NHPCO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

New this year is the addition of the first-ever “Courageous Conversations Award” to be presented, when merited, to a standout individual who has inspired and educated the public on the value of hospice. HAN is the 501(c)(4) advocacy affiliate of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Support for family caregivers of seriously ill patients is both limited and fragmented, but changing the conversation about the end of life could fill some of the gaps. It’s a very heavy burden of caregiving to then step out and start finding the resources that they need.”.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Our Missing Pieces program prioritizes access to resources and education by providing a centralized hub for support following child loss through direct outreach to families, professional networking for grief specialists, and community presentations,” Matty said.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

EOLDs have had a growing presence in the serious illness and end-of-life care space, but their services are not reimbursed by Medicare or other insurance, according to Jane Euler, co-founder and chief doula of Present for You LLC. There is no formal mechanism to provide payment for these important services under a fee-for-service system.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In our podcast with palliative care pioneer Susan Block , she identified the psychological/psychiatric aspects of palliative care as the biggest are of need for improvement. As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Another really important intervention is making sure patients, families and informal caregivers have sufficient understanding of the medications. Adverse drug events (ADEs) present on a spectrum from discomfort to medical emergency, so the impacts can range widely,” Krout told Hospice News in an email. About 81.5%

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

Caregiver neglect represents 5.1% The DOJ report estimated that 1-in-57 cases of caregiver neglect are not reported each year, along with a 1-in-20 rate of unreported instances of physical abuse among seniors. Victims battle an ever-present landmine of potential triggers as they reach the end of their lives.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary The proportion of people living with dementia who identify as Black/African Americans is on the rise , and so too are the proportion of caregivers who identify as Black/African American. Why a focus on Black/African American caregivers and people with dementia? We talk in particular about: Terminology.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2024

When these services cannot be replicated, patients and caregivers are left to deal with the loss of these services, citing experiences of grief and abandonment.” In Fiscal Year 2022, 7.5% of the nation’s 1.7 million hospice recipients were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, 6.8% with senile degeneration of the brain and 3.5%

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

It can also be more difficult to address social determinants of health needs and provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) with caregiver support lagging among rural populations, providers noted. A lack of trained hospice and palliative care professionals in rural regions also presents a barrier to access.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

JUNE 26, 2023

The theme of the seminar ‘A Human Rights based approach to Palliative Care: Towards Solutions for Public Health Palliative Care’ is highly relevant as 2023 marks 75 years since the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nationals General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

She has also presented and published literature on the different types of supportive services, including palliative, hospice, acute and post-acute care. “We Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

In addition to being a palliative and hospice RN, she is the Executive Director for Goodwin Hospice , a large non-profit hospice that added end-of-life doula care to their services in collaboration with Jane and John’s doula organization, Present for You. I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

You have to find ways to best present yourself and your services appropriately, then provide services at a high quality level. There’s a big underserved group and a large percentage of our caregivers are Hispanic. Stoneridge Hospice provides home-based hospice and also contracts with other providers to offer facility-based services.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

No matter what specialty of medicine a physician practices, they need to be able to listen deeply and get to know their patients as whole human beings, along with their families and caregivers, in order to effectively partner with them. It’s part of a growing movement across the U.S. to train more doctors in palliative care.

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NHPCO

OCTOBER 6, 2023

More than 900 attendees and exhibitors joined for the in-person program which included action-packed days of keynotes, concurrent education sessions, networking opportunities, award presentations, and celebrations. Monday, October 2 was the first day of the full conference. In many ways, this is our time,” said Marcantonio. “We

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Shining Light Hospice

JUNE 21, 2023

Caregivers, in particular, play a pivotal role in providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support. This journey can be overwhelming, leaving caregivers in need of support themselves. To help caregivers navigate these challenges, it’s essential to know the available local resources for support.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Today, on average, one salesperson talks to 20 to 30 patients a month, which is unheard of, because of the way we present ourselves is as an educational resource. We are caregivers, but before we can do that we have to be educators.”. It was difficult not to get jaded.

