Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2022

The unique needs of families and children facing life-limiting can wear pediatric palliative and hospice care clinicians especially thin, and the potential for burnout can leave providers even more short-staffed than many already are. Even outside of hospice, caring for seriously ill children can take a mental and emotional toll.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The emotional toll of caring for the seriously ill contributes to high rates of burnout among palliative care workers. The need to roll with the nearly constant changes in the health care system also takes a toll, according to an executive panel from Houston Hospice. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The last few years in particular carried exacerbated pressures on palliative care workers, according to Beth Lown, chief medical officer at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare based in Boston. During that time frame, workers reported low levels of well-being that indicated a higher potential risk of burnout.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

Hospices often lack the financial and staffing resources needed to fully support bereaved families. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care. Hospices are not reimbursed enough to support grief care teams,” Gross told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Hospice of Cincinnati Unveils New Hospital-Based Inpatient Unit Hospice of Cincinnati has opened a new inpatient unit at The Christ Hospital. Auburn, Ohio, with the new inpatient hospice unit featuring 10 patient beds, a chapel and a family gathering space. The hospital is located in Mt.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Medicare Advantage organization SCAN Group has invested an undisclosed dollar amount in tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed. SCAN Group, parent company of SCAN Health Plan, is the latest investor in the hospice company. Let’s build the best hospice path that is specific to the patient as possible.”

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Sahara Hospice Care

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A hospice social worker offers many qualities in which helps support the process of hospice. Learn more about the role of a hospice social worker. What is a social worker? Duties of a social worker. A hospice social worker doesn’t know how everyday looks like.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. MDMA and some other psychedelics can really increase your blood pressure and heart rate,” Morgan told Hospice News.

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High Peaks Hospice

MARCH 2, 2022

High Peaks Hospice Celebrates National Social Worker Month from March 1-31st. Hospice Social Worker. Hospice Social Worker. What is your favorite metaphor related to hospice work? When discussing anticipatory grief, I like to use the “ball in the jar” metaphor.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Guaranteed’s New SVP of Growth, Strategy Tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed has named Ryan Malone as its new senior vice president of growth and strategy. Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2024

Spiritual hospice care providers are an important link to building bridges of access and trust among underserved African American populations. Faith is very important to African Americans,” Ebema told Hospice News. What I’ve noticed is that the strong faith in this community can almost view hospice as a conflict.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. And while hospices offer social workers and spiritual care, many families continue to have unmet needs that could impede some patients’ access to hospice.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. We are thankful the community will now have access to hospice care close to home to service the growing need.”.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Having a greater understanding around the impacts of trauma and abuse can help hospices improve end-of-life experiences for patients and working conditions for staff. That’s a fundamental place to begin,” Natarajan told Hospice News. We have a duty to look out for this in anyone, a social worker, physician, nurse or patient.

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Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . Meanwhile, construction of a hospice house in Maryland has ground to a halt. Hosparus Health opens new grief support facility.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. Keith per many reports, is the heart and sole of the hospice unit and oversees the Pastoral Care Workers. A few are let out early on compassionate release. Michele: Yep.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

A veteran of the senior services sector, Health has spent his 30-year career as a leader of hospice, senior housing, long term care, and PACE programs, in addition to a stint as a health care lobbyist. As a hospice leader, what are some of the things that have been keeping you up at night? And we see that in the hospice.

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Shining Light Hospice

MARCH 27, 2023

The Roles of Medical Professionals in Hospice Care Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on providing comfort and support to patients and families during the end-of-life process. While it is often provided in a hospice facility or home, many medical professionals are often involved in the care of these individuals.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Why should someone start hospice sooner than later? Making the decision to start hospice care for your loved one is overwhelming. Hope’s hospice program also provides: Social workers to assist with medical paperwork and resources. Registered dietitians for counsel on needs of the hospice patient.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

November 30, 2023 — By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care, and Hope Hospice today announced they will merge to become the largest independent not-for-profit hospice network in Northern California, uniquely positioned to provide compassionate care and impactful community services to more patients and families throughout the region.

