Hospice News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Staffing strains and quality concerns have hospice providers relying more heavily on technology to strengthen the delivery, timing and experience of end-of-life care. There’s a human element to it and a patient-centered care element to it that helps advance health care overall. “One

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

“As California’s aging population grows in the near future, the need for qualified workers will continue to be more dire. Hopefully, this proposed legislation will increase the number of professionals entering the field of end-of-life care, thus relieving some pressures from the nursing shortage.”

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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. If you decide to pursue another opportunity, you may have massive exposure in terms of sustainability.” But it goes both ways.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Training health care staff to help patients feel safe in these discussions is essential to addressing this problem, according to Arthur Fitting, nurse and LGBTQ+ program manager at VNS Health. with these patientHealth care providers. The term “cultural humility” emerged in the late 1990s.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Guaranteed Health is redefining the end-of-life-care experience by building a-first-of-its-kind technology and AI-enabled platform that supports patients, caregivers, providers and payers. The hospice and palliative care provider has an inpatient facility and also offers community-based end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Patients at the hospital-based center receive care in a home-like clinical setting that includes overnight accommodations for friends and family. An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and bereavement experts provide 24/7 care.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The New Mexico Palliative Care ECHO Program is part of the university’s Project ECHO model, which offers roughly 70 different educational programs to more than 750 organizations across the globe through virtual learning courses. Communication skills are a major component of a palliative care curriculum.

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2022

Another consideration is the number of health care workers who believe they have the personal resilience to care for children who are suffering or dying. West Virginia-based Hospice of the Panhandle is growing its pediatric palliative care program. Hospices are also stepping up.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

I started advocating pretty early on that I thought it would be really beneficial to form a separate, dedicated team of nurses, physicians, social workers and chaplains to take part in this care. We are in the process of adding a massage therapist who specializes in pediatric end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

These one-time retention bonuses were funded through unspent Provider Relief Funds, and were designed to increase VITAS’ clinical staff teams of licensed nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. Creating a supportive workplace for staff is also a large key to retention for hospices.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Howe to the care team at The Denver Hospice,” Interim President Tricia Ford said in an announcement. “Dr. Established in 1978, The Denver Hospice provides care to more than 4,000 hospice and around 1,200 palliative care patients annually in nine counties in Colorado. .

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. Additionally, she discusses VNS’s outcomes-driven approach to end-of-life care, and how they are helping other organizations employ a similar approach.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

When the time comes to make profound decisions about end-of-life care for a loved one, every question becomes a quest for the exceptional. Our 16 years of proven satisfaction and superior clinical outcomes have placed us at the forefront of end-of-life care. The answer is simple: quality of life.

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

Key Takeaways The approach of hospice care is centered on offering comfort, support, and an enhanced quality of life for individuals with terminal illnesses. The hospice care team comprises medical experts, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers who collectively address the needs of patients and their families.

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Other benefits hospice care for veterans provides include: Delivering individualized care plans that address medical and psychological issues common in veterans. A comprehensive care team comprised of physicians, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, spiritual professionals, and trained volunteers.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Eric and I are joined today on this podcast by Anne Kelly palliative care social worker to discuss these issues with Liz. Alex: And joining us as she has many times, Anne Kelly is a social worker at the San Francisco VA. Welcome, Liz. Liz: Thanks. I’m really excited to be here. Anne, welcome back. Liz: Right.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 16, 2023

One of the pioneers of modern palliative care was Dame Cicely Saunders, a British physician, nurse, and social worker. This became a model for the interdisciplinary approach to end-of-life care. Her work emphasized the importance of comprehensive pain management, emotional support, and spiritual care.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

MAY 23, 2023

The majority of older adults prefer to live at home, even if they have health conditions that require frequent care. Home health care services allow individuals with long-term or chronic conditions or people recovering from an illness or injury to be in a comfortable, stress-free environment while still getting the support they need.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

The campaign was created to address areas of need that included service enhancements and operational support, regional expansion, endowments and business development, and long-term sustainability. In line with national trends, the area’s aging population is projected to grow and raise demand for end-of-life care and related services.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

.” They want to know how quickly we can have a goals-of-care conversation with the patient. Do you have a doctor and a social worker that can work on, for instance, Medicaid eligibility. In terms of systems and data as you referenced a minute ago, can you talk to us about your experience?

