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Hospice of the Chesapeake Achieves 145% Census Growth Since 2020 Charles County Acquisition

Hospice News

Hospice of the Chesapeake has exceeded its growth expectations since its 2020 acquisition of Hospice of Charles County. Since the acquisition of each affiliate, residents of Charles and Calvert counties have benefitted along the entire care continuum that includes supportive, hospice and grief care,” Chesapeake indicated in a press release.

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Federal Legislation Would Create National Strategy on Grief

Hospice News

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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Grief, Loss, and Well-Being Debriefing: Vickie Leff, Matthew Loscalzo, Craig Blinderman

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You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. A great website for dealing with loss and grief : refugeingrief.com. Loss is the thing that triggers grief and then we talk about grief.

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The Potential of Psychedelics in Bereavement Care

Hospice News

Others can experience heightened feelings of loss and sadness that can complicate their grief, he indicated. Those who undergo challenging or distressing experiences during their psychedelic journeys may see their grief worsen.

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Regional Hospice Unveils  New Bereavement Care Center 

Hospice News

Connecticut-based Regional Hospice recently opened a new grief support center to extend its bereavement services further across the state’s northwestern region. Two years prior in 2020, Regional Hospice launched plans to build an inpatient children’s wing at its Center for Comfort and Healing, growing its pediatric hospice programming.

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Podcast: A conversation with Shelby Forsythia on her book “Your Grief, Your Way.”

Hospice Chaplaincy

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Shelby Forsythia about her book, “Your Grief, Your Way.” Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief guide, author, and podcast host.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Unifies Brands Under Single Identity

Hospice News

In addition to providing hospice, the organization offers grief support and palliative care services at the Chesapeake Supportive Care and Chesapeake Life Center. Calvert Hospice affiliated with Hospice of the Chesapeake in June last year, not long after Hospice of Charles County in fall 2020.