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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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Barriers to Expanding Perinatal Palliative Care, Hospice

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A lack of trained staff and evolving health laws are among the leading barriers to expanding perinatal palliative and hospice care among underserved populations. It’s about plugging these populations into the health system better, regardless of ethnicity, race or background, and give them the care they need.”

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Hospices Unveil New Inpatient Centers, Expand Facilities

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The center’s services will include support and educational resources for individuals and families coping with serious and terminal illnesses, grief and end-of-life situations in the community of Calvert County, Maryland. Hospice of the Chesapeake provides services in four west coast Maryland counties. million toward an expansion.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Working with death doulas has helped some hospices improve awareness and understanding of their services, as well as assist families with issues they face at the end of a loved one’s life, according to some providers. Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? How the United States Will Revamp Family Caregiver Support.

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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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Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

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Telehealth extension: The legislation extends hospice telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024, which were initially enacted as part of the CARES Act in 2020. This allows hospice patients and providers to continue to use telehealth for low touch, face-to-face visits prior to recertification for the hospice benefit.

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Alive Hospice Execs: Reports of For-Profit Sale Purely Speculative

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The nonprofit’s services include hospice and palliative care, as well as grief support. Alive Hospice provides bereavement services to roughly 700 adults and children in Tennessee annually. “As The organization provided hospice care to 4,719 patients and families in 2021, as well as 21 pediatric hospice patients.

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