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 8, 2022

What separates Hospice from Home Health is the type of medical care the patient receives from each service. For instance, Home Health Care may be considered for rehabilitation or to prevent hospitalization. Hospice is indicated for end of life care for patients with a terminal illness. What Is Hospice Care?

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Seasons Hospice

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

End-of-life situations are hard to face… …especially when the person is someone you love. It can be difficult to come to terms with the reality that a loved one may no longer be around for much longer and it’s natural to feel a mix of emotions including fear, sadness, guilt, and anger. This idea eventually led to St.

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The focus of hospice is to help each person to live out their remaining days with peace, comfort and dignity and comfort care is aimed at ensuring a patient maintains quality of life and that all symptoms are managed. The physician will oversee all care while on hospice. Chaplains are also available for spiritual care.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Social workers saw an average 4.07% hourly wage hike, and medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%, the report indicated. While some report gains in hiring and retention, the costs are likely unsustainable in the long term. Nurses saw average national salary increases of 5.95% in 2022.

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Seasons Hospice

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In fact, many people receive this kind of care alongside other forms of medical treatment in order to help manage symptoms. Palliative care teams often include doctors, nurses, social workers as well as counselors who specialize in spiritual and emotional support. The post How is Palliative Care Considered Compassionate?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Acknowledging that the most sensitive terms shift over time, what terms are they using today and why? We also learn that the term stakeholder , so common in research, should be avoided for its early usage as White colonialists staked out land taken from Native American peoples. We talk in particular about: Terminology.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

And people are getting life sentences. They’re going to get older, they’re going to struggle with geriatric conditions, and they’re going to need palliative services and eventually end-of-life care. We have nurses who have extra training in palliative care. We have a psychiatrist.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

GIP care must be provided in a Medicare-certified hospice inpatient facility or a hospital. Additionally, the hospice agency must have a contract with the facility that is providing GIP care. End-of-Life Care: GIP is NOT used for a patient who is imminently dying and can be managed at home. Want More Hospice Tips?

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Seasons Hospice

JULY 15, 2022

In most cases, hospice care is provided by a team of trained professionals that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. What Is The Goal Of Hospice Care. There are a couple of goals of hospice care, and they are all geared toward making the patient as comfortable as possible.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. We do conversations on goals of care and advanced care planning as well. It’s been around for a while.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Khai Nguyen: As a National Medical Director at CHAP, I draw from the clinical experiences I’ve been so fortunate to have as a geriatrician, mostly in the community care setting. Why does CHAP have a national medical director, registered nurse and social worker on staff who all specialize in hospice?

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

So we know that when we cultivate illness and prognostic awareness, patients make more informed decisions about their care, both in terms of their medical care, but in terms of their life decisions and their priorities and their values. And those two constructs are closely aligned in the aspects related to coping.

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Hospice News

MAY 23, 2023

The focus to date has been concentrated on three areas: mental health, palliative and end-of-life care. Most psychedelics actually have a potential to be supportive in the palliative care world, for the client and for the caregivers. Psychedelics are also attracting substantial financial investment.

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Living With Hospice

JANUARY 30, 2021

I'm not a social worker. I do have a lot of experience with hospice care, death and dying. For many years, I've seen hospice and end of life care from the patient's perspective, from the caregivers perspective. And in hospice, we call those terms - transition. I'm not a nurse.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2022

From there, I moved into a behavioral health experience in terms of the hospital and health administration roles with behavioral health programs. The reintroduced [Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA )] has seen a long haul, but it’s still rolling through the process and this keeps it in front of our legislators.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hospice News sat down with McGlory to discuss the factors that led her to pivot her career toward end-of-life care, what she designed Guaranteed to achieve, and her strategies for making that happen. Have you previously worked in health care or hospice before? Can you tell me more about your own professional background?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

How did you get interested in end-of-life care, palliative care, and some of the work around dignity that you are really well known for? And so I was hardwired to be thinking and looking at the world in terms of a DSM kind of lens. Which is a term that we borrowed from Eric Erikson, the developmental psychologist.

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