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		<title>Administration of Medications to Residents on Hospice</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administration-medications-residents-hospice_08-16-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=administration-medications-residents-hospice</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the most common questions we receive from California RCFE Tuesday Tip subscribers: &#8220;Can a family or unpaid friend of a hospice client actually pour (draw up in a syringe), hospice drugs such as liquid morphine if they are trained by hospice?&#8221; Fortunately Community Care Licensing has provided clarification on this in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reporting Discharge from Hospice</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/reporting-discharge-hospice_08-09-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=reporting-discharge-hospice</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/reporting-discharge-hospice_08-09-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recently received a question from one a California Tuesday Tip subscriber about reporting discharge from hospice: &#8220;Is a facility required to notify Community Care Licensing when a resident is discharged from hospice?&#8221; The short answer is yes. Regulation 87633(g) states: &#8220;In addition to the reporting requirements specified in Section 87211, Reporting Requirements, the licensee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is a Resident with Dementia Ready for Hospice?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/resident-dementia-ready-hospice_11-09-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=resident-dementia-ready-hospice</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/resident-dementia-ready-hospice_11-09-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s tip has been adapted with permission from the VITAS Hospice publication entitled Clinical Appropriateness: Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, which accounts for more than 50 percent of all dementia cases, generally progresses in a linear fashion over an average of seven to ten years, but may be much longer in some instances.  A person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Admitting Residents Already on Hospice</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/admitting-residents-hospice_08-24-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=admitting-residents-hospice</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/admitting-residents-hospice_08-24-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Tuesday Tip subscriber recently asked whether she could admit a resident who is already receiving hospice services into her RCFE.  The short answer is, yes, as long as you have your hospice waiver. The confusion comes from an outdated regulation 87632 Hospice Care Waiver which states: &#8220;hospice services will only be provided to individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Criminal Clearance and Hospice Volunteers</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/criminal-clearance-hospice-volunteers_04-27-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=criminal-clearance-hospice-volunteers</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/criminal-clearance-hospice-volunteers_04-27-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In last week&#8217;s Tuesday Tip we clarified criminal clearance requirements for volunteers.  Pathways Home Health and Hospice sent us this important reminder that volunteers from a hospice agency are exempt from the criminal clearance process: According to CA Health &#38; Safety Code Section 1569.17 (b)(2)(F): &#8220;Employees of licensed home health agencies and members of licensed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California: Who Can Administer Medications to a Resident on Hospice?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administer-medications-resident-hospice_01-26-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=administer-medications-resident-hospice</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administer-medications-resident-hospice_01-26-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday we held our our 2010 Assisted Living Mediction Summit, and one of the most common questions from California-based attendees was regarding hospice medications. More specifically, who may administer medications to a resident on hospice. Here is an answer to this from a recent CCL clarification: QUESTION: &#8220;What is the update on administration of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: Crushing Medications for Hospice Residents</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/tuesday-tip-crushing-medications-hospice-residents_10-20-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-crushing-medications-hospice-residents</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/tuesday-tip-crushing-medications-hospice-residents_10-20-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Tip is from a California Community Care Licensing (CCLD) policy response to the California Assisted Living Association (CALA) and California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA): Is an exception required for hospice resident medications to be crushed? Per CCLD: &#8220;No exception is necessary in order to crush a resident’s medication to enhance swallowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing the Challenges of Hospice Care</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/facing-the-challenges-of-hospice-care_01-15-2008/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=facing-the-challenges-of-hospice-care</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/facing-the-challenges-of-hospice-care_01-15-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandi Flores, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Residential Care/Assisted Living was once considered the preferred place to live when relatively active seniors needed care. However, an interesting phenomenon has occurred in that residents overwhelmingly fall in love with this model of care. They move to the community, build relationships of trust with staff, age with us, and ultimately expect to die with [...]]]></description>
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