Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2024

Spiritual hospice care providers are an important link to building bridges of access and trust among underserved African American populations. If a hospice provider does have that cultural sensitivity and ability to connect on that spiritual level, then how can they respond to these community’s needs?”

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

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 News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A systematic overhaul of the nation’s health care education programs is needed to ensure that future clinicians are prepared to provide palliative and hospice care amid rising demand, according to Dr. Leah McDonald of HopeHealth. McDonald is a hospice and palliative care physician at HopeHealth.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

NHPCO Facts and Figures is the leading resource for hospice providers and others interested in understanding the work of the community. The 2023 Facts and Figures report continues to see the impact of COVID-19 on patient care and the effect of the COVID-19 waivers to the traditional delivery of hospice care.

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Hospice News

MAY 2, 2022

Though professionally she has cared for terminally ill patients for more than 30 years, her personal experience after her mother’s diagnosis with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer underscored the critical importance of her work. This drives her commitment to expand access to hospice care, particularly among underserved populations.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

MAY 23, 2023

According to the 2020 Census , more than 55 million people aged 65 and older live in America today, and those numbers will grow in the coming years. Many families find that end-of-life care for a loved one comes with complex medical and emotional needs. population.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2023

Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, a hospice nurse in Colorado since 2012. In 2020 Flores was a featured guest on the TV Show, The Doctors , sharing his expertise on end-of-life hospice care. He’s also written two books to increase knowledge of end-of-life care.

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