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The Potential of Psychedelics in Bereavement Care

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Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) in bereavement support may have benefits for families coping with the loss of a loved one. Research around psychedelic utilization in bereavement is limited but growing. Another 2020 study examined the impacts of ayahuasca use in treating depression among grieving individuals in Peru.

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Regional Hospice Unveils  New Bereavement Care Center 

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Connecticut-based Regional Hospice recently opened a new grief support center to extend its bereavement services further across the state’s northwestern region. The opening expands upon the nonprofit hospice’s existing bereavement services, according to Regional Hospice President and CEO Cynthia Emiry Roy. “We

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

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This blog provides a summary of preliminary findings regarding bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death. 12389 Johnston E et al (2020) Hospital or home? Research that considers the place of death of children where death is expected, varies in number depending on diagnosis.

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Federal Legislation Would Create National Strategy on Grief

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introduced legislation this morning to create a National Strategy on Grief and establish grants to fund trauma-informed care for the bereaved. The massive loss of life due to the COVID-19 pandemic — more than 1 million deaths since 2020 — has spurred demand for bereavement care and was a partial impetus for the legislation. .

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Stoneridge Hospice Owner Rollie Seebert: Hospices Help Address the ‘Demographic Tsunami’

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Arizona-based Stoneridge Hospice launched services in 2020 with an aim to address a swelling aging population’s growing need for end-of-life care. The hospice provider also offers palliative care, veteran and bereavement services, and durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies. Stoneridge Hospice launched in 2020.

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

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Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. While the change is modest, this is the first uptick since the onset of the pandemic, which came with a precipitous drop in these visits. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%. One major factor is the gradual subsiding of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Unifies Brands Under Single Identity

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Calvert Hospice affiliated with Hospice of the Chesapeake in June last year, not long after Hospice of Charles County in fall 2020. The hospice in 2021 cared for more than 3,800 hospice patients as well as more than 2,095 on palliative care and close to 500 in bereavement. Financial terms of both transactions were undisclosed. “We