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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

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Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. And while hospices offer social workers and spiritual care, many families continue to have unmet needs that could impede some patients’ access to hospice.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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Nurse practitioner Raphael and registered nurse Britt Akobundu, a married couple, launched San Diego-based Blue Monarch Hospice this past March, with the intent of improving the quality of life for not only patients and families, but also health care workers. . As a nurse practitioner, what led you to begin a hospice program?

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Children’s Specialized Hospital CMO: Peer Mentors Key to Building a Pediatric Palliative Care Workforce

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In addition to adult and pediatric palliative care, the health system also offers hospice, among other services. We started back in 2015 with the actual conception of this program. We train social workers, child life and recreation therapists, chaplains, nurse practitioners and physicians.

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Key Palliative Care Trends to Watch in 2024

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of the country’s total population, according to a 2015 report by the U.S. Countering this however, is the need for greater education for all stakeholders on the nature of these services and how they are distinct from hospice. The post Key Palliative Care Trends to Watch in 2024 appeared first on Hospice News. Census Bureau.

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Palliative Care ‘Across the Pond:’ Providers Face Similar Challenges Globally

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It was a grand slam if we just learn how to care differently, whether it’s supportive questions, your own vernacular …,” Ihrig told Hospice News at the ELEVATE conference in Chicago. “We Payment streams lack what’s needed to support the palliative workforce of clinicians, social workers and spiritual care providers.

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Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care CEO: The ‘Painful’ Growth of Inpatient Care Delivery

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Illinois-based Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care Inc.s journey to open a new inpatient facility came with obstacles, but that has not slowed the hospices growth trajectory, according to CEO Hakeem Bello. The faith-based organization provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement services across three counties in Illinois.

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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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In September 2015, the Partnership HealthPlan of California — managed by Medicaid — launched a pilot program dedicated to palliative care, with an emphasis on enhancing patient outcomes while reducing costs associated with caring for chronically ill seniors. As a hospice physician, you want to give patients a soft landing.”