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Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

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The ability to build a trusting relationship with patients and their families is a key skill set for any hospice professional to possess, but one that takes on a profoundly different meaning when caring for survivors of abuse, violence and trauma. The reward for our patients and care team is priceless.”

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HAP Foundation, NORC: Structural Racism Impedes Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

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.” 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. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking.

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St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

Hospice News

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Francis Reflections Melbourne Care Center includes a private bathroom and overnight space for loved ones.

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Discrimination Fears Deter LGBTQ+ Patients From Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

Hospices have worked to improve engagement with underserved LGBTQ+ communities, but have a ways to go in understanding the unique challenges and experiences. This reflects issues that exist throughout the larger health care system, including among providers upstream of hospice that assist patients with advance care planning.

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How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

Hospice News

If enacted, the legislation would remove co-pays and patient fees for advance care planning (ACP) services, allow social workers to conduct these conversations, expand provider education about associated billing codes, and improve reporting on barriers to ACP utilization. House of Representatives by Rep.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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Hospice and palliative care need greater recognition among disciplines across the board, beyond medicine and nursing, according to Eunju Lee, palliative care social worker at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

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If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. Access to high quality palliative and hospice care services is vital for patients and their families,” Capito said in a statement. But the need is great.

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