Remove 2030 Remove Bereavement Remove Medicare Remove Palliate
article thumbnail

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

Hospice News

Census Bureau estimates that by 2030 roughly 25% of the country’s population will be older than 65, and the Administration for Community Living projects that two-thirds of US adults will need daily assistance from a caregiver. In the United States, more than 40 million adults provide palliative care for family members.

article thumbnail

Hospice & Community Care Affiliates with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania

Hospice News

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. Census Bureau reported.

Hospice 233
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Hospice of Washington County Relocates Offices, Palliative Care Clinic

Hospice News

Along with administrative offices, the location will be home to Hospice of Washington County’s outpatient palliative care clinic, along with its bereavement and grief counseling offices. By 2030, seniors are projected to make up more than a quarter or 26.9% About 17.7% Census Bureau. of the population. The national average reached 50.3%

article thumbnail

Hospice of the Chesapeake to Acquire Maryland-Based Calvert

Hospice News

.” Hospice of the Chesapeake has cared for patients since 1979, prior to establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. The organization in 2021 cared for more than 3,800 hospice patients as well as more than 2,095 on palliative care and close to 500 in bereavement.

Hospice 231
article thumbnail

St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

Hospice News

Volunteers, social workers, chaplains and bereavement counselors also make up the center’s staff. Seniors are projected to represent nearly a third, or 32.5%, of the state’s overall population by 2030, according to the U.S. among Medicare decedents, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

Hospice 220
article thumbnail

How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

Hospice News

In some respects, the two sectors are already inextricably linked, given the holistic nature of hospice care, including attention to patients’ psychosocial and spiritual needs as well as bereavement support for families. billion in 2030 from $34.5 Hospices also lack quality measures associated with bereavement care.

Hospice 242
article thumbnail

OpusCare Launches New Inpatient Hospice Center

Hospice News

The center also features a family gathering space, multi-denominational chapel, private areas for meditation and bereavement and an in-house pharmacy. of the state’s overall population by 2030, the U.S. About 154,521 Medicare decedents utilized hospice in Florida during 2021, second only to California that year (156,000), U.S.

Hospice 245