Hospice News
JUNE 29, 2023
Hospices often lack the financial and staffing resources needed to fully support bereaved families. As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health.
Hospice News
AUGUST 11, 2022
Proposed federal legislation could advance the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. Considered “report language,” the bereavement portion of the bill is a recommendation to federal agencies to pursue its stated objectives. The legislation “encourages” the U.S.
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Hospice News
APRIL 19, 2023
Hospice of the Midwest’s services within the Marshalltown community include assistance with medical equipment and medication order and delivery, developing patient care plans, providing home assessment consultations and a veteran honors program. has launched a new inpatient hospice facility.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Working with death doulas has helped some hospices improve awareness and understanding of their services, as well as assist families with issues they face at the end of a loved one’s life, according to some providers. Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? We certainly need a lot more than what’s currently available.
NHPCO
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Cap cut avoided: Beyond extension of the IMPACT Act methodology, there was some consideration to MedPAC’s recommendation to outright decrease the hospice aggregate cap by 20 percent. That cut was averted, protecting hospice patients and providers. This package is a mixed bag for hospices. It also directs the U.S.
Hospice News
JULY 1, 2022
Good Shepherd Hospice is an affiliate of Chapters Health System and provides care to more than 4,200 patients across three counties in the Sunshine States. This will make the organization’s third center for youth bereavement in the area, with additional locations in Auburndale and Sebring, Florida.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
While the term “behavioral health” refers to a broad spectrum of services, including services for mental health, autism, addiction and eating disorders, among others, some aspects have dovetailed with hospice care since the foundation of the benefit. They really said, ‘We need to get into the space,’” Braff said at INVEST.
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