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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

NHPCO

For Immediate Release April 15, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – CaringInfo , a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), has launched a new consumer blog, Insights , offering timely and practical content on serious-illness care and services from a variety of perspectives in both English and Spanish.

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New 2023 Laws Impact End-of-Life Care

Solace

Lawmakers hope these new 2023 laws will improve the lives of those who need help at the end of life and the people who love them. The post New 2023 Laws Impact End-of-Life Care appeared first on Solace Cremation. Learn more about other new laws for 2023 in California and Oregon and around the country.

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Places of Farewell – bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This week’s blog is by Gilda Davis , PhD Student and Senior Lecturer in Children’s Nursing, University of Worcester @worcester_uni @uow_TCSNM with support from her Supervisory team: Professor Kerry Gaskin @GaskinKerry, Professor Győző Molnár @GyozoMolnar and Dr Jackie Bentley. The data collected was narrative.

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Breaking Down Costs, ROIs of Hospice-Death Doula Partnerships

Hospice News

The cost for these professionals averages around $1,000 to $2,000 for services rendered, the hospice provider stated in a recent blog. The hospices’ spiritual care team primarily connects patients with doulas. . Coastal Home Health & Hospice in Maryland is another provider working with death doulas as part of its services.

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New EAPC Task Force: Care for the Dying

EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

In collaboration with the International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person, the EAPC Task Force on Care for the Dying is committed to acting as a catalyst for change in this important area, advocating for improved end-of-life care across Europe and beyond through its delivery of research, quality improvement and education activities.

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Palliative and end of life care as a human right

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This blog does not intend to revisit this pathway, but to raise awareness that as healthcare professionals, we have and always will have only one chance to get it right in palliative and end of life care. What is Palliative and End of Life Care? The Cornerstone of Humanity.

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Hospices Strengthening Ties to Tech, Pharmacy Companies to Support Families, Staff

Hospice News

Last year also brought the partnership of California-based Snowline Hospice with tech company CareFlash LLC, to offer families access to online “care communities” that includes communication features, collaboration calendars, photo-sharing capabilities, 3-D medical animations, community blogs and voice-driven storytelling tools.

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