Aging Life Care Association

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Whether you live down the block or across the country, holiday visits are a great opportunity to take a closer look at your aging loved one and their surroundings. Take time to observe any changes in an aging family member’s behaviors or lifestyle during dinners, gift exchanges, parties, etc.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Among the signatories were 63 hospice and palliative care providers across the country, 14 state hospice and palliative associations, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the health care technology company Axxess. These individuals are not always in the rural communities.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

providers In 2004, FHSSA came under the auspices of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and it successfully facilitated partnerships across many states and countries in sub-Saharan Africa for 10 years. A significant time commitment is also something Global Partners in Care expects.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The study aimed to characterize patterns in the time and duration of facility-based and skilled home care utilization in each quarter of the last three years of life. Longer skilled home care stays were more prevalent in specific regions across the country, specifically southern states.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 26, 2023

The lack of mobile capabilities also often resulted in nurses being unable to enter data in real time, leading to inefficiencies and miscommunication between staff. Time spent on client-related tasks was also significantly cut by 10 percent translating to increased efficiency and reduced costs for the organization.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 8, 2024

And I got to sing Tom Waits’ Time, one of my favorites. He was a guest of Guy Mi cco , who’s been on this podcast a few times, at UC Berkeley in the late nineties. Thomas 01:43 Because I was once asked to write the last op ed of the century for the Times, the New York Times. And it begins to sink in over time.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2023

“We look forward to working with our partners in government and our members across the country to ensure a smooth transition out of the COVID-19 public health emergency and a seamless care experience for patients and their families.” First, the country has largely returned to normal. said in a recent hearing. “It

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Hospice News

APRIL 5, 2023

“In researching this issue for members of LeadingAge, we were not able to identify any published studies that prescribing controlled medications for hospice or residents in long-term care patients is a major source of the overprescribing in our country.” At times, these two objectives can appear to be at odds.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We want to say that nine times out of 10, it’s all going to be fine. However, there are some instances where there may be some other dynamics happening that can unfortunately contribute to a negative experience, and at times an unsafe experience for family and for professional caregivers.”

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Employees that have access to grief support services are more likely to remain at a hospice organization for longer periods of time, as well as refer their workplace to others, she stated. When employees feel cared for, they’re 60% more likely to remain at a company for three or more years,” McCarty Abbott told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

The funds support the development and implementation of a national multi-disease strategy that will grow palliative care research programs at institutions across the country, according to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a division of the U.S. Introduced in July 2023 , the appropriation included $12.5

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

“During that time, the organization has experienced growth through the expansion of existing services into new markets, creation of joint ventures with leading health systems, acquisitions and mergers and the addition of new care offerings. The deal made AccentCare one of the nation’s largest hospice providers.

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Hospice News

JUNE 18, 2024

The affiliation joins two of the largest organizations representing, educating and advocating for home health and hospice providers that serve millions of disabled, elderly and dying Americans across the country. Board chairs and c-suite executives at NAHC and NHPCO recently met in Washington D.C. to ink the deal.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

One of the most significant challenges confronting children living with serious illness and their families is the heterogeneity of policies and programs across the country, said Allison Silvers, chief health care transformation officer at the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Nearly nearly 800 palliative care program leaders and interdisciplinary team members from across the country recently weighed in on a survey from the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Balancing rising demand with recruitment and retention tops the list of palliative care providers’ concerns heading into next year.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Herman and the New Day team encapsulate that creative fire using the motto, “Burn the Ships,” a reference to a country song by the band Of King and Country. Given that timing, we often rethink everything about home care when we’re facing a pandemic that is rapidly changing home care and hospice delivery dynamics.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The bills — Senate Bill 664 and Assembly Bill 1280 — followed a Los Angeles Times investigation into alleged misconduct among hospice providers statewide. This rapid expansion has contributed to rising incidence of fraud and negligence, according to the Times, which also cited a “cottage industry” of kickbacks and deceptive practices.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Youve got to find staff who are willing and like to travel because they have a lot of windshield time. The rural care delivery challenges have always existed, but I think that hospice has become more broadly known across the country and people want access to that benefit. Staffing is very hard. Its also the logistics of remote care.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Access was the watchword in the palliative care community during 2024, as providers sought more ways to reach the right patients at the right time. The trend came at a time when ketamine use has been growing as an avenue to assist with depression, mood disorders and anxiety, among other conditions.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We’ve seen great success within a short period of time. It’s the biggest difference for patients with more medically complex, chronic diseases that tend to have more invasive care as part of their treatment plan for a long time. How has the palliative emergency program developed since its inception?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The region rests in what is referred to as the Stroke Belt, a pocket of Southeastern states with stroke mortality rates 2x to 4x higher than the rest of the country, reported the American Heart Association Journals. These regions include rural and urban areas of patients with various racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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JULY 19, 2022

