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New Executives Take the Helm at AccentCare, Blue Ridge, Androscoggin, Good Samaritan

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The company merged with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2020. AccentCare provides hospice, palliative and personal care, along with home health, non-medical services, care management and high-acuity home care. We’re very much looking ahead to this year,” Parsons told local news.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support. Elara Caring provides home-based hospice, palliative, skilled nursing, behavioral health and personal care services to more than 60,000 patients in 16 states.

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Former VITAS Manager Becomes VP of Operations; Hawaii E.D. Doc Turns Hospice Medical Director

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Chemed Corporation (NYSE: CHEM) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare recently named Laury Bliss as its new vice president of operations in southern California. In addition to hospice, the nonprofit provider also offers palliative care and grief support. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice Care versus Home Health Care

Shining Light Hospice

Those who elect Hospice care are no longer seeking curative treatment, and do not wish to go to endless appointments. Instead they choose to receive compassionate care in their own home. Whether home is a private residence, a long term facility, a personal care home etc, the Hospice team travels to the patient.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

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And really it wasn’t till, I think, PCEP where the importance of following affect because it’ll take you to those places that are really at the heart of what we do in palliative care. I think that we have focused on completely the wrong desired outcomes for advanced care… Well, let me start all over on that one.

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Hospice for Dementia

Shining Light Hospice

It involves the patient, their family/friends, and the hospice team, all working in sync to provide compassionate end-of-life care. Social workers identify needs related to caregiver breakdown, knowledge deficits, crises that may arise, grief support, and spiritual care. It also provides grief support.

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