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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

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Many hospices may be unprepared to cope with a large-scale disaster or a future pandemic. In 2017, the U.S. Last year, The Joint Commission implemented similar requirements for hospices. However, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in preparedness when it comes to hospice and palliative care.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . Meanwhile, construction of a hospice house in Maryland has ground to a halt. The foundation raised roughly $550,000 in fundraising campaign dollars.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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More and more people are choosing to die at home. However, by 2017, home surpassed hospitals, nursing homes, and every other place as the most common place of death. Hospice Supports Families as Well as Patients. In 1984, there were only 31 Medicare-certified home hospice agencies.

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