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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

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Established in 2009, St. Not only have daily clinical visits in the last week of life improved, so too have bedside presence from other interdisciplinary team members such as social workers and chaplains, she stated. Croix Hospice cares for more than 4,400 patients daily across its 10-state service region.

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

Death doulas also serve as patient advocates and offer respite to caregivers as well as logistical support with tasks like estate and financial planning or funeral services, said Deathwives Founders Lauren Carroll and Erin Merelli. Nurses and social workers are especially stretched thin. Deathwives was formed in 2019.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah. Beth: From a hospice standpoint, we obviously have the nursing support, social work chaplaincy.

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Seasoned Senior Industry Professional Becomes New Owner of Always Best Care Wake Forest-north Raleigh

Always Best Care Senior Services

Always Best Care of Wake Forest-North Raleigh has been serving Wake County residents since 2009 and is one of nine Always Best Care agencies across North Carolina. The company delivers its services through an international network of more than 225 independently owned and operated franchise territories throughout the United States and Canada.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

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2021 Association of Hospice Profit Status With Family Caregivers’ Reported Care Experiences. It might be complexity, it might be acuity, it might be the psychosocial situation or social determinants of health. Eric: Lack of a caregiver. Joseph: Lack of the caregiver. JAMA Health Forum. And yet they’re dying.

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