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Community Hospice & Palliative Care Pediatric Program Doubles Nursing Workforce as Census Grows

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The pediatric program’s current average daily census hovers around 240 patients, a climb from roughly 55 patients in 2008, according to Danielle Eaves, child life and therapeutic recreation specialist for the Community PedsCare program.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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She began as a nurse at the hospice in 2010, and started her career at Berkeley Medical Center in 2008 as a primary nurse and charge nurse in the progressive care unit. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families.

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The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps

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5 Patient recall of end-of-life discussions correlates with higher quality of life for patients and improved bereavement outcomes for caregivers. 2008; 26: 5988-5993. Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment. 2008; 300 (14): 1665-73.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

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Hospice Improves Quality of Life Hospice has been associated with improved quality of life at the end of life and reductions in the risk of psychiatric illness among bereaved caregivers. Place of death: correlations with quality of life of patients with cancer and predictors of bereaved caregivers’ mental health. 2016; 108 (1): dvj280.

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Why Choose Traditions Health?

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Founded in 2008 on compassion and clinical excellence, Traditions Health has grown to become a trusted in-home hospice care provider with 79 hospice locations across 18 states, including Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. This is where Traditions Health stands out.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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Bereavement Services. Medicare-certified hospices also provide at least six months of bereavement support. Some agencies simply keep their nurse-lines open for discussions and advice about bereavement. 2008 Nov;98(11):2092-8. How this is conducted varies widely between agencies. New York: Springer 2009: 135-155.

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