Coordination of Hospice in LTC

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Models of Care

Dying in Long Term Care

What Is Hospice Care?

The Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice Services

Levels of Care

The LTC Model of Care

Review

Summary

Section 3: The Case for Hospice and Coordination of Care

Hospice Is a Choice

Benefits and Barriers to Hospice

Orientation and Training

Professional Management

Plan of Care

Facility Care Planning and Significant Changes

Standards for Coordination of Care: Designated Team Members

Review

Summary

Section 4: The Contract: Regulations and Survey Readiness

The Content of the Contract

Hospice Responsibilities

The Facility’s Responsibilities

Facility Staff and the Hospice Plan of Care

Communication

Survey Probes: Is There Evidence of Communication?

Hospice Documentation

Assumptions vs. Reporting Concerns

Survey

Psychotropic Medications

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Renal patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.