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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

population has little to no understanding of what palliative care is, including many clinicians in a position to refer patients and their families, according to a 2019 study in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them.

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

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AccentCare is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Advent International, which purchased the provider from Oak Hill Capital Partners in 2019 for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1981, Blue Ridge offers hospice, palliative care and community grief support services.

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Vermont, Utah Ranked ‘Best Places to Die’ by PolicyGenius

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In 2019, the state enacted a palliative care law, aimed at identifying patients who could benefit from these services and making information more readily available to them.”. Nationwide, the burden on bereaved families is severe, other research has found. The average cost to the bereaved exceeds $12,000, according to that report.

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Places of Farewell – bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This blog provides a summary of preliminary findings regarding bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death. Reflexive Thematic Analysis highlighted themes (Braun and Clarke 2022), which were then considered within the context of liminality using Van Gennep’s Rites of Passage model (Van Gennep 2019).

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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In 2019, the organization had just 200 members. Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. The research included more than 1,000 large companies in 15 countries.

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NPHI Guide Designed to Help Hospices Address Mental Health Needs

Hospice News

This growing need has spurred the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) to recently develop its Community Counseling Guide to help member providers structure bereavement services, including best practices for billing. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

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

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Volunteers, social workers, chaplains and bereavement counselors also make up the center’s staff. The hospice provider began as an all-volunteer organization in 1977 and provides pediatric palliative care and grief support services in addition to hospice. A team of St. Formerly Hospice of St. and 59.2%, respectively. billion.

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