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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

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The LIFE program is a member of Florida-based nonprofit post-acute care provider Empath Health. Services at the program’s new facility include adult day services, primary and skilled care, therapies and social and emotional support.

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Do You Need to Learn Hospice GIP Documentation? [Expert Tips]

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First, if you are a hospice nurse, you probably already know about the four levels of hospice care. However, you might not know that Medicare requires Medicare Certified Hospice Agencies to provide or offer GIP-level care. Your skills are invaluable, and you should be compensated for that care.

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Palliative Researcher Oliver: Family Caregivers Are Also Patients

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The first one is with caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients that are in hospice care. They’re saying that you can’t have inpatient care because the patient is dying or doesn’t need the care of a physician or the care of a nurse. And it’s causing all kinds of problems.

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