Category: Special Focus: Eldercare and Case Management

Case Manager is a role that over the last 25 years has morphed into a position that has a critical impact on the bottom line. It is a position that is, usually, filled with an RN or social worker with extensive clinical...

Improvements were made this year in St. Lucie Medical Center’s (SLMC) technology, facility, operations and community outreach.

The patient had terminal cancer and was in his last stages of dying. Because of the expert pain management he had received from his hospice caregivers, he was comfortable and relaxed. As he started to fall into a deep sleep, his...

Eric Freling, M.D. It’s midnight. Dr. Eric Freling had just settled into bed after a long day of deliveries. Suddenly, the pager goes off in a frenzy. The phone rings. “I’ll be there in 20 minutes,” he said. No...

The Home Care Association of Florida (HCAF) drew over 95 home care providers to its May 12th District 11 meeting held at the Double Tree Hotel in Miami. They came to learn about the impact of Senate Bill 1986 on Miami-Dade...