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We Appreciate, and Need, Nurses More than Ever
National Nurses Week National Nurses Week celebrated nurses nationwide earlier in May, and nurses at Liberty HomeCare & Hospice Services make a major difference in their patients’ lives, in the…
Maintaining Patient Trust Remains Home Care’s Goal
A disturbing news story out of Texas has made myself and everyone else associated with Liberty HomeCare & Hospice Services feel overwhelming shock and disappointment. A doctor in Texas is…
HELP Hospice Act Vital Legislation Congress Should Approve
At Liberty HomeCare & Hospice Services, we hear all the time from the families of hospice patients, who tell us how our hospice care significantly helped them through the final stages of a loved…
Medicare Change Resolution Needed Before New Year
Physicians who accept patients with Medicare could face a dark choice in 2012. On January 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services are scheduled to start paying Medicare claims at a 27…
Home Care: The Best Way to End Hospital Readmission Trend
Recent media coverage of the Occupy movement from Wall Street to Wilmington illustrates the growing disenchantment with the status quo in America. That kind of discord is also evident in the health…
Reducing Specialized Therapy Opportunities is the Wrong Idea for N.C.
October is National Physical Therapy Month October is National Physical Therapy Month, and there’s a lot to celebrate. Physical therapy provides numerous benefits for patients. Physical therapy…
Doctors’ Prognosis: New Face to Face Rule Hinders Home Care
A new Medicare rule is only a few months old, but it is already having a detrimental effect on home care in the Carolinas, Virginia, and even nationwide. New Medicare Rule The National Association…
Home Care: A Health Care Idea We Can All Support
Finding a common cause in America can prove as challenging as balancing the federal budget. Citizens throughout North Carolina have differing views on politics, and particularly about health care.…