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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

Hospice News

CMS introduced SIA in 2016. In Calendar Year 2021, the share of hospice care days with nurse visits in the last seven days of life rose to 63%, up from 62% year over year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.

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New Executives Take the Helm at AccentCare, Blue Ridge, Androscoggin, Good Samaritan

Hospice News

Stepping into 2024, I’m excited to share news that marks the beginning of a fresh chapter for Blue Ridge Hospice and those in our community in need of serious and chronic illness care, palliative care and bereavement support services,” Richard Kennedy, board of directors chair at Blue Ridge Hospice, said in an announcement.

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Maribel Health Secures $25 Million in Series A Round, Aims to Build High-Acuity Home Care, Hospice Programs

Hospice News

The Ivy League coach and mother of three died in 2016 at age 41. The firm has also made substantial investments in the bereavement care tech company Empathy and the home-based mental health platform Rippl, among others. “As Maribel’s mission is to make home the center of the health system.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

Hospice News

He held similar positions from 2013 to 2016 at Kindred at Home before it became CenterWell Home Health, Humana’s (NYSE: HUM) health care services business. “His Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.

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St. Croix’s Strategic Executive Moves; NHPCO’s Ben Marcantonio Named Goodwin Living’s Board VP

Hospice News

Cottrell joined the hospice in 2016. The hospice provider also offers community-based palliative care and bereavement services. “We Marcantonio is COO and interim CEO at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Marcantonio has served on the nonprofit’s board since 2021.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

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Hospice Improves Quality of Life Hospice has been associated with improved quality of life at the end of life and reductions in the risk of psychiatric illness among bereaved caregivers. 2016; 108 (1): dvj280. J Palliat MEd. Hospice use among patients with lymphoma: impact of disease aggressiveness and curability. J Clin Oncol.

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18 best books for nurses about grief, death and loss

The Nurse Break

Not just for the bereaved, Bearing the Unbearable will be required reading for grief counselors, therapists and social workers, clergy of all varieties, educators, academics, and medical professionals. To expect or require only grief-stricken behaviour from the bereaved does them harm. Rando, Ph.D.,

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