Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Others can experience heightened feelings of loss and sadness that can complicate their grief, he indicated. This transformative experience can enable individuals to tap into feelings of connectedness, both with others and with a transcendent aspect of themselves,” Moss told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Hospice & Community Care has inked a deal to affiliate with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania. Joining forces will also allow the two Pennsylvania-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care providers to realize cost-savings potential when it comes to purchasing durable medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Rebranding a hospice company following a merger or acquisition is a more complex process than it may seem at first blush. Even if they have a lot in common, there’s a lot of legwork that needs to be done to really get the internal team on board with the effort,” Massey told Hospice News. “So

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2023

Patient preferences are trending towards home-based hospice care, leaving some inpatient facilities between a rock and a hard place. Meanwhile, other hospices diversify and expand their inpatient service capabilities. MercyOne Shutters Hospice House in Iowa MercyOne has closed its Iowa-based hospice center due to economic headwinds.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. We have a long way to go in terms of being comfortable talking about and engaging with the prospect of death and dying.”.

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Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2024

Health systems are increasingly growing their hospice and palliative care service lines, with philanthropy among the key ways to fuel these programs’ sustainability. Some hospices have temporarily halted or shuttered their programs due to a lack of funding or staff.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Program integrity issues that have heated up in the hospice space during the past five years reached a boiling point in 2023. Hospice providers have seen an array of increased regulatory oversight in 2023. There is scrutiny on hospice care [that’s] setting the stage for the next phase of what hospice oversight looks like.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2023

After weighing the decision for several months, Nashville-based nonprofit Alive Hospice will not be sold. Workforce shortages, rising care delivery costs, reimbursements shifts and widespread consolidation were the main reasons that a potential sale was on the table, according to Alive Hospice’s board of directors.

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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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Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2023

More hospices are going green, making short-term investments to cultivate long-term sustainability. Among these companies is Agrace Hospice & Supportive Care, which unveiled an initiative last October to become carbon neutral by 2025, according to President and CEO Lynne Sexten. Amedisys, Inc.

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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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Life & Death Matters

JUNE 9, 2021

June 2021, reflecting on her grief while working in Long Term Care during COVID Grief is an understandable reaction to loss. The post A personal reflection on grief during the pandemic appeared first on Life and Death Matters. It can be excruciatingly painful at times.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

These cover the innovative partnerships, new technologies, pediatric care, health equity and other key developments in the hospice space. Pandemic Pushes Death Doula Awareness, Hospices Seek Strengthened Ties. A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families.

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Hospice News

JUNE 16, 2023

After nearly four years at the helm, Alive Hospice President and CEO Kimberly Goessele has decided to step down. Her departure closely follows an announcement that a rumored sale of the hospice would not take place. Goessele has led the Nashville-based nonprofit hospice since October 2019.

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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

MAY 9, 2022

This growing need has spurred the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) to recently develop its Community Counseling Guide to help member providers structure bereavement services, including best practices for billing. But the long-term outlook is muddy. last year, up from 9.2%

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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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Caregiver Support Services

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Their mission is to ensure their clients receive the utmost care in hospice or at-home care. Navigating through the waves of grief and coming to terms with loss can be a deterring task. However, caregivers need to recognize the gravity of these emotions and find ways to cope with grief effectively.

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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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Daily Nurse

APRIL 8, 2024

Supporting someone with a life-limiting diagnosis or talking about death can be difficult for many people, but not for a hospice nurse. Maryette Williamson, RN, BSN, knows firsthand from working as a BAYADA Hospice Nurse in Fayetteville, North Carolina. How did you get interested in working as a home hospice nurse?

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Traditions Health

JULY 31, 2023

It’s also common to have physical reactions to your grief, like changes in your appetite or having trouble sleeping. Bereavement is the term used for the period of sadness and mourning that follows a death. It’s important to realize that grief isn’t linear, and everyone experiences it differently. Grief education.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Without family caregivers, most hospice and palliative care patients would be unable to receive care in the home. The model comes at a time when dementia-related illnesses are on the rise among hospice patients. Alzheimer’s and dementia are some of the most challenging illnesses that you could face right now,” Lee told Hospice News. “We

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Hospice of the North Coast

MARCH 1, 2022

It wasn’t the profanity nor the frontal attack on the care her father has been receiving but the intensity of it, the felt urgency, the palpable shock of the grief just underneath it all. She started to suffer and although her dad was still around, unknowingly she became immersed in anticipatory grief. Daniel Miller, M.D.,

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2022

Incidentally, as of 2018 Utah also had the highest rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents at 60.5%, compared to that year’s national average of 50.3%, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Utah fell short of the top spot due to its low concentration of funeral homes.

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Kindful Hospice

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Grief is a universal experience. How we deal with that grief, though, is very different from person to person. About 25% of people, though, take a year or two to process their grief. About 25% of people, though, take a year or two to process their grief. Grief, Illness, and Chronic Health Conditions.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Senior services entrepreneur Tim Peck has launched a startup venture, CareScout under the umbrella of the insurance company and long-term care operator Genworth (NYSE: GNW). We’re creating a platform really for our own policyholders, but also other users,” Peck told Hospice News’ sister site Home Health Care News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Oregon-based Partners In Care is developing a program aimed at increasing the well-being of its hospice and home health clinical workforce and minimizing the impacts of burnout. We can’t wait to begin our project, Care for the Caregivers: A Holistic Approach to Wellness for Home Health and Hospice Nurses,” Bigness said in an announcement.

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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

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. Grief support.

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Living With Hospice

MAY 22, 2021

Grief is a long process to endure when you lose someone you love. In Living With Hospice's fourth grief-centric episode, Mitch addresses the topic of grief triggers and how they can bring up that pain of loss and other emotions, sometimes even years later. Grief acknowledged is grief that is managed.

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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? Hospice is indicated for end of life care for patients with a terminal illness.

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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. I also think that we have to look at the potential new relationships out there with long term care. So what do we do?

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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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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Hospice News recently sat down with Sederstrom to discuss how the company aims to fix the broken links that contribute to end-of-life care disparities. We have questions around making decisions that equal “hospice” without saying “hospice” for people who misunderstand [the term], especially among populations of color.

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Caregiver Support Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Coming to terms with a loved one being in hospice care can be an emotionally taxing journey. We’ll discuss ways to support your loved one in hospice care so that you can make them as comfortable and as dignified as possible. Knowing what to bring when visiting a hospice center is helpful.

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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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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MARCH 17, 2024

Benefits could be Medicare benefits (like home health, a short-rehab stay, palliative care and hospice) and services through state programs like Medicaid and Medicaid waiver programs. How can we manage our grief about our losses? What can be a “right-now” solution that buys us time to create a longer term solution? Our deadline.

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