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Frontline Honors: Joseph Solien, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, OnePoint Patient Care

Hospice News

I started working in hospice pharmacy in 2004 as a pharmacy student intern. Before it was really dialed in, going to the bathroom was a 4-hour ordeal for the patient and his mother, who was the primary caregiver. HSPN: What drew you to this industry? Solien: Honestly, it was just a fortunate coincidence.

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Elara Caring Acquires Caregivers Home Health

Hospice News

Dallas-based senior care provider Elara Caring has acquired Caregivers Home Health, expanding its footprint in Kansas and Iowa. We are excited to welcome our new caregivers and patients in Kansas and Iowa,” said Scott Powers, CEO and chairman of Elara Caring, in a statement.

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‘Suncoast’ Film Points a Lens at Hospice Families’ Experience

Hospice News

The film provides a window into what hospices actually do, as well as the experience of families whose loved ones are nearing end of life, the challenges of caregiving and grief that often begins long before the patient dies, according to Jonathan Fleece, CEO of Empath Health. “I We have family gathering places.

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Become a Caregiving or Grief Facilitator

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

We’d love for you to join one of our programs that empowers you to lead meaningful conversations with family caregivers and former family caregivers. You’ll become a Caregiving or Grief Facilitator. Course includes Grieving After Caregiving and The Art of Listening archived classes.

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Breast Cancer Patients Often Lack Access to Palliative Care

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Non-Hispanic Black, Latino, American Indian and Asian or Pacific Islander patients with metastatic breast cancer were less likely to receive this care than white patients from 2004 to 2020, the study found. Additionally, palliative care utilization can reduce family caregiver burnout and burden. “It’s

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

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The faith-based nonprofit organization also has a telehospice program, which offers virtual telehealth support to hospice caregivers and patients. Terminally ill residents at the Lourdes facility who are unable to remain at home or lack caregiver support will be eligible to receive care at the inpatient hospice.

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Family Resource Home Care Expands with Companion Care Acquisition

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Companion Care has roughly 100 employees that provide nonmedical personal care and caregiving services to seniors and disabled individuals in their home or in facility-based settings such as assisted and retirement living communities, hospitals or rehabilitation centers, incuding hospice patients.