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What is Hospice Care at Home

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262 total views Last Updated on November 3, 2021 by Frank Davis Hospice care at home is a type of care that focuses on the needs of the patient and their family. The post What is Hospice Care at Home appeared first on Hospice Valley.

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Key Trends to Watch: Health Systems Moving into Hospice, Home-Based Care

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The first addressed the intersection of hospice care, behavioral health and chronic disease management, and the second focused on the rise of managed care. The division offers home health care, palliative care and hospice in addition to high-acuity services like hospital-at-home. “We

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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

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Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. 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.

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The Forces Driving, Impeding Access to Pediatric Palliative Care

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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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‘Bring It On’: Hospices Willing to ‘Take Hits’ from Regulators to Ensure Ethical, Quality Care

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Hospice News recently sat down with McSpadden to discuss how hospices view the intensifying regulatory pressure in California, as well as how they are responding and what’s needed to raise the bar on quality care. How does this trend tie into the overall delivery and quality of hospice care?

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