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HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

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Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking. were Hispanic; 1.8%

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CareAcademy Launches Hospice Curriculum

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The online clinical training platform CareAcademy has developed a hospice care curriculum. The new curriculum is designed to offer “foundational orientation training” for hospice aides, nurses, volunteers, social workers, chaplains and other spiritual care providers, as well as physicians.

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St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

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Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Francis Reflections Melbourne Care Center includes a private bathroom and overnight space for loved ones.

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Hospice of Cincinnati, Adventist Health Expand Hospice; Labor Pressures Shutter Midwest-Based Programs

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The inpatient center will allow for smoother transitions to hospice care among eligible hospitalized and emergency patients, as well as home- and community-based referrals, according to Gayle Mattson, president and CEO of Hospice of Cincinnati/HOC Navigators. These include Residential Healthcare Group, among others.

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How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

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If enacted, the legislation would remove co-pays and patient fees for advance care planning (ACP) services, allow social workers to conduct these conversations, expand provider education about associated billing codes, and improve reporting on barriers to ACP utilization. House of Representatives by Rep.

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Discrimination Fears Deter LGBTQ+ Patients From Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

Hospices have worked to improve engagement with underserved LGBTQ+ communities, but have a ways to go in understanding the unique challenges and experiences. This reflects issues that exist throughout the larger health care system, including among providers upstream of hospice that assist patients with advance care planning.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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Patients will receive 24/7 care at the six-bed hospice facility, which features private patient rooms, a living room space, kitchen, large dining area, office area and a serenity garden. Our focus must be on providing all residents of Caroline county with exceptional hospice care, supportive care and grief support services.”.

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