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New 2023 Laws Impact End-of-Life Care

Solace

In 2023, some new laws will impact those at the end of life or the people caring for, or grieving, them. Bereavement leave and caregiving. California has a new law requiring most private and public employers grant employees up to five unpaid days of bereavement leave after the death of a family member.

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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

Hospice News

This article details recent key research findings on hospice care, including the effects of telehealth utilization among terminally ill pediatric patients, along with barriers to improved goal-concordant end-of-life care in Asia, Canada and Europe. This compared to a separate 2023 Canadian study that found 16.1%

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Places of Farewell – bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This blog provides a summary of preliminary findings regarding bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death. The data was analysed using the MIRACLE narrative framework (Younas et al 2023), and Labov’s six part narrative analysis model (Labov 1972). The data collected was narrative.

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Hospice Facilities Launch Amid Shuttering Programs

Hospice News

Bereavement counseling will be available to families at the center for 13 months following the death of a loved one, as well as respite services for caregivers. Patients at the reopened inpatient hospice will receive 24/7 end-of-life care. The group has public demonstrations spanning back to September 2023.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

Hospice News

“The personalized care provided by PACE could be the solution many older adults and their families are looking for. Hosparus Health in January 2023 applied for licensure , recently receiving a greenlight from the U.S. More than 30 interdisciplinary staff members provide care at the 5,600 square feet facility.

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New Executives Take the Helm at AccentCare, Blue Ridge, Androscoggin, Good Samaritan

Hospice News

Parsons will also head its PACE program, Blue Ridge Independence at Home, as well as Blue Ridge Palliative Care Services. He previously served as chief strategy officer at the hospice organization since April 2023. He hails from Capital Caring Health, where he was vice president of public affairs and philanthropy.

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A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

The theme of the seminar ‘A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care’ is highly relevant as 2023 marks 75 years since the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nationals General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.