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Serious Illness Care Quality, Communications Lacking for Black Hospice Patients

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Additionally, bereaved family members of Black patients rated the quality of communication with hospices as lower than other health care providers. of Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Hospice utilization among diverse populations is sorely lacking.

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Two Hospices Halt Services Amid Staffing Shortages

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HHCJ’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes. Patients and caregivers have been educated on when to call 911 for immediate life-threatening illness. during 2018, according to NHPCO. Census Bureau.

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Hospices Step Up Pediatric Bereavement Care Amid Rising Demand

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Some hospices have found peer support to be a crucial component of their pediatric bereavement programs amid rising demand for these services. Research indicates that the number of bereaved children nationwide is growing. The organization additionally researches child bereavement services and needs.

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The Rise of Tech-Enabled Grief Care

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A proliferating number of startups is developing tech solutions and services to support bereaved families, employing a range of business models — including partnerships with hospices. There’s never going to be enough hospice bereavement coordinators to make sure every single person gets what they need.

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How Advance Care Planning Affects Caregivers, Health Care Costs

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Greater access to advance care planning services can lead to improved caregiver satisfaction and reduced health care costs at the end of life. of 955, 777 Medicare decedents who died between 2017 and 2018 utilized these services, a JAMA Health Forum study found. Only 10.9%

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Hospice & Palliative of Martha Vineyard Navigates Staffing, Access Barriers

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We began offering palliative care, and strengthened our community grief counseling services, which we provide to anyone on the island in addition to individual bereavement support. Today our programs include hospice, a palliative care clinic and massage therapy for patients, caregivers and interdisciplinary staff.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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This will make the organization’s third center for youth bereavement in the area, with additional locations in Auburndale and Sebring, Florida. The Hosparus Health Resource Center will extend bereavement services and education to underserved communities in that area. No similar facilities exist in Caroline County.

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