Home Health Line
03/26/2026
Implement regular check-ins among staff members to prevent emotional build­up, strengthen bonds between staff and normalize emotional processing.
03/26/2026
Get out in front of patient struggles with activities of daily living and self-care by leveraging an occupational therapist. Specific interventions early in care can help improve patient independence, leading to gains in their confidence and well-being while preventing burnout and noncompliance with the plan of care. 
03/26/2026
Avoid inappropriate live discharges among your hospice patients with dementia by training staff to recognize the complicated symptoms and subtle declines that, if gone unnoticed, could wind up hurting your quality scores and agency ratings.
03/26/2026
Leaders must prove — consistently and visibly — that safety reporting is trusted, accountability is fair and action follows data. One of the most dangerous misconceptions in patient safety is that fewer reports mean fewer problems.
03/26/2026
There are many indicators to look for when it comes to identifying patients or caregivers who may be overwhelmed. This tool provides the kind of examples that may lead care team members to flag a concern.
03/26/2026
Data highlighed by MedPAC in its annual report to Congress shows the savings home health provides when compared to other settings.
03/19/2026
Though your attention may be on training field staff, make sure that your QAPI team is equally prepared for the updated HHCAHPS survey.
03/19/2026
There are real challenges to getting an allowable face-to-face encounter note, but a dated signature is not one of them. Some agencies have been working under the misconception that this is needed for compliance purposes, but the signature on this document doesn't need to be dated.
03/19/2026
Implement safety procedures for patients who have visual impairments as CMS incorporates more falls data into quality reporting. Fall risks for this patient population may not pop up in standard assessments, contributing to avoidable injuries or hospitalizations during care.
03/19/2026
Weigh the complications linked to common interventions around pain and non-pain symptom management for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias in hospice.

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