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NHPCO

JUNE 21, 2023

For Immediate Release June 21, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent NBC News story on HCA Healthcare hospitals, suggesting that HCA hospitals may be inappropriately pushing patients toward hospice care.

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Shining Light Hospice

JUNE 4, 2023

When we think of hospice care, it’s common to associate it with older adults nearing the end of their life. However, hospice care is not exclusive to the elderly. Pediatric hospice care exists for children facing life-limiting illnesses, a topic that is less spoken about but is equally crucial.

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If you are caring for a veteran who is terminally ill or nearing the end of life, hospice care can be a smart choice. Corresponding with remedial care, hospice care focuses on facilitating a patient’s quality of life rather than extending its length. rather than merely managing their physical symptoms.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

We also invited Beth Klint to speak about the doula’s role within a traditional hospice organization. Alex: We’re delighted to welcome Beth Klint who is executive director of Goodwin Hospice and is joining us from the DC, Northern Virginia area along with Jane. Why Beth? This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

Hospice services, a specialized form of care tailored to individuals with terminal illnesses and their families, go beyond mere symptom management – they prioritize comfort and solace. What exactly does hospice care entail? We’ll explore their objectives, eligibility criteria, funding sources, and more.

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Seasons Hospice

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Palliative care teams often include doctors, nurses, social workers as well as counselors who specialize in spiritual and emotional support. What Is Palliative Care? When having a loved one that is dealing with a terminal disease, you may come across the option of Palliative care. Why Choose Palliative Over Curative?

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Seasons Hospice

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This is where hospice care can step in and help you and your loved ones on this journey. Let’s look at what hospice care is and how it can help. What Is Hospice Care? Hospices provide palliative care that focuses on improving the quality of life for those with serious illnesses. How Did Hospice Care Start?

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Hospice for Cancer. Hospice is designed to provide comfort care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. With cancer being one of the most prevalent illnesses in the United States, cancer patients account for a larger percentage of hospice patients than any other diagnosis. What is Hospice? Social worker services.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 27, 2023

Treating Them Humanely Ultimately, hospice care workers should remember that, above all else, those at the end of their lives are still people and still want to live the life they have left. There are still some questions that we have to answer, though, on hospice’s role and authority in this.

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The Bucket-List Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Teresa immediately spoke with Heather Randall, a social worker, about Nancy’s situation. The Hospice Care Plus staff, both for the home hospice program in Berea and those at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond, immediately began reaching out to friends and supporters to help pull the wedding together.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

To provide context, we are joined by Karen Steinhauser, a social scientist at Duke who has been studying spirituality for years (and published one of the most cited papers in palliative care on factors considered important at the end of life , as well as one of my favorite qualitative papers to give to research trainees ). Alex: So, yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

J Palliat Med. J Palliat Med. J Palliat Med. The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. Afterwards, I thought there must be a better way. Foundations for Psychological Thinking in Palliative Care: Frame and Formulation. doi:10.1089/jpm.2021.0256

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The Bucket-List Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Sally, a chaplain at our hospice, wanted Lois to know that her life and her work still had great meaning, even without her voice. We created a video for social media featuring the song and put out a public call for help with the digitizing project. How can you honor life during National Hospice & Palliative Care Month?

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. A great website for dealing with loss and grief : refugeingrief.com. Turns out, it’s maybe not. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

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GeriPal

MAY 12, 2022

Social pain and loneliness. Rajagopal (goes by “Raj”), one of the pioneers of palliative care in India. Raj is an anesthesiologist turned palliative care doctor. He is also author of the book, “ Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care ,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. Community-based palliative care networks .

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He spent a long time as hospice medical director and he founded a national model of care that many of our listeners will be familiar with, AIM, which stands for the Advanced Illness Management program, which has influenced CMS policy. Bill, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Bill: Thank you. Brad: I completely forgot about that.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

The health care space — including hospice — is increasingly shaped by numbers. During the past several years hospice providers have had to become experts in data management in order to remain competitive. Hospices’ cost-savings potential A study published in March revealed that hospice saved Medicare roughly $3.5

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