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HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

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” For the study, researchers conducted interviews and focus groups with Black Americans 18 and older who suffer from a serious illness and their caregivers, producing a number of key findings: Knowledge of palliative and hospice care varied among participants. . The issues identified in the report exist across the country.

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

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HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. I started advocating pretty early on that I thought it would be really beneficial to form a separate, dedicated team of nurses, physicians, social workers and chaplains to take part in this care.

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Health Systems Pursue Palliative Care Skill-Building Initiatives

Hospice News

Insights from patients, their family members and caregivers were a crucial part of gaining a bigger picture around what quality serious illness care can look like, Sobrino-Bonilla said. Clinicians often lack exposure to palliative care during their medical training – an issue blocking growth of this workforce during a time of rising demand.

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How Psychedelics Could Change Palliative Care

Hospice News

In May 2022, federal health officials indicated in a letter to the U.S. Most psychedelics actually have a potential to be supportive in the palliative care world, for the client and for the caregivers,” Morgan told Hospice News. “It’s Psychedelics are also attracting substantial financial investment. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

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Senators Baldwin and Capito Reintroduce PCHETA

Hospice News

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. This is the latest attempt to pass the bill, which has been reintroduced several times, most recently in May 2022, also by Baldwin and Capito. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.)

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3 Palliative Care Providers to Watch

Hospice News

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. The key secondary goal is to make the support and care we provide easier for caregivers of patients with serious illnesses,” Smith added. “We

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Wages Rising for Hospice Workers; Aides See 9.09% Increase

Hospice News

The national average hourly rate for hospice aides and CNAs rose 9.09% in 2022, compared to a 4.52% increase in 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). . “We