Home Care Pulse

JUNE 23, 2023

During this webinar, Barbara Karnes, will break down why it’s important to include hospice holistically across the continuum and the role it can play in home care, home health, and senior living.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. Its parent company, Caring Brands International, also operates Bluebird Care in the United Kingdom and the Australian provider Just Better Care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2023

Ohio-based palliative care provider Pure Healthcare is collaborating with the nonprofit managed care organization CareSource to implement a new care management model designed to support chronically ill patients. We feel the innovation is really the marriage of that enhanced care management model.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare Inc. NYSE: HCA) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) recently added a new graduate fellowship in hospice and palliative care medicine to their existing repertoire of training programs. subsidiary (NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare. subsidiary (NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 26, 2022

You may also want to designate a healthcare proxy, who will be responsible for making sure your wishes are carried out. Five wishes are similar to living wills in that they express an individual’s preferences for end-of-life care. Any other wishes you have for end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Vivek Mathew, vice president of marketing at Maxwell Healthcare Associates has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Due her limited understanding of the English language, communication with her healthcare team became hard. Saul Ebema A few years ago, my wife befriended an elderly African woman from west Africa. Recently, that woman had a serious health scare.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

Recent allegations that staff at HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) put pressure on patients to enter hospice dovetail with longstanding questions over how and when patients should be referred. Source: SEIU) HCA Healthcare is among the nation’s largest hospital systems, which employs more than 294,000 people, including 45,000 physicians.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

End-of-life care is intimate and unique for every patient. To make matters worse, I had never performed end-of-life care. (I Regardless of where your patient dies, these nursing tips can help you provide the best care to your patients and their families. Pronouncement During End-of-Life Care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Bailey Woodhams, business development manager for consulting firm Maxwell Healthcare Associates, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. Trogdon recently shared her thoughts with Hospice News about her career in hospice and palliative care, and the biggest forces of change at play in serious illness and end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2023

A majority of people in the United States know the types of end-of-life care they wish to receive, but only 22% have documented their wishes. Significant variations in advance care planning utilization also exist among racial and ethnic groups. VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. The issues identified in the report exist across the country.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

APRIL 13, 2022

There is uncertainty about its roles, scope of practice, regulation and position within the healthcare system. This review clarifies the uncertainty of the death doula movement in terms of its roles, impacts of care and regulation issues. Death doulas provide support to the dying and their families.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

Breaking down the barriers to stronger trauma-informed end-of-life care requires heightened awareness, legislative action and improved care delivery approaches. These statistics point to a staggering level of trauma, said Carole Fisher, president of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI).

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The benefits of advance care planning for seniors are well-documented, but younger adults should also ensure they are prepared for a life-threatening health crisis, according to Dr. Joseph Shega, executive vice president and chief medical officer for VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

A group of Wisconsin-based organizations, including hospices, are working to improve end-of-life care among homeless populations. Dubbed Solace Home, the four-bed residential facility opened today and will provide end-of-life housing and caregiving for terminally ill individuals living in unstable or insecure situations.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Onboarding processes have an important role in preparing hospice clinicians for the nuances of providing end-of-life care. Developing a peer-support structure is a key part of clinical workforce retention when it comes to clearly defining the expectations of end-of-life care delivery and nuances involved, Guernier said.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Virtual care delivery processes are playing a key role in hospices’ ability to support both patients and staff as end-of-life care expands further upstream. End-of-life care truly needs to be reimagined,” Hamilton Fried told Hospice News at the ELEVATE conference in Chicago. “We NYSE: CHE).

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NHPCO

JANUARY 30, 2024

For Immediate Release January 30, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Diversity Advisory Council (DAC) published Culturally Sensitive Communications to Enhance Care Delivery: A Resource Guide for Healthcare Professionals.

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Comfort Home Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This blog explores the needs of elder care, including dementia and Alzheimer’s, and the essential role of medical home health care. The Benefits of Medical Home Health Care 1. Personalized Care Plans Medical home health care is designed to meet the unique needs of each individual.

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Hospice News

MARCH 6, 2024

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation have been in communication with lawmakers in hopes of keeping the funds within the hospice program.

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2023

Even with the additional government support through the provider relief fund and other programs, these factors have required financial executives to become more nimble and ready to adapt to a volatile environment, according to Alex Fernandez, the recently appointed executive vice president and CFO for VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of hemed Corp.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In 2021, Wisconsin-based Aspirus Health System expanded with hospice and palliative care programs in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. That same year EmpRes Healthcare subsidiary Eden Health began offering hospice and palliative care in Idaho Falls. David’s HealthCare President and CEO David Huffstutler. Texas-based St.

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Healthcare Law Insights podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2020

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the Medicare hospice benefit, we stand at an important reflection point to evaluate end-of-life care and map its future. We hope you enjoy these insightful conversations and that they inspire positive change in how we care for one another at the end of life.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

Aveanna Opens Hospice De Novo Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. Through the new location, Aveanna provides advanced palliative care and hospice to community-based patients. The hospital-based hospice unit was born from a partnership with Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, a member of the Trinity Healthcare System. Francis Hospital.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

“I admire the courage that it took to merge two long-standing non-profit hospice and palliative care agencies in an act to build sustainability and ensure our residents throughout our 12-county service area have access to quality serious illness and end of life care services. VITAS Names New VP of Hospice Chemed Corp.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

VITAS Healthcare Expands Hospital-Based Inpatient Hospice Center Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare recently expanded its inpatient hospice care unit at the Florida-based Broward Health Medical Center. VITAS Healthcare VITAS Healthcare VITAS Healthcare inpatient hospice facility at the Broward Health Medical Center.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

MCCM beneficiaries ultimately appeared to have received better-quality end-of-life care according to established quality measures, such as spending more days at home at the end of life,” CMMI authors wrote in a report attached to the paper.

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Data are reshaping the health care space, and hospice is no exception. Data has played a large role in the ability to gauge the impact of end-of life care. Hospice providers have needed a window into access and utilization, as well as how lawmakers are shaping policies around health care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Survey respondents included nearly 330 hospice and palliative care industry professionals, including owners, executive leaders and managers, among others. I also feel as if the many positive stories that have circulated about hospice, post-COVID, is causing more clinicians to consider end of life care as a career path,” Turner said.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

MAY 8, 2024

Honoring Our Elders: Optimizing End-of-Life Care Through Early Hospice Education As we approach Older Americans Month in May, it’s crucial to recognize the unique healthcare needs of this growing demographic.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

Frontpoint Health has completed its acquisition of the Texas-based home health and hospice company High Plains Senior Care Group (HPSC). Financial terms were undisclosed. The HPSC deal expands Frontpoint’s footprint and builds density in markets the company already serves, according to CEO Brent Korte. “If

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

About 72% of respondents to a National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) survey said they do not believe that the U.S. health care system does a good job of caring for the aging population. NPHI conducted the survey in September in collaboration with Emergence Creative and the consulting firm SIR.

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2024

The nation’s four largest hospice industry organizations — LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) — in late 2023 conducted a 133-respondent provider survey focused on regulation.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Case in point, a cross-sectional study in Jordan published in BMC Palliative Care earlier in January found that medical students lack the appropriate knowledge and skills related to palliative and end-of-life care delivery.

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

These organizations included the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and LeadingAge.

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Interim HealthCare Inc.

APRIL 3, 2023

Hospice care is a hot topic at the moment. But what does ‘hospice’ actually mean, where can hospice care be provided and who is eligible?

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