Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Joining forces will also allow the two Pennsylvania-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care providers to realize cost-savings potential when it comes to purchasing durable medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies. Nearly 74,000 beneficiaries in Pennsylvania utilized the hospice benefit in 2021, according to the U.S.

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Life & Death Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

In July 2021 we invited PSWs (HCAs/CCAs) to identify their top five concerns. Dealing with grief associated with COVID, restrictions, etc. Finding education in palliative and end-of-life care education and training. Their response: Preventing compassion fatigue and burnout.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Dr Leiva posted earlier this week about the gratitude and privilege of working in palliative care (translated words below). Dr. Leiva, a specialist in Family and Community Medicine and a pioneer in the development of renal palliative care in Spain, worked as a palliative physician at the Santa Marina Hospital in Bilbao (Osakidetza).

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Mission Hospice, By the Bay Health, and Hope Hospice share a rich history and commitment to serving the Bay Area community with comprehensive end-of-life care, education, and grief support,” said Mission Hospice CEO Dolores Miller, in a statement. Favorable demographics are also driving demand.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services. Other providers in the group include Kalos Health, Liberty Home Care, Hospice of Orleans and The Niagara Hospice Alliance. This followed the launch of its dementia care and family support program in 2019.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The organization has grown its patient census and geographic reach under Whitaker’s leadership, citing a “234% increase” in the number of patients accessing care across all of its service lines in the announcement, as well as expanded services into four new counties. the previous year – both California-based.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Without family caregivers, most hospice and palliative care patients would be unable to receive care in the home. In 2021, these conditions tied with cancer as the most frequently occurring principal diagnoses for Medicare decedents who elected the benefit, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

The petition cites concerns that a change in ownership could adversely affect quality and access to care among underserved communities. The hospice indicated that any future considerations will not impede the community’s access to end-of-life care, according to Alive Hospice’s executive committee, speaking on behalf of its governing board.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health. Fetzer was previously associate medical director at Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care, now part of the AMITA Health system. Care Synergy sprouted roots in 2021.

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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For Immediate Release: February 9, 2021 . Hospice Action Network Honors 2021 Congressional Champions. Alexandria, Va) – The Hospice Action Network (HAN), the advocacy affiliate of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization , is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Hospice Action Network Angel Award.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). So, on today’s podcast, we try to get to the bottom of what exactly is an end-of-life doula.

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The Bucket-List Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

His only child, daughter Cheryl Moore, decided to throw a family celebration and birthday party on June 26, 2021. How can you honor life during National Hospice & Palliative Care Month? They knew their patriarch would most likely not live until his birthday, which was just over a week away.

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