Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

More than half (51.5%) of home care workers overall have experienced verbal aggression, while 24.7% Victims battle an ever-present landmine of potential triggers as they reach the end of their lives. These can go undetected by a hospice provider who may unknowingly be adding to a patients’ stressors, Devoti stated.

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Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2024

Issues around defining criteria for terminal anorexia can complicate end-of-life experiences among patients and families, Berg said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2023

Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program. This means that varied palliative populations needs should have multifaceted avenues of support within Medicaid care models, Silvers added.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

I would like to personally thank every employee, past and present for taking this journey with me. To my board members, thank you for supporting me and our vision to improve health care throughout [western New York]. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve this organization and the community,” Lomeo said in a press release.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

This can result in patients coming to hospice later in the course of their illnesses, according to Lee, who also serves on the board of directors at the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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