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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[dementia]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elderly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residental Care]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medication practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medication training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential care]]></category>

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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Residental Care]]></category>

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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>What is the purpose of a Hospice Waiver?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-hospice-waiver_02-02-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-is-the-purpose-of-a-hospice-waiver</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-hospice-waiver_02-02-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandi Flores, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residental Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state regulations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us are very frustrated with recent State of California statewide requirements for exceptions for hospice care in assisted living.  The whole idea behind the original Hospice Waiver was to eliminate the need for numerous exceptions.  Providers must now have an exception for: 1.  Any &#8220;prohibited&#8221; conditions such as the progression of a pressure [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tuesday Tips: Residents on Hospice</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/tuesday-tips-residents-on-hospice_07-15-2008/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tuesday-tips-residents-on-hospice</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/tuesday-tips-residents-on-hospice_07-15-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mickey Gray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.communityed.com/blog/?p=157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With your hectic schedule, it is sometimes easy to overlook simple compliance issues. Advanced Healthcare Studies&#8217; &#8220;Tuesday Tips&#8221; will bring you a quick, helpful idea each week that can assist you in your operations related to regulatory compliance. We know that many of you implement outstanding practices in your community, and we welcome your ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspirational Hospice Care</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/communication/inspirational-hospice-care_05-07-2008/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=inspirational-hospice-care</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/communication/inspirational-hospice-care_05-07-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandi Flores, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elderly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had the pleasure of conducting a number of hospice classes statewide. I always find after any I class I lead that learning is a two way street. I could never put a value on the knowledge, care techniques and innovative practices I have learned in classes. Generous providers often share great ideas with [...]]]></description>
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