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Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

Hospice News

The center offers seniors access to primary care, therapies, skilled care, social and emotional support and day care at the Empath LIFE Day Center and Medical Clinic; in-home care and support and transportation to and from Empath LIFE or other approved specialists. That eliminates fragmented care.”

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Palliative Researcher Oliver: Family Caregivers Are Also Patients

Hospice News

The first one is with caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients that are in hospice care. The hospice team has a whole other problem on their hands, and the patient usually ends up in a hospital or an inpatient facility of some kind. And secondly, nurses are best at doing nursing, and social workers are best at doing social work.

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