Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2023

Some hospices have found peer support to be a crucial component of their pediatric bereavement programs amid rising demand for these services. Judi’s House/JAG Institute is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization that provides bereavement services to adults and youths and also offers grief support training to mental health professionals.

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2024

Connecticut legislators recently introduced a bill that aims to create a statewide pediatric hospice and palliative program. Connecticut Children’s provides a range of 30 pediatric services, including hospice, and has more than 40 locations in its home state, New York and Massachusetts. The plan would have to be completed by Jan.

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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

JANUARY 23, 2024

This centralization was designed to ensure consistency in its grief care operations and to ensure comparable quality across the company’s national footprint, Yelena Zatulovsky, vice-president of patient experience for AccentCare, said at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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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

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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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. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today?

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Hospice News

APRIL 13, 2023

Idaho-based Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley has initiated Spanish-speaking services in an effort to reach underserved Latino patients and families. However, language barriers can make those patients difficult to reach, according to Lisa Wild, executive director at Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley.

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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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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

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

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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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

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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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

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

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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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

JULY 22, 2022

They facilitate conversations regarding the dying process, discuss advance care planning, hospice election and advocate the patient’s wishes around ceremony, memorialization and disposition. In time, the organization expanded to include the virtual Deathfolx platform, its Deathschool program, and an online grief community.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Clinicians face relatively high rates of burnout “due to the secondary trauma and emotional exhaustion that develops from working with death and dying daily,” Aprille Waldrop, social services manager for Florida-based Hospice of Health First told Palliative Care News. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2022

Hospice News recently sat down with Ben Marcantonio, chief operating officer and interim president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), to discuss how hospice providers are navigating a sea of challenges. What led you to step in as interim CEO?

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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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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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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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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As NHPCO advised its members in a Member Alert this morning, the legislation contains measures that will affect hospices positively and negatively. Telehealth extension: The legislation extends hospice telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024, which were initially enacted as part of the CARES Act in 2020.

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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. Eric: Wait, so Bonnie Raitt sang a song about hospice in prison?

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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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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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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

APRIL 8, 2022

Hospice is designed to provide medical, social, and spiritual care for the terminally ill patient with the goal of keeping the patient as symptom free as possible throughout the end of their journey. What Are The Similarities of Hospice and Home Health? What Is Hospice Care? What Does Hospice Care Include?

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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? Their aim is to elevate the quality of life.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 11, 2024

As a hospice nurse, a challenging and unavoidable aspect of your role is navigating end-of-life conversations. In this article, we’ll explore the challenges of these conversations and some key strategies to help new hospice nurses. You should also utilize your hospice volunteers when you can.

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Let’s explore how hospice services can help your loved one. What Is Hospice? Hospice care is a service that can be provided to terminally ill patients who elect to have comfort care only at the end of life. The physician will oversee all care while on hospice. Hospice team members travel to the patient.

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The Heart of Hospice

JANUARY 6, 2023

Hospice social worker and grief counselor Jill Johnson-Young is sharing wisdom and her perspective on end of life care for the LGBTQ+ community. Although it’s … Continue reading "How to Provide Quality Hospice Care for LGBTQ+ Families, Episode 139".

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Hope Hospice

MARCH 26, 2020

When a family chooses the time for a loved one to go onto hospice care, they open the doors to a full circle of support that goes beyond nursing. One professional on the team is your medical social worker. What is the role of social work in hospice? Emotional help. Your project manager. Your keeper of sanity.

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