Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

As a caregiver for parents living with Alzheimer’s disease, I saw firsthand just how valuable these services are. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) have reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), designed to bolster the field’s shrinking workforce with federal support. .

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2023

ID-PALL was piloted in a study among seven internal medicine units at hospitals in Switzerland between January and December 2018. Oncology nurses at cancer centers across the country are developing ways to improve palliative care referrals for seriously ill patients and families who could benefit from these services.

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Hospice News

JULY 3, 2023

The seeds of the plan were planted in 2018 when the legislature established the state’s Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. This spring, Kansas launched a five-year plan to make palliative care more accessible to its nearly 3 million residents.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As the need for palliation grows, outcomes and experiences vastly vary – with payment often at the crux of inconsistencies in quality and care delivery approaches. The topics range from unmet staff and patient needs, financial and operational headwinds and research fueling innovative care delivery approaches.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

The four institutions will train these workers to advocate for greater access to palliative care among African American communities, as well as provide support and education to patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. So it could be that whole spectrum —palliative care early in the trajectory of the illness through end of life.”.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

Kamal became director-at-large at the academy in 2018. Arif Kamal recently became the new president-elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). He is also the inaugural chief patient officer at the American Cancer Society and serves as an associate consulting professor of medicine at the Duke Cancer Institute.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

Overall African Americans, Asians and Hispanics combined made up less than 20% of all Medicare hospice patients in 2018, while Caucasians represented the remaining 80%, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported. Mertz Photography Mertz Photography Atonia Garret at the 2023 Palliative Care Conference.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2022

of Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Providers should implement standardized routine patient screenings for symptom distress, functional impairment and caregiver burden, Chambers stated. Hospice utilization among diverse populations is sorely lacking.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2022

EdenHill Communities, established in 1906, offers a continuum of care that includes independent and assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, caregiving and now hospice services. in 2018, rising above the national average of 50.3% Today it serves more than 300 residents daily. Projections from the U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The study examined outcomes of 1,250 adults with advanced lung cancer receiving palliative care across 22 health care organizations in the United States from June 14, 2018 to May 4, 2023. However, caregiver participation was lower in the video patient visits compared to in-person care. Currently set to expire Dec.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The organization’s volunteers also provided companionship, caregiver respite, therapeutic massages, meal delivery, construction tasks, errands and recording of life histories, among others services. Patients and caregivers have been educated on when to call 911 for immediate life-threatening illness. during 2018, according to NHPCO.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Established in 2003, Instant Care of Arizona provides in-home senior care and caregiving support to patients and their families in Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, among 15 other cities throughout the Maricopa County area. The transaction also gives Choice its first foothold in the Grand Canyon State. By 2050, nearly 2.5

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2023

The gradual move of reimbursement systems to value-based care models is partly fueling a resurgence in home-based primary care, according to a 2018 study in the journal Geriatrics. In the second year of the program, the organization is specifically seeking to engage more hospices. About 12% of the 2.1

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Now, with our 10 locations statewide, coupled with a strong, solid network of caregiving professionals throughout all our service areas, we are well-positioned to meet the home health care and hospice needs of Texans.”. in 2018, which tipped above the national average of 50.3% Administration for Community Living.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

A 2018 study in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management found that the annual number of new hospice and palliative care specialists would need to nearly double by the year 2030 to keep up with growing demand. It’s part of a growing movement across the U.S. to train more doctors in palliative care.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. A major concern is the shortage of critical health care components to support the large numbers of elderly who will require health care services; trained caregivers, nurses and health care facilities are likely to be in short supply,” according to the initiative.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

Between 2018 and 2021, he was CEO of the personal care company Help at Home. Globally, its 10,000 caregivers provide services to more than 100,000 seniors. Paul Mastrapa becomes CEO of Interim HealthCare Jennifer Sheets is out as CEO of Interim HealthCare and Caring Brands International. Canada and Australia.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2022

Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according to National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). For example, expanding their understanding of the parameters of a patient’s family and caregiver support system.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

Our last podcast was with Laura Petrillo in 2018 – 5 years ago seems ancient history – though many of the points still apply today (e.g. How do caregivers fit into this? Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common. When I’m on nursing home call, the most common page I receive is for a blood sugar value. Goldilocks zone).

