Hospice News
MAY 31, 2023
Researchers have identified a number of clinical benefits, including reduction of anxiety, depression and improved acceptance of mortality, according to a 2019 literature review in the journal Current Oncology. and serves on the national advisory board for the California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The hospice and senior care provider Helios Care is partnering with the integrated health system Bassett Healthcare Network to bring more extensive access to hospice and palliative care to patients in central New York. Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.
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Solace
JANUARY 6, 2023
The program was approved in 2019 but stalled by the pandemic. Some leaders in the end-of-life and palliative care field say counseling using the drug can aid in anxiety about death. Lawmakers hope these new 2023 laws will improve the lives of those who need help at the end of life and the people who love them.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Recent research looking at palliative care patients in Canada has found higher hospital mortality rates among those without cancer compared to others. The study examined outcomes of 6,846 palliative care patients at the hospital. In-hospital mortality can serve as a quality indicator of acute care,” the researchers stated.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. Case in point, as many as 71% of the U.S.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The study , published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, examined home health and hospice care outcomes during the last three years of life among more than 2.1 million Medicare decedents who died in 2019. million Medicare decedents who utilized hospice in 2019, about 591,272 had dementia, the research found.
Hospice News
JULY 3, 2023
and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) recently re-introduced legislation designed to expand the palliative care workforce. The bipartisan-supported Provider Training in Palliative Care Act aims to increase the number of clinicians trained in palliative care as long-standing labor shortages continue to hinder access. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)
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