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The Role of Social Service Designees in Long-Term Care: Supporting Residents and Families

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In long-term care facilities, a dedicated team of professionals works together to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to residents. Let’s explore what a Social Service Designee does and why their role is so important in the long-term care setting. What is a Social Service Designee?

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Working in Hospitals vs. Clinics vs. Long-Term Care: Which Environment is Right for You?

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Whether you’re just starting your journey or looking to make a change, it’s important to understand the differences between working in hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. Team Collaboration: Working in a hospital means being part of a larger healthcare team.

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Navigating the World of Long-Term Care: A Guide for Nurses

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In the vast and varied landscape of healthcare careers, long-term care is sometimes overlooked. What is Long-term Care? Long-term care (LTC) refers to a range of services to meet a person’s health or personal care needs for an extended period.

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The Compassion Calling: Why I Want to Become a Medication Aide in a Long Term Care Facility

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In the realm of healthcare, few roles are as crucial and rewarding as that of a Medication Aide in a long-term care facility. First and foremost, working as a Medication Aide allows me to play a vital role in ensuring the health and well-being of residents in long-term care facilities. Click Here

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“Love” In Healthcare: Valentines Day In The Workplace

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Fromphysicians to aides, each individual has an important job to do in providing care. Whether lending expertise, showing up in a crisis, or just listening, these collaborative moments reinforce the deep respect and camaraderie feltbetween healthcare workers. Whenthings get challenging, teams rally to each other.

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What’s Causing Fewer Primary Care Visits in the US?

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Primary care includes health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in a variety of health care settings (e.g., office, inpatient, critical care, long-term care, home care, day care, etc.).

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Health Happens at Home: Lessons from the Parks Connected Health Summit

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Hospitals, clinicians, long term care and other legacy health care system players must collaborate with the folks on the right side of the chart to provide continuity of care to people at home, if we are to realize the vision of connected health where people live.