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Inside AccentCare’s New, Centralized Approach to Bereavement Care  

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After five years of planning, the post-acute services provider AccentCare recently re-organized its bereavement care services, which are now coordinated from a national center. Among AccentCare’s services, bereavement care is its most widely used, about 65,000 people per day.

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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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.

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Hospices Step Up Pediatric Bereavement Care Amid Rising Demand

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Some hospices have found peer support to be a crucial component of their pediatric bereavement programs amid rising demand for these services. Research indicates that the number of bereaved children nationwide is growing. The organization additionally researches child bereavement services and needs.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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Hospices, in aggregate, are showing improvement on the quality measure for visits in the last days of life. The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.

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Hospice Social Worker position available

High Peaks Hospice

Become a member of our growing Hospice Team! High Peaks Hospice has an immediate opening for a Hospice Social Worker in our northern catchment area. The culture of High Peaks Hospice is mission-driven and community oriented. We are proud to be the exclusive hospice provider for Warren and Essex Counties.

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Hospice Social Worker Part-Time Position Available

High Peaks Hospice

Become a member of our growing Hospice Team! High Peaks Hospice has an immediate opening for a Part-Time Hospice Social Worker in our Northern Clinical Care Team serving Essex County, Northern Hamilton County, Southern Franklin County, and the Southeast corner of St. Reports to the Hospice Services Manager.

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The Crucial Role of Social Workers in Hospice Care

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Hospice care plays a significant role in providing comfort, support, and dignity to individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Amidst the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges faced during this delicate time, social workers emerge as invaluable members of the hospice interdisciplinary team.