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Federal Legislation Would Create National Strategy on Grief

Hospice News

introduced legislation this morning to create a National Strategy on Grief and establish grants to fund trauma-informed care for the bereaved. Establishing a National Grief Strategy will help people move forward with the help of skilled professionals creating a culture of awareness and support. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

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Hospice Social Work in a Pandemic

Hope Hospice

In honor of Social Work Appreciation Month this March, we celebrate our wonderful social work team. Social work visits, though certainly essential to the hospice experience, are not classified as medically essential in these COVID-19 times. Click here to learn more about the role of social work in hospice.

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The Role of Social Work in Hospice

Hope Hospice

One professional on the team is your medical social worker. What is the role of social work in hospice? Hope Hospice’s Veronica Martin, MSW, ASW, explains: A social worker is part of the hospice care team. One role of social work in hospice is to connect the family with needed resources.

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‘Upgrading’ the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

Wladkowski, the Larry and Patty Benz Professor and an associate professor of social work at Bowling Green State University. When these services cannot be replicated, patients and caregivers are left to deal with the loss of these services, citing experiences of grief and abandonment.” Among the changes that the U.S.

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NHPCO-Led Coalition Welcomes Introduction of GRIEF ACT in Congress

NHPCO

(Alexandria, VA) The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its affiliate group, the Hospice Action Network (HAN) applaud today’s introduction of the Grief Resilience Investment and Education Fund (GRIEF) Act in the House of Representatives by Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25). Press Contact: . Madison Summers .

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services. We have chaplains, hospice aides, social work support and a robust grief support program of counselors that specialize in the loss of a child.

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Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Clinicians Face High Burnout Risk

Hospice News

Coping with “anticipatory grief” can be amplified among pediatric palliative and hospice clinicians, which could be contributing to higher risk of burnout, according to Debbie Vallandingham, director of social work and grief care services at Angela Hospice.

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