HHSC Expands Visitation at Long-Term Care Facilities, Allows Designated Essential Family Caregivers to Provide Support

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  AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to expand visitation options for eligible nursing, assisted living, and intermediate care facilities, home and community-based service providers, and inpatient hospice, effective Thursday, Sept. 24. HHSC’s updated emergency rules will allow a designated essential caregiver to provide supportive, hands-on care
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AAACAP Striking a Balance Caregiver Conference

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Striking a Balance Caregiver Conference The Striking a Balance Caregiver Conference brings together local resources and national speakers to aid and educate family caregivers, so they can provide the best possible care for their loved ones and selves. It strives to connect family caregivers with new resources, tools and techniques that improves their total quality
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Webinar | Empathetic Communication and Caring for the Caregiver During COVID-19

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A recording of this important webinar is now available. COVID-19 brings an enormous set of challenges to hospitals around the world. One challenge in particular, the current mental state of healthcare workers, is now taking center stage as clinicians face delivering difficult news to patients and their families about what is happening, what to expect,
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