Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Caregivers can be a key to reducing hospice revocations and the associated emergency department costs, according to Benjamin Swig, director of Acadian Health. We then began to see value in identifying other types of health partners – especially hospices.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Collaboration with hospital discharge planners can help hospices ensure smoother care transitions and timely referrals. Securing timely referrals for eligible patients remains a challenge because many hospice patients receive care for only a few days prior to death. So, it’s all about communication.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

The number of hospice volunteers plunged during the first two years of the pandemic, and many are still working to rebuild their ranks. Many hospices saw volunteer volumes dip drastically as they suspended activities during the pandemic. Their services reduced the hospice’s costs by an average of 6%, a rise from 5.5%

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Changing Lives Podcast

MARCH 25, 2024

Caregivers work tirelessly to ensure the person they’re caring for is as safe and healthy as they can make them. They come to the second annual Eastern Ontario Caregiver Expo hosted by Hospice Quinte. What is that person to do?

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Changing Lives Podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2023

April 6, 2024 | 9:00 – 4:00 PM Host Site: Ramada in Belleville Free Admission For Attendees This event is a fantastic opportunity where local healthcare organizations, businesses, social service program providers and other caregiver-related entities will gather to promote their products and services.

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Hospice News

APRIL 1, 2024

In this interview, Hospice News sits down with Tim Smokoff, General Manager, Home Health and Hospice, MatrixCare , to talk ab out the most pressing challenge facing providers in today’s hospice landscape — staffing. Hospice News: What life and career experiences do you most draw from in your role today?

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Changing Lives Podcast

MAY 24, 2024

In the “Because We Care” caregiver support group, you will discuss the topics that matter to you and find solace and support. Hosted by Shelley Haggarty Hospice Quinte’s Community Hospice Manager More Info 613-966-6610 ext. You don’t have to do this alone. 224 ShelleyH@hospicequinte.ca

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Real-time, secure communication between patients, their families and the entire care team can be game-changing for a hospice provider. Minimizing care gaps is especially important in the current hospice environment, which is shifting toward value-based care and alternative payment models. This article is sponsored by CitusHealth.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Paying family caregivers works through Medicaid waiver programs. A few weeks ago, I wrote that family caregivers solve the direct care workforce shortage. That insight led me to wonder: If we’re doing what a home health aide in a home health or hospice organization would do, why aren’t we being reimbursed?

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2023

Many patients fall through the cracks of the nation’s health care system, and hospice and palliative care providers can help to fill in some of those gaps, according to Sonya Dolan, director of operations at California-based Mettle Health. Hospice News photo.) We try to fill a lot of buckets.

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Changing Lives Podcast

JANUARY 23, 2023

This event is a trade show where local healthcare organizations, businesses, social service providers and other caregiver-related entities will gather to showcase their products and services.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

I attended a home care conference last week and had an opportunity to listen to the directors of home care, home health and hospice organizations discuss their business. As these directors talked about the direct care worker shortage , I realized something incredibly obvious: Family caregivers solve the shortage.

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NHPCO

AUGUST 17, 2023

Back in February, President Carter and his family chose hospice care for his end-of-life journey. By sharing that choice publicly, the Carters have sparked a national conversation and countless private ones about the value of hospice. The hospice approach is different from any other approach to healthcare.

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2022

Hospices are leveraging expanded telehealth options to maximize access for hard-to-reach rural patients despite lingering regulatory uncertainties. ” Washington-based Providence Health System provides a range of facility- and home-based care, including senior services and hospice. We have to blast through these biases.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Clinicians face relatively high rates of burnout “due to the secondary trauma and emotional exhaustion that develops from working with death and dying daily,” Aprille Waldrop, social services manager for Florida-based Hospice of Health First told Palliative Care News. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.

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Hospice of the North Coast

OCTOBER 21, 2023

In neuroscience, it is said that resilience does not imply accepting and resigning to the disturbing situation; it is the ability to be flexible, endure adversity, and recover from events of great uncertainty and extreme situations that arise in life. Here are 10 tips for building your resilience: 1. Freedom is as simple as that.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Data from some studies indicate that higher completion rates for advance care plans result in more hospice enrollment, though societal factors and poor coordination among health care providers can limit its effectiveness and utilization. Ongoing Conversations: Emphasize that advance care planning is not a one-time event. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The American Board of Medical Specialties and American Osteopathic Association Board of Specialties didn’t recognize hospice and palliative care as a subspecialty until 2006. Anyone who experiences a life-altering event should receive palliative care,” Cruetzfeldt said. “I

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NHPCO

MARCH 21, 2023

For Immediate Release March 22, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 billion in savings for Medicare in 2019, while providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers. In other words, earlier enrollment in hospice reduces Medicare spending even further.