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

With the chronic illness component it is important to recognize not only the symptoms, but the non-physical effects of financial toxicity, loneliness, social isolation, emotional resilience and the needs of caregivers. per 100,000 females between 2018 and 2022, the research found. Annual breast cancer-related death rates reached 19.3

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2024

Today our programs include hospice, a palliative care clinic and massage therapy for patients, caregivers and interdisciplinary staff. We also just applied for a grant to expand support for caregivers of patients who have dementia or Alzheimer’s. We actually started in 1981 as a nonprofit organization in a rented trailer.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The senior care company agilon health (NYSE: AGL) will more than double the size of its palliative care program this year, with plans to leverage its robust suite of data to optimize care. agilon health CMO Dr. We can bring powerful data and care pathways. We can co-invest in resources, whether they’re nurses, care managers, social workers.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

” For the study, researchers conducted interviews and focus groups with Black Americans 18 and older who suffer from a serious illness and their caregivers, producing a number of key findings: Knowledge of palliative and hospice care varied among participants. . The issues identified in the report exist across the country.

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Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2023

Researchers in Israel studied 180 hospitalized cancer patients between November 2018 and March 2020. Palliative care patients who receive psychological, emotional and spiritual support are more likely to elect hospice when they become eligible.

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GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

We covered: The first parody song I wrote, for AGS 2018 in Orlando , about this article by Nancy Schoenborn on how to discuss stopping cancer screening. Alex joined in 2018. This was 2018 in AGS Orlando, and they did a song about when to stop screening for cancer for colon cancer. Alex 05:15 Oh, really? And so we did this song.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

of Medicare decedents who received hospice care in 2018 had a kidney condition as their principal diagnosis, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Through RFIs, CMS tries to take the pulse of providers’ positions on certain questions that could impact the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

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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GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Today we talk with DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace about the notion that we should revolutionize our education programs, training programs, teams, incentive structures, and practice to be intentionally interprofessional in all phases. What will you commit to in order to be more intentionally interprofessional?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? hint: 80% can be done in advance by patients or caregivers) Why is it that some oncologists are resistant to conducting a geriatric assessment, yet have no problem ordering tests that cost thousands of dollars? How does palliative care fit into all this?

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Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2025

million decedents from January 2018 through December 2019, and hospice quality data from November 2020 through August 2022. The analysis spanned claims data for Medicare fee-for-service decedents through quality scores from the Hospice Item Set (HIS) and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Croix Hospice since 2018, previously serving as director of marketing and communications. Mark Marjala is a proven leader who we are excited to bring on board to support and grow the best hospice caregiving team in the industry. The move expanded his responsibilities in financial reporting, policy development and implementation.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In 2018 Florida ranked third highest nationwide for hospice utilization at a rate of 57.9% The Auer Szabo Empath Adult Day Center will provide this much-needed support system for them and their caregivers,” said Rafael J. among Medicare decedents, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2022

A 2018 AARP study found that 60% of the LGBTQ+ community is concerned about a lack of sensitivity to their needs among health care providers. You hear cultural competency as a sort of ‘buzz word,’ but it’s really about being able to develop a safe space for LGBTQ+ patients to be taken care of and share their wishes.”.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Research has shown that patients who are faced with end-of-life decisions are less likely to choose hospice unless they have a network of friends or family who can serve as home caregivers. There’s a huge caregiving crisis. Roughly three-quarters of caregivers spend upwards of $7,200 annually for associated costs, AARP reported.

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GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

We and our guests have noticed that in our clinical practices, patients and caregivers seem to be asking for such treatments more frequently. Does the approach shift when its a caregiver requesting PULET for an older relative who lost capacity? An increasing number of federal leaders have a track record of endorsing such products.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Researchers at the nonprofit examined 58 studies published between 2018 and 2021 on these disparities. of all Medicare hospice patients in 2018, representing a small portion of the 20% who were patients of color that year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Hispanics made up 6.7%

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A look back at Palliative Care News’ five most-read stories this year paints a picture of trends shaping the serious illness care space. Securing reimbursement — and the promise of value-based contracts — continues to be top of mind for many palliative care providers as they look ahead to 2024.

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