Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

More than two-thirds of these adults will require daily assistance from a caregiver at some point as they age, reported the Administration for Community Living (ACL), a sub-agency of the U.S. A few other federal programs exist to support caregivers. Department of Veterans Affairs implemented its own caregiver support initiative.

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Caring Senior Service

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recognizes this, offering a variety of programs to assist wartime Veterans, their spouses, surviving spouses, and dedicated family caregivers. As our nation's heroes age, the need for specialized care and support becomes increasingly important.

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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. The nonprofit organization also operates the Hospice House at Partners In Care and offers transitional care services, along with grief support and veteran programs.

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If you are caring for a veteran who is terminally ill or nearing the end of life, hospice care can be a smart choice. The Benefits of Hospice Care for Veterans Hospice care is a type of specialized care that focuses on attending to patients’ holistic needs (spiritual, emotional, social, psychological, etc.)

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

We Honor Veterans We are proud to partner with We Honor Veterans in more than 70 branches across the country. This program honors and supports our nation’s veterans in their end-of-life journey. Specialty Programs At Traditions Health, we understand that each patient’s journey is different.

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Hospice Promise

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As proud participants in the We Honor Veterans program, we understand the importance of recognizing the unique needs of our Veterans. Our team gratefully offers education and assistance to Veterans regarding their hospice benefits. It’s our mission to serve these men and women with the dignity they deserve.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 8, 2023

Veterans are a prime example of an often underserved yet highly profitable market segment. Veterans are a prime example of an often underserved yet highly profitable market segment. The VA provides a wide range of healthcare services and benefits to eligible Veterans, these include home care services.

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Every veteran has a story marked by sacrifice, resilience, and courage—and for that, we are profoundly grateful. Program Benefits Veterans often face challenges related to their service, including emotional and physical trauma. The veteran population has given so much to serve our country. Veterans Day activities.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2022

Building up clinical ranks through education, training and tuition reimbursement programs is an increasingly common thread that hospices are weaving into their recruitment and retention initiatives. The program was put on hold in the past few years as the organization fine-tuned its scope.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Arizona has] a fantastic state government, a Medicaid program that truly aims to support families with intermediaries that share that vision, and a demographic that needs our services,” Jackson told Hospice News in an email. Veterans programs and managed care organizations also have become more involved in the space.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

We are committed to assisting and sharing our lessons learned and resources with other not-for-profit, community-based health care providers, irrespective of any partnership or contractual arrangement,” Anderson said. “We Its newest affiliate, Capital Caring Health, operates a robust home-based primary care program that is also expanding.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The intensity of GIP care often includes higher-cost services such as increased medication management, 24/7 clinical staffing assistance and other operational expenses. The organization serves 13 counties in southeast Texas and offers hospice, grief support services and a veterans program.

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Today's Caregiver

OCTOBER 3, 2022

VA’s Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers is expanding to include eligible Veterans and family caregivers of all eras.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). This validation will also assist in bringing top talent into these roles.” While the revisions do not impact reimbursement, they allow hospice providers to track and report the duration, frequency and extent of the spiritual care patients receive.

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Chicago Caregiving

DECEMBER 14, 2022

More than 550,000 veterans live in Illinois, according to the most recent numbers from the U.S. That’s a lot of people who could benefit from programs specifically for veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) oversees a multitude of benefits for veterans, including housing, education, and healthcare.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Every Veteran has a story. A few data based publication links from Person-Centered Narrative Intervention Program of Research: . And now my program of research is around testing that person-centered narrative intervention or PCNI because you have to give them an acronym in healthcare. Our mission is to help them tell it.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 18, 2022

As an occupational therapist at VA, your expertise could make a huge difference in a Veteran’s life by helping them regain a sense of normalcy. Now, these Veterans need your assistance in reclaiming the control over their daily lives that will make them feel whole. Assistive technology. An array of expertise.

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Hospice of the North Coast

MARCH 9, 2021

According to the Veteran’s Administration, just over 31% of U.S. Veterans are aged 65 or older. Hospice of the North Coast is a We Honor Veterans Level 5 certified provider, and we have prepared this overview of resources for our local Veteran community and their caregivers to consider when planning for the future.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Heather.

