHS is helping patients on their road to recovery!

This is heartbreaking & highlights the lack of research & understanding of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (#ME). As someone diagnosed with 'mild' ME, i can't begin to understand the severe pain she is in - i would not wish mild ME upon anyone: feeling like your brain and eyes are going to explode out of your head, every cell in your body feeling like it is vibrating (PEM), the cognitive dysfunction, constant fatigue (that is either bad or really bad), unable to stand or sit upright..... I hope government & Wes Streeting will commit to more research in ME, support people with chronic illness access the right support & enable those that can, to continue to work, access education & essentially enable them to live their lives. We currently have a social & economic crisis due to the rise in people diagnosed with Long Covid (has similar symptoms to ME), we urgently need a national strategy to tackle chronic illness. Elizabeth Davidson Gary Davidson Cailean Carter Elizabeth Archer ME Association #MEAction Quadram Institute #ME #CFS #LongCovid

Pre-hospital blood transfusions are saving lives in South Florida! Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue started providing blood transfusions to patients on site the trauma events in 2019. Lieutenant Steve Krivjanick calls it the most impactful thing he's seen in his 20-year career. "These are patients that wouldn't make the parking lot of the ER five years ago. Now they're making it to the hospital," he said. Now, he wants to see pre-hospital blood transfusions become commonplace in communities nationwide. Significant barriers stand in the way of making that happen, including inadequate Medicare payments for blood used by Emergency Medical Services providers and inconsistent care due to differing state-based scope of practice requirements. But Congress can do something about it. Ask your members of Congress to make long-term reforms that would allow more patients to receive life-saving blood products before reaching a hospital: https://bit.ly/3zoaDHj #BloodAdvocacy

I'm so sorry to all the communities around the country where this is a growing trend. I know that in general Hospitals & medical groups are constantly being forced to make compromising decisions because they need to meet budgets. And while it will be a cure-all--- I would love to help these struggling Hospitals and medical groups stay in the game just simply by increasing there re-imbursement rates from the Insurance companies. YES- they all know they've lost some... and YES; they all believe they have a system in place that is catching most of what is being lost--- but our stats disagree. We are consistently getting a meme average of 20% of Total Billing recovered- ONLY ON AGED ACCOUNTS, after the Revenue Cycle is complete. They are owed this money... and the insurance company's have more and more strategic glitches in their favor, and we've got the answer to STOP THE LOSS. In the meantime, we need to find ways to keep our local care facilities open and THRIVING! We ALL deserve it.

Four things you need to know about the opening of the Arthur M. Blank Hospital!

The demise of Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals in Wisconsin are due to market forces. Marshfield built a hospital adjacent to Sacred Heart in 2017 and pulled out all of their patients.  Sacred Heart lobbied unsuccessfully to stop the hospital.  Over the years, OakLeaf has stripped out profitable patients to their ASC, leaving Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals with basically only Medicare and Medicaid patients. Now that Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals have closed OakLeaf doesn’t have any place to put these patients that lost them money. Look at the 2022 Total Margins below:   - 16% – St. Joseph’s Hospital   - 4.96% – Sacred Heart Hospital   - 20.8% – Marshfield Medical Center – Eau Claire   + 34.3% – OakLeaf Surgical Hospital        Source: WI Hospital Association Let the market forces that created this “problem” solve this “problem.” #strategy #healthcare

I invite you to read my blog : “Leaving the Hospital: Your Hat, Coat and Discharge Papers” at www. directionsinaging.com. Knowing one’s rights and questions to ask can lessen the stress of the transition.

Our 4th season on the day will be Chris Rosin, JD, NCG Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator, State of Oregon. Abstract: This session reviews case studies of individuals who live in, or need, long-term care and are awaiting discharge from hospital settings, including the barriers that arise in these situations and solutions to successfully return or move the individual to a long-term care facility. In addition, this interactive session explores the hospital discharge process for complex patients needing discharge to a post-acute care setting, where the need for guardianship is a primary barrier. A realistic complex case example will be used to walk through the process. Link to register: https://lnkd.in/gTWCKniS