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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

Hospice News

Many hospices may be unprepared to cope with a large-scale disaster or a future pandemic. Operators need to be prepared to deliver care and support their communities’ responses to catastrophic events. They were at best insufficiently supportive and at worst partially obstructive to provision of hospice care in disasters.”

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‘Suncoast’ Film Points a Lens at Hospice Families’ Experience

Hospice News

The film is based on director Laura Chinn’s personal experience as her brother Max received inpatient care at the Suncoast Hospice Care Center, an actual facility operated by the Florida-based nonprofit Empath Health. In the backdrop of these personal events, hangs the Schiavo case.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

“That first gathering was a conclave of leaders in global health policy, such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization, among various other bodies,” Connor told Hospice News. “We We met because we recognized the fact that no one was really speaking up about palliative and hospice care in the policy arena.

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New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs

NHPCO

For Immediate Release March 22, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 billion less than it would have been had they not received hospice care. In the last year of life, the total costs of care to Medicare for beneficiaries who used hospice was 3.1

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Alive Hospice Execs: Reports of For-Profit Sale Purely Speculative

Hospice News

The petition cites concerns that a change in ownership could adversely affect quality and access to care among underserved communities. The hospice indicated that any future considerations will not impede the community’s access to end-of-life care, according to Alive Hospice’s executive committee, speaking on behalf of its governing board.

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Episode 35: Dealing with Triggered Grief

Living With Hospice

Grief is a long process to endure when you lose someone you love. In Living With Hospice's fourth grief-centric episode, Mitch addresses the topic of grief triggers and how they can bring up that pain of loss and other emotions, sometimes even years later. Grief acknowledged is grief that is managed.

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Hospice Bereavement Administrator

High Peaks Hospice

Position Overview High Peaks Hospice is seeking a highly organized, person-centric, and mission-driven individual to fill the role of Hospice Bereavement Administrator. The incumbent will provide direct support to clients who are dealing with the grief associated with loss, generally associated with the death of a loved one.