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Hope Hospice

JANUARY 9, 2023

Hope Hospice has opened registration for its 2023 Hike for Hope, which will take place on Saturday, May 6, at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. Registration remains open through the event day, but interested parties are encouraged to sign up by March 31 for an event T-shirt guarantee. The event starts at 8:30 a.m.

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High Peaks Hospice

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

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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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

– How to develop world-class volunteers – Training for hospice volunteers – Focus on the little things Article Contents: – Introduction – The value of volunteers. Are you struggling to rebuild your hospice volunteer pool post-COVID-19? What value do volunteers add to my program?

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Hope Hospice

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

2024 Hike for Hope Registration is Open Annual fundraiser returns to Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore DUBLIN, CA – Hope Hospice has opened registration for its 2024 Hike for Hope, which will take place on Saturday, May 4, at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. Hope Hospice is also seeking event sponsors. Or, choose a 1.7-mile

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High Peaks Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

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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Hospice of the North Coast

APRIL 1, 2023

Hospice of the North Coast is blessed to have a thriving volunteer department assisting our patients and families in many ways. Also, bringing a presence of comfort, respite for caregiving family members, and friendship. Our patient care and pet therapists see our patients wherever they call home.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Why should someone start hospice sooner than later? Making the decision to start hospice care for your loved one is overwhelming. Hope’s hospice program also provides: Social workers to assist with medical paperwork and resources. Registered dietitians for counsel on needs of the hospice patient. Grief support.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Hike for Hope Exceeds Goal With $153k Raised Fundraiser benefits Hope Hospice patient care and community programs DUBLIN, CA – Despite drizzly weather, nearly 850 supporters of Hope Hospice gathered at Del Valle Regional Park on May 6 for the nonprofit organization’s signature Hike for Hope. Tax ID 94-2576059.

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When agencies are putting a lot of thought in the process of recruiting and retaining that workforce, they are seeing an expansion…a lot of agencies are also being very creative, thoughtful and offering support services to their care associates, and by doing this they’re retaining their caregivers. Missed the webinar? No worries!

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AlayaCare

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Webinar Panelists: Tony Ott – Market Leader US Home Health & Hospice, AlayaCare. lot of agencies are also being very creative, thoughtful and offering support services to their care associates, and by doing this they’re retaining their caregivers. When the trusted advisor is happy, the caregiver starts to share their story.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

OCTOBER 29, 2023

We dispensed his pain meds, including morphine, every four hours as directed by the hospice team. on July 2 when a nurse enrolled in my Certified Caregiving Consultant training. How many other family caregivers experience that awful balance check — checking in on a dying caree while also checking their bank account?

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The Bucket-List Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Robert and his family began hospice care three months ago after his stage four cancer diagnosis. Art Show: A One-Night Exhibit and Social Event. That’s what hospice care is about,” she says. Robert shared with staff member Kelley Hoefer, who came to photograph the event, that he is deeply attached to his paintings.

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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. When certain criteria are met, a patient with dementia can qualify for hospice benefits. To keep them safe, they will need a full-time caregiver.

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Changing Lives Podcast

APRIL 4, 2024

Working at Hospice Quinte Hospice Quinte’s Stan Klemencic Care Centre is the home of all of our programs and services. You will work collaboratively with the Hospice Residence Manager and clinical team. This belief can be seen in the daily work and activities of Hospice Quinte staff and volunteers.

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High Peaks Hospice

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Become a member of our growing Hospice Team! High Peaks Hospice is accepting applications for a Human Resources Generalist. The culture of High Peaks Hospice is mission-driven and community-oriented. The incumbent provides a variety of duties in support of our hospice employees and volunteers.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 19, 2024

As a hospice nurse, you understand the importance of accurate, detailed documentation. However, composing hospice narrative notes can be challenging and leave you feeling frustrated. Last year, I was challenged to deliver a 20-minute training session to help hospice nurses compose narrative notes in a way they could implement quickly.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

New research points to the significant health care staffing shortage which means family caregivers will continue to do more and more. Last week, I wrote about the business case for paying family caregivers through payers and providers. It simply means family caregivers do more and more.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 6, 2022

Many participants join this event to honor the memory of a loved one. But a growing number of hikers have no direct connection to Hope Hospice—they’re community members who hear about our mission and our programs, and they fundraise to help support our cause. The 2023 event is tentatively planned for May 6. ABOUT HOPE HOSPICE.

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