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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

New CEO Takes Reigns at Sangre de Cristo Community Care Colorado-based Sangre de Cristo Community Care named Melinda Egging as its new CEO. Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. This marks her return to the organization.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

Hospice News

Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. Expanding hospice care in the senior community will allow for improved support and care collaboration, according to Angela Hospice President and CEO Marti Coplai.

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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

Hospice News

Hospice of the Midwest’s services within the Marshalltown community include assistance with medical equipment and medication order and delivery, developing patient care plans, providing home assessment consultations and a veteran honors program. has launched a new inpatient hospice facility.

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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. The Optimism of Hospice Care Hospice care can give patients hope. Enzinger A, Zhang B, Schrag D, Prigerson H. J Clin Oncol. 10.1200/JCO.2015.61.9239. 2015.61.9239.

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

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families, time in hospice falls short of recommendations. That means more than half of Americans receive less than three weeks of hospice care. Why do most people receive less time in hospice than recommended? First, let’s consider the importance of a quality length of stay in hospice. 2015 Oct 8.

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Ep.18: BK Books with Barbara Karnes: Why Approaching Hospice Holistically is Necessary to the Success of the Care Continuum

Home Care Pulse

She has won the N H P C O Hospice Innovator Award in 2018, and she was the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year. While at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, a hospice pioneer. Kimberly, in the q and a just asked, what is the difference between hospice and palliative care?

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