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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. Families often want pediatric palliative care, but the reimbursement is nearly nonexistent,” Sheehan told Hospice News. But it goes both ways.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

Hospice News

I began taking care of hospice patients back in 2015 after moving to San Diego and working in a hospital setting for a while. I often saw slow response times as patients waited sometimes days for nurses to provide care. I get into the field right alongside our staff to provide hospice care.

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Influence of Hospital Culture on Intensity of Care: Liz Dzeng

GeriPal

Eric and I are joined today on this podcast by Anne Kelly palliative care social worker to discuss these issues with Liz. Alex: And joining us as she has many times, Anne Kelly is a social worker at the San Francisco VA. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Welcome, Liz. Liz: Thanks. Anne, welcome back.

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Palliative Care Conference: A Discussion with nVoq

Hospice News

.” They want to know how quickly we can have a goals-of-care conversation with the patient. Do you have a doctor and a social worker that can work on, for instance, Medicaid eligibility. I had my standard two times a week nursing, one time a week social worker, once a month chaplain, once every other month music therapist.

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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

I’m the senior nurse educator at H C P, Speaker 1 ( 00:25 ): And you’re listening to Vision, the podcast for leaders and forward thinkers in the care industry. Today we’ll be discussing the importance of unifying the care continuum for end of life care. Speaker 3 ( 00:38 ): Hi, glad to be here.

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Over the Threshold: Creating Solutions

Chicago Caregiving

In 2015, University of Illinois Health invested $250,000 to establish housing for 26 unhoused people for one year in an attempt to connect people with case managers and ongoing medical care, instead of relying on the emergency department. In 2015, system leaders thought 75 homeless people had utilized the emergency department.

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