Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2025

Indiana-based Center for Hospice Care (CHC) has revamped its respiratory care program for patients with lung disease after a temporary pause during the pandemic. In the future, we hope to expand the services and resources to our home-based palliative care program, Kaleidoscope.

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Pallimed

MARCH 22, 2021

Edmonds et al (2021) found that when a social worker was involved in a palliative care consultation, whole-person care components were more likely to be addressed, including addressing psychological (82% vs 18%) and spiritual needs (92% vs 8%) and documenting advance directives (90% vs 10%). I was not the only one. et al (2021).

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2023

Hospices are leveraging predictive analytics to get a clearer picture of their performance amid regulatory pressures. Hospices have relied on data to enhances their ability to assess the quality and quantity of bedside care delivered during a patients’ final days.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Eric: So Susan, you have touched so many people in the field of hospice palliative medicine. Myself personally, I was in PCEP at Harvard, I think like 2007 or something with Rachelle Bernacki and a bunch of other great people. And part of that job, they were looking for somebody to be a medical person in the local hospice.

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1-800-HOSPICE

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Hospice sends nurses, aides, and other caregivers to the homes of patients with advanced, terminal illnesses. Expert consensus holds that people should receive hospice for three to six months. families, time in hospice falls short of recommendations. families, time in hospice falls short of recommendations.

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