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Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Care at no cost to Veterans and their families. Valeo Home Health and Hospice collaborates with local VA agencies and programs to raise awareness about the benefit of hospice services for Veterans. As a Veteran, expenses for hospice-related services or enrolled veterans are covered in full.

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The Chaplain's Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Military veterans made an honorable choice when they joined the service, and sometimes readjusting to civilian life after serving can be difficult. Whether you have a veteran close to you or want to honor veterans in your community, there are plenty of ways to help someone who needs it. Guest Writer: Rhonda Underhill.

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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. One of the things that we’re doing also is launch our new program on social isolation and loneliness with the frail elderly.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 26, 2023

Tools) program for all clinicians within the Ingenovis Health brands. Geiger’s vast experience includes accreditation and developing policies to support foundational programs through assessment and data analysis. I started with an initial goal of becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA). I immediately loved it!

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

We need to listen to what patients and staff have to say, then create tools, training programs and technologies that will execute on those needs. Maxwell Healthcare Associates is a team of post-acute industry veterans passionate about helping home health and hospice providers thrive amid healthcare’s disruptive environment.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 28, 2022

In 2021, they received a $545,000 Duke Endowment grant, which will fund the program for three years beginning in May 2022. Devane-Johnson hopes to receive funding to expand this program to Black pregnant persons in Nashville, TN. The project leaders are Black, certified nurse-midwives with a combined 60+ years of midwifery experience.

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Comfort Home Care

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Recently our CEO, Gerri Flowers, was asked to speak at the monthly executive coalition meeting of the African American Health Program (AAHP). Gerri was joined by Assistant Under Secretary for Health and Chief Medical Officer U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Erica Scavella for an in-depth discussion on healthcare.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Military nurses are especially proud of their profession on Veteran’s Day. I was fortunate to attend a high school that offered a practical nursing program, and it was there my nursing career journey began. During high school I worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at a local nursing home and home health aide.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 26, 2022

At the same time, there’s a national shortage of qualified providers and “a behavioral health workforce shortage, causing significant barriers to care for Americans,” says Megan Simmons , DNP, PMHNP-BC, assistant professor and director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program at Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing.

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Hospice of the North Coast

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This unique program recognizes veteran hospice patients. It gives pride and peace to our veterans while bringing family and friends to celebrate their loved one’s military service. Angel’s daughter reacted with tears of joy and, together with her brothers, spent time making arts and crafts with Ariel.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Nurses aren’t getting paid the exorbitant salaries we saw months ago,” said Cindy Bacon, PhD, RN, CNE, NE-BC, associate professor and program director of MSN Programs at the UNC Greensboro School of Nursing. If you have two or three years’ experience, you’re a veteran,” said Bacon. A solution for dire need.

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Always Best Care Senior Services

JANUARY 18, 2023

Gary is an Air Force veteran and had a 22-year career in accounting. She is currently sharing her nursing knowledge as an instructor in programs at Gaston College and Northeastern University. Always Best Care is one of the nation’s leading providers of non-medical in-home care and assisted living referral service.

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Always Best Care Senior Services

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Camachos have also developed a strong reputation in the community for their assisted living placement and skilled nursing services. Always Best Care is one of the nation’s leading providers of non-medical in-home care and assisted living referral service.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We need to make sure that we support them through more extended orientation programs or nurse residency programs. In a team model, the nurses oversee the care by unlicensed assistive personnel. Many programs are starting to include alternative models of care. And a lot of healthcare systems still need to invest in that.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

I’ve known Michele a long time, since the Joint Medical Program. Shout out to the UC Berkeley-USCF Joint Medical Program. We have about 100 skilled nursing facility-type beds for people who need assistance with their activities of daily living, who maybe have significant cognitive impairment and needs support.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

For example, if the app idea lands in the integrated scoring matrix, it needs to be an assisted app build. Maxwell Healthcare Associates is a team of post-acute industry veterans passionate about helping home health and hospice providers thrive amid healthcare’s disruptive environment.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It’s an asynchronous online program, and I know Elissa from the K76 Beeson meetings. So I did my dissertation on distress screening in oncology and led a few programs that have VA similar. I think it does.

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Hope Hospice

JUNE 15, 2020

Home health care is specialized medical care that is ordered by a physician and is administered by trained healthcare professionals such as nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, medical social workers, dietitians, etc. Find PACE programs in your area here. The key word here is health.

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