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EdenHill Senior Living Communities Starts In-House Hospice Business

Hospice News

The EdenHospice team includes a hospice physician, director of nursing, chaplain, social worker, aides and volunteers. 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.

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Why Don’t Family Caregivers Ask for Help and Support?

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Why don’t family caregivers ask for help and support? A NPR article published last week shared how two researchers approached that question: “In 2009, two researchers proposed an explanation for why caregiving for an adult who is ill or disabled can be so profound. Family caregivers have a very fragile House of Cards.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

Hospice News

Kamal became director-at-large at the academy in 2018. Established in 1988, AAHPM is a professional organization for hospice and palliative care clinicians, social workers and other health and spiritual care providers in the space. She most recently served as vice president of operations at Caregiver Inc.,

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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

Hospice News

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. As a caregiver for parents living with Alzheimer’s disease, I saw firsthand just how valuable these services are. But the need is great.

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Staff Training Key to Improving Hospice Quality Among LGBTQ+ Patients

Hospice News

Case in point, 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. In terms of unmet needs, LGBTQ+ patients often face increased risks of anxiety, depression and isolation and lack caregiver support.

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Inside Kansas’ 5-Year Plan to Expand Palliative Care

Hospice News

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. A need exists for certified professionals who can help educate frontline, primary care physicians, nurses and social workers about palliative care, according to Porter-Williamson. “

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Telling the ‘Story of Hospice’ in 2023: Perspectives from 8 Industry Leaders

Hospice News

If we look at some of the decks and slide presentations on the Medicare Advantage carve-in, going back to 2018, it’s the same information, and we’re still talking about impacting change. We want to impact the lives of not just our patients, families, not just the other caregivers, but our team members.

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