Life & Death Matters

JUNE 16, 2022

Moving a loved one to a long-term care (LTC) facility can be stressful and difficult for all involved. Family may struggle to acknowledge they can no longer meet the person’s care needs, and that the person’s health will continue to decline.

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Life & Death Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Ontario developed the “Fixing Long Term Care Act” in response to the crisis in long-term care (LTC) that occurred during COVID. A palliative approach to care is cited as a […]. They promise to enforce adherence.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

have introduced a bill that would establish a national committee to study long-term care in the United States. . Patients in nursing homes on average were in hospice for 109 days of care in 2019, compared to 95 days among those receiving services in a private residence and 161 days in assisted living.

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Hospice News

MAY 2, 2023

While providers and payers do what they can to scale palliative care, ultimately, payment reform will be “critical,” according to Dr. Glen Digwood, division chief of palliative care at Geisinger’s Wyoming Valley Medical Center. How does palliative care factor into your health plan? The approach is a slow build over time.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Experience Care has developed an electronic health record (EHR) platform and financial solution designed for long-term care facilities. The system can also help long term care operators ensure that residents receive appropriate care at the right time, according to Tim Ashe, chief clinical officer at WellSky.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

MARCH 13, 2020

This episode features Danni Collingridge Moore (International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK). The provision and quality of palliative care delivered in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) varies and does not always meet the needs of the residents.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Meanwhile, to keep patients connected during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care launched a video-chat platform for patients in long-term care settings.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In many instances, hospices will not be able to provide care if patients lack the support of a family caregiver. Then finally, we’re doing the same kind of thing with problem-solving in palliative care, trying to move our research up upstream outside of hospice a bit. You’ve personally been a caregiver yourself.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Based in Louisville, KY, Pallitus provides palliative care to anyone facing serious illnesses such as cancer, heart failure, COPD and more. With a service area that includes 41 counties throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana, Pallitus is focused on helping people live better and longer with quality palliative care programs.

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Hospice News

APRIL 5, 2023

This includes drugs that are frequently used in hospice and palliative care. “We In researching this issue for members of LeadingAge, we were not able to identify any published studies that prescribing controlled medications for hospice or residents in long-term care patients is a major source of the overprescribing in our country.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2024

Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider has since expanded its geographic reach across the Southeast region to include Georgia.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Established in 1980, Hospice of the Piedmont provides community-based hospice and palliative care in Charlottesville, Virginia, and across 12 surrounding counties. Littlefield steps in to lead the organization after three decades of experience in the hospice and palliative care space. “I Carl Derrick as medical director.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Joining forces will also allow the two Pennsylvania-based nonprofit hospice and palliative care providers to realize cost-savings potential when it comes to purchasing durable medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies.

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Life & Death Matters

JULY 3, 2023

As summer approaches and travel resumes, it is not uncommon for family members with loved ones in long-term care to ask this question as they try to decide whether or not to take a vacation…whether that is going on a long-planned family holiday for a few weeks, spending a couple of nights away in a […] The post “Do I Stay or do I Go?”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Dubbed Gateways to Care , the campaign is designed to “change the narrative around aging services,” as well as generate career pathways in various senior health sectors, the nonprofit membership organization recently indicated in a statement.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2022

Founded in 1984, CommuniCare Health Services is a family-owned company that provides post-acute services including skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, behavioral health and long-term care. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Caring Senior Service

MARCH 11, 2024

The terms "hospice" and "palliative care" are often used interchangeably, leading to confusion among patients and their families. Learn more about nuances of hospice and palliative care. Both approaches share a common goal of providing comfort and support for individuals facing serious illnesses.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The company foresees opportunities to collaborate with other providers in the care continuum, including primary care physicians, home health, and hospice and palliative care organizations, according to CEO and Co-Founder Kris Engskov. “On So how do we provide that infrastructure to keep them at home?”.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“In 2020, Compassus became the managing partner of Ascension at Home, a joint venture between Ascension and Compassus, broadening both organizations’ home-based care services beyond hospice and palliative care to also encompass home health,” a Compassus spokesperson told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The hospice, palliative care, and home health network Care Synergy has become the national center for the Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program, developed by Johns Hopkins University. In post-acute care, we see people further down in their health trajectory.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

