Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The benefits of advance care planning for seniors are well-documented, but younger adults should also ensure they are prepared for a life-threatening health crisis, according to Dr. Joseph Shega, executive vice president and chief medical officer for VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. A death doula is a non-medical provider trained to care for a terminally ill person and their family physically, emotionally and spiritually during the process of death.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Hospice providers, industry groups and other stakeholders recently penned a letter urging Congress to improve payment infrastructures that would increase access to end-of-life care among rural populations. So, for access to rural care, we’re going to have to depend on smaller rural programs.

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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. Navigating injury or illness can be frightening, but our team meets you where you are with the specialized care you need in the place where you’re most comfortable—at home.

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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. There’s going to be so much change around value-based care coming in some way, shape or form for hospices,” Kudner told Hospice News. But it goes both ways.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Patients suffering from long COVID stand to benefit if health care providers integrate palliative care principles into their approach to treating the disease. Due to the range of symptoms, including the psychosocial aspects, the interdisciplinary palliative care model is well suited for serving these patients, according to Rotella.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 6, 2023

Pending regulatory approval, Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital may be stepping in to fill care delivery gaps after a local hospice closed due to labor shortages. Hospice and Home Care of Juneau (HHCJ) shuttered its services last year, citing high staffing costs and lack of clinicians. And that’s a frustration to everyone.”.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2022

Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa Health is seeing strong patient engagement for its expanded home-based palliative care program, which the company launched in January in partnership with Mt. Sinai partnership marks Contessa’s first risk-based palliative care contract, which is reimbursed through Medicare Advantage.

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AJN Off the Charts

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This healing journey wasn’t just about a newfound appreciation for “self-care.” ” Guided by several mentors, coaches, and healers, it incorporated modalities such as energy healing, spiritual healing, mindset work, inner child work , meditation, breathwork , and journaling. Why am I afraid to fail?

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Palliverse

JANUARY 27, 2024

I had a conversation with our spiritual care advisor today about blessing the room after a patient has died. Why are we thinking of doing it? Spiritually resetting the room to be a blank canvas again. A chance for final closure. A way of saying goodbye. Letting out the sad, angry energy that might still be there.

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

On today’s podcast we talk with three of these Pastoral Care Workers, Jerry Judson, Jeffrey Maria, and Allan Krenitzky. He taught us a little about the different flowers and plants, and along the way a little about why he does what he does. Eric: Well that was a nice little intro into the role of the pastoral care workers.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 11, 2023

Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash As a member of the spiritual care team, I received a request one morning to visit Ms. “Why did this happen? Why were we subjected to so much pain? She was grieving and in deep emotional and spiritual distress, and I had no answer that could bring her solace. ” Ms.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 31, 2023

That’s why if you’re on a serious illness journey, or are helping guide a loved one through it, finding a good partner can make all the difference. Here’s how to know when palliative care is an appropriate choice for your family. What is palliative care? How is palliative care different from other kinds of care?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Acknowledging that the most sensitive terms shift over time, what terms are they using today and why? Why a focus on Black/African American caregivers and people with dementia? Why should interventions be culturally tailored for this group ? Why should interventions be culturally tailored for this group ? Karen: I do.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. Unpacking characteristics of spirituality through the lens of persons of colour living with serious illness: The need for nurse-based education to increase understanding of the spiritual dimension in healthcare. SPONSOR:

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Why should someone start hospice sooner than later? Making the decision to start hospice care for your loved one is overwhelming. But the decision is also empowering, because an array of supportive care and assistance becomes available to both the patient and family. Home health aides for personal care.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 30, 2024

In today’s fast-paced world, finding the best elderly care for your loved ones is of utmost importance. Seasons Hospice, with its compassionate approach to end-of-life care, stands out as an exceptional choice. In this article, we’ll delve into why Seasons Hospice is the best option for elderly care near you.

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Seasons Hospice

MAY 2, 2023

In a hospice or hospital setting, a chaplain is often seen as a religious figure who offers spiritual support and guidance to patients and their families. Non-religious patients may not want to talk about their spirituality, but they can still benefit from the emotional support that a chaplain can provide.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex: Great.

