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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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In Calendar Year 2021, the share of hospice care days with nurse visits in the last seven days of life rose to 63%, up from 62% year over year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

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Many hospices may be unprepared to cope with a large-scale disaster or a future pandemic. Operators need to be prepared to deliver care and support their communities’ responses to catastrophic events. In 2017, the U.S. Last year, The Joint Commission implemented similar requirements for hospices.

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Hospice Executives Retire as New Leaders Rise

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Wilson in 2008 became the organizations corporate and community relations coordinator before being promoted to manager in 2017. Established nearly 45 years ago, Hospice of the Chesapeake provides services in four west coast Maryland counties. Established in 1981, the nonprofit offers home-based and general inpatient hospice care.

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Primary Care Clinicians Provide Palliative Care Without Realizing It

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The most common misunderstanding of palliative care is the belief that it’s identical with hospice care. Palliative Care Commonly Provided by General Practitioners Family physicians/general practitioners who are closest to the community and easily accessible have a major role to play in providing palliative care.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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Unity Hospices and Palliative Care Appoints New Strategic Director Unity Hospice and Palliative Care has named a new director of strategy with the recent hiring of Scott Hensley. Hensley was previously the national vice president of managed care at Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC), serving in the role since 2017.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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Good Shepherd Hospice is an affiliate of Chapters Health System and provides care to more than 4,200 patients across three counties in the Sunshine States. This will make the organization’s third center for youth bereavement in the area, with additional locations in Auburndale and Sebring, Florida.

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