First Docs is a physician-led internal medicine practice that offers a range of health care services and frequently collaborates with hospice, palliative care, and home health providers, among others. CEO Dr. Sanjay Bhatia founded First Docs in 2010, introducing its proprietary 360 Community Medicine Care Model.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. If you decide to pursue another opportunity, you may have massive exposure in terms of sustainability.” But it goes both ways.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

While hospice patients transition to the Medicare benefit for their end-of-life care, some may continue to need their dual-eligibility coverage to address issues that are technically outside the scope of their terminal diagnosis. This can include payment for long-term care or some services provided in assisted living facilities. “In

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Elizz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The term ‘palliative care’ stirs up different images and thoughts and feelings in people’s minds. Within the healthcare field, the meaning of palliative care has changed over time. Read on to learn more about key questions and answers about palliative care today. 1. What is palliative care?

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Elizz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The term ‘palliative care’ stirs up different images and thoughts and feelings in people’s minds. Within the healthcare field, the meaning of palliative care has changed over time. Read on to learn more about key questions and answers about palliative care today. 1. What is palliative care?

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Florida-based nonprofit Alivia Care is focused on gearing up for value-based systems in 2024. Alivia Care came into existence in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. They’re not living there.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Oregon-based Partners In Care is developing a program aimed at increasing the well-being of its hospice and home health clinical workforce and minimizing the impacts of burnout. I know that caring for ourselves first can only make us better at caring for others, but sometimes we all need to be reminded of that.”

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Elizz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The term ‘palliative care’ stirs up different images and thoughts and feelings in people’s minds. Within the healthcare field, the meaning of palliative care has changed over time. Read on to learn more about key questions and answers about palliative care today. 1. What is palliative care?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2022

A direct contracting entity (DCE), CareConnectMD offers primary care, palliative care, and care coordination services. Presently, 80% of CareConnectMD’s patient population is in the long term care setting, according to Phan. The company’s interdisciplinary care model is “high-touch,” according to Phan.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

A veteran of the senior services sector, Health has spent his 30-year career as a leader of hospice, senior housing, long term care, and PACE programs, in addition to a stint as a health care lobbyist. I also think that we have to look at the potential new relationships out there with long term care.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 25, 2024

Hospice also involves the nursing care of hospice patients’ loved ones, which can include a great deal of education, encouragement, and psychosocial support throughout the journey. Hospice and Palliative Care Regarding hospice and palliative care , the National Institute on Aging teaches that palliative care can include curative treatment.

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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. For context, listen to the prior podcast with Scott on “ nudges ” and prior podcast with Kate on who should get palliative care. Alex, who are our guests today? Scott: Pleasure to be here.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2022

This means hospices can expect to see heightened auditing and scrutiny of what costs are deemed “unrelated” to end-of-life care, according to Judi Lund Person, vice president of regulatory and compliance for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. “We

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Our task is simple, we are going to be sampling each of these hot chicken wings while we ask Eric and Alex questions related to Palliative care and Geriatrics. He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? They’ve all been laid out for you. Anne: Right.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

Clinicians are dealing with fewer options in the local pharmacy market as retail chains pull back on hours and locations and long-term care pharmacies consolidate. Given the inflation we’ve experienced in recent years, hospice leaders are obviously concerned about costs.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2023

Ryan Krout: Our clinical pharmacist management program works with hospice leadership to improve quality and control costs, so it’s very much a hybrid role of clinical account management, strategy and patient care. Each of those experiences has helped me grow our program over my four-plus years at Enclara.

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Life & Death Matters

JUNE 9, 2021

June 2021, reflecting on her grief while working in Long Term Care during COVID Grief is an understandable reaction to loss. It’s the emotional pain you experience when something or someone you care about is taken away from you. Submitted by Kassey M. It can be excruciatingly painful at times.

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