While these deals were not the first foray of either company into the provider arena, the size, timing and scale of these transactions signal that payers are among the stakeholders that seek to capitalize on the shift of more care into the lower-cost home setting. In Humana’s case, it’s focusing in on home health for the time being.

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2022

You are stepping into this role during a very turbulent time in healthcare. We also take the time to really listen to the staff, a lot more town hall meetings, where staff can ask questions. People want to spend more time with their families, more time at home. What are your top priorities?

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Hospice News

JULY 23, 2024

Bethany Snider of Pallitus Health Partners and Hosparus Health, the GUIDE model addresses something that was missing in dementia care both in the health care continuum and across the country: high quality, interdisciplinary palliative care which can be provided at home. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Despite these perceptions, these patients also reported feeling worse physically and psychologically compared to individuals who did not use cannabis within the same time frame, the study found. In other words, nearly 90% of states across the country have some form of legalized cannabis use.

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JULY 6, 2022

As part of the Optum team and its value-based capabilities, we will be able to expand our patient-centered mission and help drive best care practices across the country,” said Keith G. Federal law requires a waiting period before a deal of this magnitude can be completed, though that time frame may be extended due to the FTC request.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I don’t think there are enough hospice programs in prisons around the country. A lot of times these programs are run by the incarcerated men and women, with nurses and doctors having a very small part in taking care of them.” There were certain times they’d lack just doing the basics for people.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

Adventist Health has expanded its hospice services in Mendocino Country, California, both in terms of geography and its scope of services. The program now is staffed by one full-time and one part-time hospice nurse, as well as a chaplain, home health aides, and a medical social worker. Hospice utilization reached 46.1%

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

The issues identified in the report exist across the country. Some patients with serious illnesses had to wait a long time before they were offered hospice care. Though the report, “Community-Based Study: Prioritizing Dignity and Respect in End-of-Life Care for Black Chicagoans” , has a local focus, it has national implications.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These waivers were initially set to expire on the same date in 2024 and were extended to allow more time to outline future telemedicine regulations, the DEA and HHS indicated. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the extension of telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications until Dec.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2023

“During the pandemic, though, we witnessed the benefits of temporary telehealth policies for Americans across the country – especially in rural communities,” Grassley said in a statement.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

The agency to date has named two of those potential measures: Timely Reassessment of Pain Impact and Timely Reassessment of Non-Pain Symptom Impact. “CMS has not proposed any program integrity measures to address continued concerns on the surge in hospice growth in certain parts of the country despite the warning signs presented.”

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Turns out, in summary people who initiate dialysis have mildly longer lives, but spend more time in facilities, away from home. immortal time bias and target emulation trials. I’m really interested in this topic, especially around older adults, because on the inpatient side, we see this all the time. Well, I got.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Because what people are not trusting seems to be the profiteering aspects, making money off of their illnesses at the time when they’re feeling most vulnerable.”. While 76% of respondents indicated that they thought the aging population presented a problem, only 14% said the country was prepared to address it.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Someone is holding their hands and navigating the challenging time, providing those resources and really raising the awareness.” This misconception largely comes from differences in end-of-life care delivery in Asian countries, Lin stated. For instance, in Hong Kong, home hospice services “don’t exist,” or are “very limited,” she said.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] to reconsider their proposed rate increase and provide adequate payment to hospice providers, otherwise hospices around the country may be forced to close and Americans will lose access to necessary care at the end of life”. per diem rate increase.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

California, which has a similar population size as Canada and legalized MAID around the same time, has fewer than 1000 deaths per year from MAID. For those listening to the podcast, credit to Kai for guitar on Neil Young’s Cortez the Killer (my left hand is still broken at the time of this recording). Sonu: Can I jump in? Eric: Yeah.

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