Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

(NYSE: CHEM), recently launched a targeted hiring and retention wellness initiative designed to ease workforce strains and increase capacity for patient care, paving the way for sustainable long-term growth.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

NHPCO Facts and Figures is the leading resource for hospice providers and others interested in understanding the work of the community. The 2023 Facts and Figures report continues to see the impact of COVID-19 on patient care and the effect of the COVID-19 waivers to the traditional delivery of hospice care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2022

Right now, we’re a community-based provider, and we also work with a hospital system to provide general inpatient hospice care. . It’s just a matter of time before the need for hospice rises. The health care system is strained. We’re starting small to be able to manage patients coming to us. We can close that gap.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

When the time comes to make profound decisions about end-of-life care for a loved one, every question becomes a quest for the exceptional. A personalized approach, an unwavering commitment to comfort and dignity, and a deep understanding of each patient’s unique needs are at the heart of the hospice services we provide.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

More than 67% of the 203 hospice care professionals surveyed indicated that staffing would be their greatest non-COVID related challenge this year, according to the 2022 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report. This is a rise from 33% the prior year.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 30, 2024

In honor of National Doctors’ Day on March 30, Dr. Captain shares more about hospice and his role: Q) Why did you choose to go into hospice care? Initially, I was approached about a hospice center that was opening in town and needed a medical director. That was the cornerstone of my beginning in hospice care.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The FY23 omnibus extends that IMPACT Act aggregate cap methodology by another year to 2032, meaning that for the next decade many hospices will have to do more with less to continue providing patient care. . Press Contact: Madison Summers. NHPCO Communications. Ph: 571-412-3973 .

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Mag brings a level of thought leadership and innovation that will further enhance our reputation of excellence in patient care.”. Trustbridge Names New Hospice CMO. Florida-based Trustbridge has named Dr. Katherine Brazzale as its new chief medical officer of hospice services.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2024

Deanna Heath: At one point palliative care was hospital-based, now it’s so much more home-focused. It doesn’t just focus on the physical, it also focuses on the emotional and the spiritual with the use of social workers and spiritual counselors. Can palliative care function without numerous systems?

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Knowing how to properly care for a patient at each stage of the dying process can bring peace and dignity to a difficult journey. Let’s explore how hospice services can help your loved one. What Is Hospice? The physician will oversee all care while on hospice. Chaplains are also available for spiritual care.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

I have channeled my passion for working with underserved communities, beginning as a licensed social worker for a large hospital system, where I experienced firsthand the disparities in healthcare access and limitations in delivering whole-person care.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Modern Palliative Care The modern palliative care movemen t began to take shape in the 20th century, with key figures who played instrumental roles in its development. One of the pioneers of modern palliative care was Dame Cicely Saunders, a British physician, nurse, and social worker.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 18, 2022

” EXPERT TIP: If you have a talker, try to coordinate your visit with the home hospice aide or the social worker so that you can focus on direct patient care. You can also involve the spiritual care team. Patient celebration with staff. Do you need to be removed from the patient’s care?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Last week we talked about a trial of a nurse and social worker outpatient palliative care intervention published in JAMA. Panelists Kate Courtright and Scott Halpern have no relationships to disclose. Ashwin Kotwal reports receiving a research grant from Humana Inc. and consulting for Papa Health.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We additionally discussed hospice care as an option for care that might follow the trial of rehabilitation. So I think that there are a lot of different ways that OT, PT, Speech Language Pathologists bring to patient care. Has this patient been out of bed? I mean, our chaplain is fantastic, man.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

What is our role as hospice and palliative care providers in advocating for high-quality hospice care? If you are interested in signing the position statement “Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care”, click here. JAMA IM 2021 Hospice Acquisitions by Profit-Driven Private Equity Firms.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Let’s take a closer look at this condition, what hospice is , and what the benefits of hospice care for dementia-related diagnoses are. It is better described as a set of symptoms that include cognitive impairments in memory recall, thinking, communication, and socialization. What is Hospice? What is Dementia?

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

Doulas, When, when, when I look back at my career, the first five years of my nursing was patient care. At end of life, it was a hospice nurse, but no one had any idea of what dying was like. Those five years, those patients taught me what dying was like. And hospice has evolved in those, what, 50 years.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 16, 2023

So before we became accredited by, with the Joint Commission in their home care program, we were already receiving referrals from local physicians, nurses, social workers, discharge planners, at a number of different healthcare systems in the area. You know, we improve the quality of patient care by, by following that patient.

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