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Hospice of the Valley: Redefining the End-of-Life Care Delivery Outlook

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Healthy competition can be a good thing, driving innovation and quality improvement, Shumway stated. While most care is provided wherever a patient calls home, we [also] have nine hospice inpatient units, which really serve to support patients that might be dealing with pain management issues or the family needs respite.

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Advocacy Program Pushes for Improved Pediatric Hospice, Respite, Palliative Care

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The campaign has since grown to include 40 palliative and hospice programs across 27 states. The second is advocating for change at the federal and state policy levels. Its growing this network of pioneers and programs across the United States all chasing a common vision. The third area is community building.

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Early Telepalliative Care Can Reduce Caregiver Burden, Improve Quality

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The JAMA study examined outcomes of 1,250 adults with advanced lung cancer receiving palliative care across 22 health care organizations in the United States from June 14, 2018 to May 4, 2023. On the other hand, a lack of caregiver presence could increase patient autonomy, among other benefits, he stated. Theyre not driving.

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New Day Secures $125M Investment Seed to Fuel Hospice, Home Health Growth

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This financing supports New Day’s growth strategy as we expand our offerings to better serve communities across the United States,” Herman said in a statement shared with Hospice News. The company’s most recent acquisition came earlier this month with the purchase of Intrepid USA’s hospice operations in Missouri and in its home state.

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Goal-Concordant Palliative Psychiatry Needs Quality Framework

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Having more solidified quality measurement tools in place could aid in building stronger collaborative relationships that ease some of the biggest challenges that patients with SPMIs face, she stated. of adults across the United States had some type of serious mental illness in 2022, reported the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Film ‘Caregiving’ Aims to Amplify Awareness, Ignite Systemic Change

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Greater public awareness is needed around the difficult journey that caregivers face, Durrance stated, who is also producer at Ark Media. The film has two purposes, Durrance stated. The Caregiving film highlights the various historic events that have impacted the current state of caregiving in the United States.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Launches New Dementia Program Amid ‘Urgent, Significant’ Need

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The Maryland-based hospice and palliative care provider has seen a significant increase in demand for dementia care amid a growing population of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions across its service region, which spans four counties in the state. An estimated 12.9%

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