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	<title>Professional Caregiver Blog &#187; Hospice</title>
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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>
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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>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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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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		<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>
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		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
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		<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>Administration of Medications to Residents Receiving Hospice Services</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/administration-of-medications-to-residents-receiving-hospice-services_03-11-2008/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=administration-of-medications-to-residents-receiving-hospice-services</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/administration-of-medications-to-residents-receiving-hospice-services_03-11-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glen Coulter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operating a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly and providing outstanding care for our residents can present many challenges, especially considering increasing acuity and higher levels of allowable care. If you are caring for residents receiving hospice services, which can be a very spiritual and emotionally rewarding experience for the care provider, it can multiply [...]]]></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>
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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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