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Two Hospices Halt Services Amid Staffing Shortages

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HHCJ’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes. Patients and caregivers have been educated on when to call 911 for immediate life-threatening illness. Personal care and social work referrals will also end.

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Why Do Most People Receive Less Time in Hospice than Recommended?

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Hospice sends nurses, aides, and other caregivers to the homes of patients with advanced, terminal illnesses. 1-3 This three-month minimum promotes hospice’s ability to provide the physical and emotional support that helps patients and their family caregivers. They were 37% more likely to say they needed more help with personal care.