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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Why Are You Experiencing Resentment as a Caregiver for Your Spouse? In simple terms, it’s an overwhelming responsibility, both emotionally and physically, to care for someone you love. Talk regularly with a trusted friend or family member, counselor, or spiritual guide. If you think of self-care as selfish, think again.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 7, 2022

Tulsa End of Life Care. Seasons Hospice is here to provide the best possible Tulsa end-of-life care for you and your loved ones. End-of-life care can be completely customized to meet your unique needs and preferences, whether that means spending time with family, receiving spiritual support, or simply having someone to talk to.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 22, 2022

Spiritual Care Counselor. Hope Hospice chaplains come from diverse pastoral education and personal spiritual backgrounds. Some patients have specific religious affiliations or spiritual practices. At the end of life, the strongest spiritual pain comes from forgiveness issues. By Reverend Amina Jessy Wolf.

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Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The last 15 years of my career I have worked in palliative care where we deal with the end of sickness, the end of life. In hospice/palliative care we pride ourselves on providing whole person care through a Te Whare Tapa Wh? Why do we save the best care till last? Why save the best for last?

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Seasons Hospice

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

What Is Palliative Care? When having a loved one that is dealing with a terminal disease, you may come across the option of Palliative care. Palliative care is a type of medical treatment that helps to improve the quality of life for people living with serious illnesses. Why Choose Palliative Over Curative?

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Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

Loughren and Cullen worked together at Somerset Hospital in New Jersey as Intensive Care Unit night-shift nurses. Without adequate mental health resources, Loughren fears that nurses won’t get the help they might need, noting, “It’s why we had a Charles Cullen — because he wasn’t able to get the mental health help that he deserved.”

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Shining Light Hospice

MAY 14, 2023

The focus often falls on providing the best care possible for the patient, but it’s essential to remember that caregivers also need care and support. Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that results from long-term care of a loved one.

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AJN Off the Charts

APRIL 13, 2022

When I’m at work, all cylinders are operating on high alert in every way—mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual. When I’m home, I am keeping tabs on everyone’s physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs. Mental, emotional, physical, social, spiritual, for all 12 hours per shift?

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2022

This article is based on a Q&A session with Jason Banks, Senior Director of Post Acute Sales at nVoq, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Hospice News: Jason has an incredible background in post-acute care that we’re going to talk about today. Banks: I ran a hospice and palliative care.

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The Chaplain's Report

MAY 18, 2022

Both are strong Catholics and maintain a daily spiritual practice that is almost monastic in some ways. Dr Ken Pargament recently spoke at a CPSP regional conference I organized on the topic of working with those in spiritual struggles, taken from a recent publication (which I highly recommend).

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High Peaks Hospice

APRIL 16, 2022

A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. no feeding tube, but open to antibiotics) and your Health Care Proxy names the person who will follow those wishes and make decisions. In control of their care. Why does this happen? Examples of life support are provided.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Along the way we address: Is this degree of slowed cognitive decline meaningful to patients or care partners? Why is this a research focus of you? So I think as palliative care clinicians, we use narrative as we try to understand more about the persons that we’re caring for and their families. This is Eric Widera.

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Living With Hospice

JULY 27, 2022

Diverging a bit from the Hospice theme, in episode 44, Mitch explores another form of end-of-life care and the role of a "Death Doula". He explains the origins of a doula role in relationship to the dying process, and the recent resurgence of this in modern end-of-life care. " But the role is really is old as death itself.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In our podcast with palliative care pioneer Susan Block , she identified the psychological/psychiatric aspects of palliative care as the biggest are of need for improvement. Des delivered a plenary at this year’s National Palliative Care Research Center’s Foley retreat. All hands go up.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hospice News: I am here with Maria Warren and we’re going to talk a little bit about technology and value-based care. Of that, as we’ve been talking about going across the continuum, moving upstream, only 27% of those beneficiaries had palliative care. What if the MA plans made access to care a little bit easier?

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High Peaks Hospice

AUGUST 31, 2023

A living will is an advance directive that speaks to what care you want or do not want (i.e. no feeding tube, but open to antibiotics) and your Health Care Proxy names the person who will follow those wishes and make decisions. Why does this happen? not in a bank box or safe) Discuss your wishes with them too!

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Traditions Health

MARCH 22, 2022

Mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety are common among hospice care patients as well as their family members. Due to this correlation, hospice care providers focus on the patient’s overall well-being, which includes their psychological, mental, emotional, and spiritual state in addition to their physical health.

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Sahara Hospice Care

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Hospice care comes with many great assets for patients and family members. There is a lot to learn about hospice care and the features it brings to the table. Learn more about the four levels of hospice care and which one could benefit you! Hospice care provides comfort for patients that are in their last stages of end-of-life.

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