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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas. “We

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Homeland at Home Launches Community-Based Palliative Care Program

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“As our population ages and the demand for home-based services increases exponentially, we want to be there for the families who have always trusted us to care for their loved ones,” Homeland President and CEO Barry Ramper II told a local news source. Seniors are projected to make up 27.5% Census Bureau.

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Dell Children’s, Hand to Hold Form Pediatric Hospice Partnership

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Texas-based Dell Children’s Medical Center and has partnered with Hand to Hold to strengthen mental health support for families receiving home-based pediatric hospice care. The two organizations last December piloted an in-hospital support program for neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) families in Austin, Texas.

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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). In 2019, for example, the percentage was 66%.

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

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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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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

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Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. A death doula is a non-medical provider trained to care for a terminally ill person and their family physically, emotionally and spiritually during the process of death. Deathwives was formed in 2019.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

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“That first gathering was a conclave of leaders in global health policy, such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization, among various other bodies,” Connor told Hospice News. “We We met because we recognized the fact that no one was really speaking up about palliative and hospice care in the policy arena.