Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital recently received approval from legislators to relaunch hospice and home health services nearly a year after a local provider shut down. Bartlett Regional Hospital in January began the process of taking over HHCJ’s hospice and home health patients to fill care delivery gaps in southeast Alaska.

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1-800-HOSPICE

JANUARY 18, 2022

More and more people are choosing to die at home. However, by 2017, home surpassed hospitals, nursing homes, and every other place as the most common place of death. Hospice Supports Families as Well as Patients. In 1984, there were only 31 Medicare-certified home hospice agencies.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Difference Between Palliative Care & Hospice Care If you have a loved one who is living with a chronic or debilitating illness, you have probably heard of ‘palliative care’ and ‘hospice care’ and may have simply assumed they were the same. Hospice Care: What Is It?

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

She bathed her, dressed her, and combed her hair. My charge nurse was also amazing. Where Hospice Patients Die. While nearly 80% of people say they want to die at home , only 20% do. Believe it or not, many people still end up dying in acute care settings or nursing homes. Post-Mortem Care Tips.

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Let’s explore how hospice services can help your loved one. What Is Hospice? Hospice care is a service that can be provided to terminally ill patients who elect to have comfort care only at the end of life. The physician will oversee all care while on hospice. Hospice team members travel to the patient.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Hospice for Dementia. Let’s take a closer look at this condition, what hospice is , and what the benefits of hospice care for dementia-related diagnoses are. Unfortunately, it will also interfere with the ability to perform activities of daily living such as eating, toileting, and bathing. What is Hospice?

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