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Hospice News

JULY 31, 2023

Representatives from NHPCO, NAHC, NORC, along with hospice providers VITAS Healthcare and Delaware Hospice, presented the data during the briefing. . Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 Longer stays yielded the highest amount of savings, as much as 11%, the research found.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 30, 2022

Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Cure the caregiver shortage industry-wide epidemic by tackling the number one complaint from caregivers around North America. What to Include in Your Training Program.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Mark Marjala is a proven leader who we are excited to bring on board to support and grow the best hospice caregiving team in the industry. Croix Hospice continues to grow in response to the need for expert hospice care throughout the Midwest,” Bartness said in a statement. Marcantonio has served on the nonprofit’s board since 2021.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

While 76% of respondents indicated that they thought the aging population presented a problem, only 14% said the country was prepared to address it. Some of the top areas for improvement include support for family caregivers, emphasis on comfort care at the end of life and social determinants of health.

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Hospice News

JULY 7, 2022

Research has shown that patients who are faced with end-of-life decisions may be less likely to choose hospice unless they have a network of friends or family who can serve as home caregivers. But even when those supports are present and willing, the cost of caregiving can create an unsustainable situation. As of 2021, 2.7%

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Traditions Health

MARCH 28, 2022

It is easy to become overwhelmed as a caregiver for someone who is elderly or has a severe illness. Unfortunately, all too many caregivers are reluctant to seek the help they need as they feel it is their responsibility. 6 Signs That Indicate a Need for Caregiver Assistance. 6 Signs That Indicate a Need for Caregiver Assistance.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Basically, there are gaps in need, and that both presents an opportunity for entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. These conditions also put a burden on family caregivers, just as many medical ailments do. I think that’s going to be a continuing area of focus.” The United States has an estimated 8.4 This is such a big issue.”

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Hospice News

APRIL 27, 2023

Safety is an ever present concern for hospice providers in any setting, but the home may be the toughest for employers to help staff navigate. This also applies to educating family members and caregivers about best safety practices. The threat is greater in the home than in the hospital or a facility,” Smithers said.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We also conduct nurse ride-alongs, where we shadow nurses and observe how they use the app while they work with patients and caregivers. We saw an opportunity to improve access to our library of caregiver-specific content, and we worked with our clinical team to create additional resources.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? hint: 80% can be done in advance by patients or caregivers) Why is it that some oncologists are resistant to conducting a geriatric assessment, yet have no problem ordering tests that cost thousands of dollars? How does palliative care fit into all this?

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Together with our advocacy partner, the Hospice Action Network (HAN), we serve as the leading voice advancing public policy to improve serious-illness and end-of-life care, while our CaringInfo program provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers.

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NHPCO

JULY 28, 2023

and Alexandria, VA ) – On Thursday, July 27 a panel of healthcare experts presented groundbreaking new research at a Capitol Hill briefing for Congressional offices, showing that patient use of hospice contributed to $3.5 billion in Medicare savings in 2019, while also providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers.

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NHPCO

APRIL 17, 2023

If designed and implemented properly, NHPCO believes this measure may help identify physicians who are engaging (or potentially engaging in fraudulent or abusive behavior, presenting a risk of harm to Medicare beneficiaries or are other unqualified to certify or recertify beneficiaries for hospice.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Caring for a family member with advanced prostate cancer in the home presents practical and emotional challenges, especially in resource-poor contexts, where there are increasing palliative cases without adequate palliative care institutions. In resource-poor contexts, there are significant challenges associated with home caregiver support.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2023

It can also cause “delay in accessing hospice programs” and pose “enormous” financial cost burdens on both the health care system and family caregivers, researchers added. The debate comes at a time when lengths of stay are on a seesaw. In 2020, the average length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice was 97.0

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

JANUARY 26, 2017

In this episode Camilla Zimmermann (University of Toronto) presents the findings of qualitative study which aimed to determine, from a participant perspective, the experience of receiving early palliative care and elements of that care. Full paper from: [link]

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Dani and Kery present three steps for interacting with an angry patient: Look within: What is this anger bringing up in me? J Palliat Med. J Palliat Med. J Palliat Med. The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0256

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High Peaks Hospice

APRIL 21, 2022

This holds true regardless of how much time they donate or whether they support our patients, caregivers, or outreach team… Each one has a special place in our organization. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers who were present. Each year we choose two of our Volunteers to Honor with the title of Volunteer of the Year.

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AJN Off the Charts

JANUARY 17, 2023

Some people with PTSD have poor support networks with few, if any, caregivers due to histories of relational stress or social isolation. Ask if they would like a safe family member or friend to be present. Be present and attentive. Poor support networks and other factors.

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