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The Case for a Palliative Care Medicare Carve-Out

Hospice News

Though unlikely to take shape anytime soon, the potential for a palliative care carve-out in Medicare has been building in recent years, according to Rory Farrand, vice president of palliative and advanced care at the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

Hospice News

Dombis 37-year tenure at NAHC ended prior to its merger with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in 2023, which led to development of the combined organization the National Alliance for Care at Home. Bell currently serves on the National Alliance for Care at Homes Professional Education Committee.

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

The grant will also support efforts to address social determinants of health, according to Dr. Heidi Young, associate chief medical officer for Capital Caring and medical director of the Primary Care at Home program. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found.

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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

Hospice News

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. Families caring for seriously ill loved ones face systemic barriers that could threaten patients’ ability to receive care at home, including at the end of life.

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Maribel Health Secures $25 Million in Series A Round, Aims to Build High-Acuity Home Care, Hospice Programs

Hospice News

Maribel partners with health care providers to support their efforts to design and expand the services they offer in the home setting, including home health agencies, hospices, palliative care providers and health systems. Maribel’s mission is to make home the center of the health system.

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Challenges for children’s palliative care

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

In the UK, children’s hospices actively encourage a home-like environment through the use of furnishings and the use of rooms as shared living spaces, to try to create a positive welcoming environment to where families can feel they belong (Holdsworth, 2015; Mitchell et al 2016; Dunbar, Carter and Brown, 2019). Holdsworth, L.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

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God, it must have been like 2015, 2016. And we would hope that these estimates could help with future planning on when a time might be when you would need to either hire an extra caregiver, provide 24/7 level of care at home, or think about actually entering a nursing home. Kara 10:12 Yep.