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Helios Care Partners with Bassett Healthcare to Expand Hospice, Palliative Services

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Last year, Helios Care served more than 580 hospice patients across four New York counties in addition to 90 palliative care patients and more than 550 bereavement care clients. In 2021, 48,644 Medicare beneficiaries in New York state elected the hospice benefit, according to the U.S.

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Hospice & Palliative Care of Wood River Valley Works to Reach Underserved Latino Populations

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Right now, all of our bereavement support groups are in English only,” Wild told local news. ““We This is a rise from 1,367 individuals served in 2021, 135 of whom were hospice patients and families, according to an annual report. In 2021 the organization had seven employees. We are working with St. Census Bureau.

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Caring for the Caregivers: Keys for Helping Family Members in Palliative Care Roles

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In 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared caregiving to be an incipient public health issue. Given the crucial role that caregivers play in families, their well-being is central to palliative care, and providers need to assist these caregivers by developing sustainable models of support for them.

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

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In Calendar Year 2021, the share of hospice care days with nurse visits in the last seven days of life rose to 63%, up from 62% year over year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020.

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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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Vermont, Utah Ranked ‘Best Places to Die’ by PolicyGenius

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The analysis also took into account the ratio of Medicare-certified health care providers to eligible patients, as well as probate processes. For deaths at home, for example, the report included numbers from 2018 to 2021. Nationwide, the burden on bereaved families is severe, other research has found. and 29.9%, respectively.

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Hospice & Community Care Affiliates with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania

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Affiliating our two organizations is a step forward in achieving a shared ambition of sustainable palliative and end-of-life care and bereavement services, for patients and families in the communities that we serve,” Hospice & Community Care President and CEO Steve Knaub said in a statement. currently, the U.S.

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