Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

The clearest example of how this works was the 2020 rebasing of payments for the four levels of hospice care. CMS that year reduced routine home care (RHC) rates by 2.7% and increased amounts for continuous home care, general inpatient care, and inpatient respite care by the same percentage.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2022

The unique needs of families and children facing life-limiting can wear pediatric palliative and hospice care clinicians especially thin, and the potential for burnout can leave providers even more short-staffed than many already are. Even outside of hospice, caring for seriously ill children can take a mental and emotional toll.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Careful management of hospice care manager workloads correlates with longer lengths of stay. For many patients length of stay is a week or less, which is too short for them to receive the full benefit of hospice care. Length of stay is an important metric from both a clinical and business standpoint.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Families caring for seriously ill loved ones face systemic barriers that could threaten patients’ ability to receive care at home, including at the end of life. If a family can’t withstand these burdens, the patient may have to receive care in a facility to ensure their needs are met.

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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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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Seriously ill children represent some of the most underserved populations nationwide in terms of quality and access to supportive health care, according to Katie Leonard, director of pediatrics at California-based Anchor Health. There is a great unmet need for supportive care at home. Each year an estimated 2.5

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Hospice and behavioral health care could increasingly intersect in coming years as demand for specialized care grows. But the prevalence of mental health conditions and related concerns like isolation and substance abuse mean that hospice and behavioral health providers may need to find more ways to integrate their services.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For nearly a decade, stakeholders have sought passage of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA). If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Beth Van Duyne Rep. Elected to the U.S.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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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Hospice News

JANUARY 6, 2023

Fleece is the former CEO of Stratum Health, which merged with Empath in 2020. . Sciullo joined Suncoast Hospice in 2013, which is now an affiliate of Empath Health. Empath offers hospice care through Suncoast Hospice, Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough and Tidewell Hospice. She’s absolutely right.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

McCann-Davis in 2016 joined Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care as its communications manager before becoming its national director of communications and multicultural affairs two years later. What are the knowns and unknowns about underserved populations in palliative care, specifically?

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

DECEMBER 5, 2023

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a time to honor the millions of home care professionals who provide essential health care services to patients and families in their homes. Home care and hospice care are vital for many people who face chronic illnesses, disabilities, or terminal conditions.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a time to honor the millions of home care professionals who provide essential health care services to patients and families in their homes. Home care and hospice care are vital for many people who face chronic illnesses, disabilities, or terminal conditions.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a time to honor the millions of home care professionals who provide essential health care services to patients and families in their homes. Home care and hospice care are vital for many people who face chronic illnesses, disabilities, or terminal conditions.

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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. By 2030, every member of the Baby Boomer generation will be over 65.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2023

The health care startup currently provides interdisciplinary services in 28 states to 30,000 seniors who suffer from chronic health conditions and social determinants issues. This is up from 1,700 patients in three states in 2020. When we would try to do palliative care before, we’d lose money,” Kusserow said. “I

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Making the decision to start hospice care for your loved one is overwhelming. But the decision is also empowering, because an array of supportive care and assistance becomes available to both the patient and family. Hope’s hospice program also provides: Social workers to assist with medical paperwork and resources.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We additionally discussed hospice care as an option for care that might follow the trial of rehabilitation. And so I did all of my research training in health services research, health policy, and then was very grateful to be recruited by Dr. Christine Ritchie when she transitioned here to MGH in September of 2020.

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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. Nursing is a second career for Derek J.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Susan Block had reached out to me and asked if I could contribute something specifically on the experience during the peak months in New York City and COVID Pandemic in 2020. And then to see her show up in our hospice unit in April of 2020, it just completely broke my heart. And it was the first time I recognized someone.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to a 2020 Gallup poll , nurses ranked 89% for honesty. ” EXPERT TIP: If you have a talker, try to coordinate your visit with the home hospice aide or the social worker so that you can focus on direct patient care. You can also involve the spiritual care team. Crossing Professional Boundaries.

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Living With Hospice

AUGUST 26, 2020

I'm not a social worker. I am a very experienced person who's been a caregiver and a longtime hospice volunteer. And in my experience, they're very few in hospice care either. A few years ago, the hospice I was volunteering for accepted a patient in the far north end of our county. I'm not a doctor.

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