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Calls Grow Louder for Greater Federal Support of Rural Hospices

Hospice News

It can also be more difficult to address social determinants of health needs and provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) with caregiver support lagging among rural populations, providers noted. The legislation has taken a circuitous route through Congress in recent years, repeatedly reintroduced without passing since 2017.

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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. Fewer than half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase, reported that their hospice organizations would pursue new care types this year.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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So when Carmen and I both started at Ohio State together, September 1, 2017, and we started our first day as faculty members here, she started pursuing this topic. And in that, they found it significantly improved ADL function and life space. So I got to help create one of the first geriatric orthopedic fellowships.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

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They found that between 2017 and 2030, they think the percentage of the population that’s 65 and up is going to triple in that 15-year period. Than someone who is perhaps dependent on all their ADLs. Eric: Oh, wow. Margot: Yeah, and then it’s going to start coming down, because it’s a demographic effect.