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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

Fewer than half (42.1%) of counties in the United States have some form of home-based palliative care programs in place, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported. Families often want pediatric palliative care, but the reimbursement is nearly nonexistent,” Sheehan told Hospice News.

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Diverse Caregivers

Chicago Caregiving

Suddenly, Wetzel, an older woman with a disability, was in need a place where she herself could receive long-term care. For Black and Brown people, misperceptions and stereotypes often hinder access to quality care. The Care Plan began operation in 2015 to serve these clients.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

What we didn’t have was the payment model to deliver the comprehensive dementia care. I think the big one for me, it was in 2015. 2015, 2016. And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education. They can be a- Diane: Social worker. Long-term care.

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