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Why Don’t Family Caregivers Ask for Help and Support?

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Why don’t family caregivers ask for help and support? A NPR article published last week shared how two researchers approached that question: “In 2009, two researchers proposed an explanation for why caregiving for an adult who is ill or disabled can be so profound. Many judge family caregivers as resistant to help.

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Phoenix Children’s Palliative Chief: Shift the Culture in Health Care

Hospice News

The Phoenix Children’s palliative care program was launched in 2009. In addition to the needs of the ailing child, their parents, siblings, and other family members may serve as caregivers. When it started in 2009, the program was strictly inpatient. We weren’t always working in a crisis mode,” Shaw said.

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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care from 2001 to 2009. Egging has served as president of The Denver Hospice since 2009, where she led health information management, quality and compliance departments. This marks her return to the organization. Paul, Minnesota, for more than 80 years.

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VITAS, Big Bend, Heart to Heart, Family Hospice Unveil New Locations

Hospice News

The new location is an extension of the Texas-based hospice’s services in the region, where the organization has provided care since 2009, according to Heart to Heart CEO and Founder Kelly Mitchell. Its launch is in part intended to ease caregiver burden, Mitchell stated.

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St. Croix Hospice Leverages Predictive Analytics to Boost Quality

Hospice News

Established in 2009, St. Our findings showed improvement in HCI measures which drive quality, including increased nursing and social work visits and time spent in the home to support patients and their loved ones and caregivers in the last seven days of life,” Nangle said. Even more importantly, it’s helping with staff satisfaction.

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US Justice Department’s Spotlight on Hospice Sends ‘Powerful Message’ to Fraudulent Operators

Hospice News

Justice Department, Angel Care enrolled 24 patients in hospice between 2009 through 2017 who did not meet Medicare eligibility requirements. But I want to make sure primarily that the caregivers’ hands are not tied. Glover-Wing in April was found guilty of one count of conspiracy and three counts of health care fraud.

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New Directors at Iowa River, Home Health of the Ozarks; C-Suite Shifts at Elara Caring, VIA Health

Hospice News

The organization also operates an inpatient hospice center, which launched in 2009 and features six patient suites in a home-like environment. Elara Caring saw its caregiver workforce grow by 21% during the second quarter as a result of these efforts. “At