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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

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In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. According to statistics cited in the study, 23% of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries were discharged to a post-acute care facility in 2013.

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Global Partners in Care Program Fosters International Collaboration on Palliative Care

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In 2013, CHC won the Global Partnership Award presented for a model partnership that others should look at.” The Indiana-based palliative care provider Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is looking beyond its immediate community and has developed networks that impact palliative care on a global scale. So, these U.S.

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Limited Access to Post-Acute Care Fuels Readmission Rates

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For the Health Affairs study, researchers examined 30-day readmission rates for Medicare patients who had been hospitalized between 2013 and 2019 for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia. Patients who had easy access to primary care providers were also less likely to return to the hospital.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

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Barbara: Oh, I think it was 2013. Now, my SWHPN friends will get mad at me if I got that wrong, but I think it was 2013. Summary Transcript Summary. In day-to-day practice, It’s hard to imagine providing excellent hospice or palliative care services without access to a team social worker. by: Anne Kelly, LCSW, APHSW-C. Transcript.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

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She has also presented and published literature on the different types of supportive services, including palliative, hospice, acute and post-acute care. “We Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer.

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Hospice Length of Stay: Balancing Patient Needs Against Regulatory Compliance

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Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Ohio analyzed data for cancer patients between 2013 to 2017, finding that aggressive care in the last 30 days of life was more common among nursing home residents than community-dwelling older adults, at 64% versus 58%, respectively. That number reached 92.5

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Challenges for children’s palliative care

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This belief is based on adult studies (Bluebond-Langner et al 2013; Bluebond-Langner et al 2015), and both Pollock (2015) and Rainsford et al (2018) argue that the assertion that home is the preferred place is not supported by evidence. References Bluebond-Langner, M. References Bluebond-Langner, M. DOI:10.1177/0269216313483186. Beecham, E.