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. More than half (51.5%) of home care workers overall have experienced verbal aggression, while 24.7% Sexual harassment and aggression impacted 27.6%

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2024

Since then, the company has grown in terms of census, grown more sophisticated in its approach to end-of-life care and expanded into other business lines. The lawsuit contends that the claims denials denied Partners in Care its right to procedural due process.

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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. Janet has devoted the second half of her medical career to end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Terry Schaivo story is not ours to tell, but many of those components affect end-of-life care every day. Families are not always in agreement with what’s the best plan of care. The environment in the movie from a care center perspective was exactly what you would expect to see in 2004-2005.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

APRIL 22, 2024

I have a vision of equitable end of life care for all and this drives forward both my clinical and academic work. We are now seeing real results and traction! Libby Sallnow I am delighted to be receiving this prestigious award. I feel honoured that the clinical impact of my work has been recognised by the EAPC.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

As end-of-life care received a spotlight during a global pandemic, the historical viewpoints around hospice care delivery have been undergoing a “fundamental shift,” Dresang said. This is really an exciting time for our industry,” Dresang said during the Hospice News 2024 Outlook Webinar.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Aging, incarcerated populations often have poor end-of-life care experiences, with a lack of trained hospice workers at the crux of the issue. This means they can be limited in providing end-of-life care support with things such as changing sheets or diapers, bathing or moving the dying person, he stated.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Race and socioeconomic status continue to deepen disparities in access to end-of-life care across the country. Recent research from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey has revealed gaps in hospice referrals and palliative care consultations among underserved patient populations in the state.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The illness often presents with an advanced disease progression with a median survival of approximately three to seven months of life following diagnosis, data shows. The study revealed that medical students lack the appropriate knowledge and skills related to palliative and end of life care,” the researchers wrote.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

An expansion of “death literacy” is necessary to improve end-of-life care in the United States, according to Michael Connelly, former CEO of Mercy Health. This is the subject of Connelly’s recent book, The Journey’s End: An Investigation of Death & Dying in America.

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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

MARCH 15, 2024

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. Documentation errors and a fragmented health system pose the greatest risks for adverse drug events among hospices.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Other key findings suggest that many in the United States don’t believe that nation is prepared to care for the aging population or the associated societal impact. While 76% of respondents indicated that they thought the aging population presented a problem, only 14% said the country was prepared to address it.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

I had not expected to include a child who had died 11 years ago, however when I met the mother to talk about her son who had died the previous year, she recognised me from 11 years ago when I had been involved with her daughter’s end of life care. The data collected was narrative.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

We know that hospice care has demonstrated $3.5 billion in annual savings for Medicare, which underscores the critical importance of investing in hospice to ensure continued beneficiary access to quality end-of-life care.” Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

However, we will maintain a nimble approach to M&A and explore all high-quality opportunities that present.”. With the addition of GHC locations, Agape Care Group’s 1,450 employees will be caring for close to 3,600 patients.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

Arizona-based Stoneridge Hospice launched services in 2020 with an aim to address a swelling aging population’s growing need for end-of-life care. You have to be broad enough while still maintaining quality to take care of and find patients. It’s an important piece of the puzzle not to limit yourself.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. Investing in PACE programming can be a heavy lift on the front end, Black stated. But it goes both ways.

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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. We Honor Veterans presented the We Honor Veterans Outstanding Program Award to MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The main opportunity is to ensure continuity of care for our members from primary care to end-of-life care. The VBID hospice carve-in allows SCAN to develop the capabilities to oversee end-of-life care in a meaningful way for our members,” Parvinchiha and Kappel said.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Marcantonio commented, “At a time when costs have been increasing across the board and hospices are competing for a limited healthcare workforce, keeping hospice payments flat would put the squeeze on hospice providers even as patient demand for hospice care is expected to keep growing.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

Calls are growing louder for Congress to build stronger reimbursement and workforce incentives aimed at improving the availability and sustainability of rural-based end-of-life care. A lack of trained hospice and palliative care professionals in rural regions also presents a barrier to access.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

After the play’s conclusion, Turner presents additional information about hospice and advance care planning using the Five Wishes Project framework, as well as taking questions from the audience. When you have a new group [of employees] come in, you can present this because it creates conversation,” she said.

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Seasons Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Activities for Quality Time With Older Family Members Storytelling Sessions Sharing and listening to stories, whether from the past or present, create memorable moments and facilitate intergenerational understanding. Being fully present during interactions enhances the impact of the time spent together.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Presented by the EAPC Social Work Task Force. Chaired by Steve Marshall, the session will include presentations on: What is music therapy, and how is it applied within palliative and end-of-life care- Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener Music therapy in bereavement – what are the benefits?

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I’m sure one of the follow up questions would be how do you prioritize what initiatives to do right now, which opportunities present in 2024. There may be a little more weight into one of those things than another depending on what materializes, but it’ll be that commitment to a diversified portfolio representing end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2023

Mourning Dove Medical Mourning Dove Medical Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry What drew you to the hospice and palliative care field? I actually became interested in end-of-life care in medical school. They can do presentations at places like assisted living facilities and senior communities.

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2024

Providing end-of-life care in a state without CON policies in place can bring its own challenges, according to Eddie Belluomini, COO of 1Care Hospice & 1Care Kids. “Without that specific statutory authority to say ‘no,’ it’s this flood of operators outstripping any sort of market need.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

JANUARY 27, 2017

In this episode Dr Alastair Canaway (Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick) presents the findings of study which aimed to develop an outcome measure suitable for use in economic evaluation that captures the benefits of end-of-life care to those close to the dying.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2023

Generally, these buyers see a promising return on investment and sustainable business growth because of rising demand for end-of-life care in the United States. Hospice valuations have remained high, partly due to an influx of new investors entering the space.

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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

JUNE 26, 2023

Call for Abstracts now open Abstracts are invited which present research findings or methodological contributions under the Research Seminar themes below, Public Health Palliative Care Compassionate Communities Death and grief literacy Engaging and working with patients, informal caregivers and citizens to shape palliative and end of life care, (..)

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

I developed a proposal and presented it to our senior leadership and to our board of directors, who very happily agreed that this was absolutely in keeping with our mission and something that really made sense for us to offer, because there was this need out there not being filled.

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Home Care Pulse

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Join Wendie Colvin, HCP’s Senior Clinical Content Writer, and Hospice Pioneer Barbara Karnes, as they navigate the complexities of the dying process, discuss the importance of training, and share how to effectively provide end-of-life care. Replay Webinar

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

WHPCA was then formed, and one of the first things we did was set a day aside for global recognition, because most of every major issue in health care worldwide centered around what was happening in the last years of life.”. This in turn could support employee retention. “I

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Hospice Red River Valley

MARCH 1, 2022

The check was presented to Curt Seter, Development Officer. The gift will be used to help provide compassionate end-of-life care to Hospice patients in Detroit Lakes and surrounding areas. We’re eternally grateful for the support of the Detroit Lakes Eagles Club,” Seter said.

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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. Longer stays yielded the highest amount of savings, as much as 11%, the research found. Capitol Hill briefing: Dr. Joseph Shega, Logan Hoover, Dianne Munevar, Susan Lloyd, Davis Baird.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jane Schell, section chief of palliative care and medical ethics in, division of Nephrology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), told Palliative Care New. All palliative care, no matter the setting, seeks to alleviate symptoms and pain for people living with chronic illnesses.

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