Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2023

Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake and its affiliates are unifying under the organization’s main brand. Effective April 1, affiliates Calvert Hospice and Hospice of Charles County will be known as Hospice of the Chesapeake. Both facilities will retain their individual names following the brand unification.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Hospice and behavioral health care could increasingly intersect in coming years as demand for specialized care grows. In some respects, the two sectors are already inextricably linked, given the holistic nature of hospice care, including attention to patients’ psychosocial and spiritual needs as well as bereavement support for families.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Four nonprofit hospices have affiliated with Chapters Health System, expanding the Florida-based hospice and senior services provider to three new states. The agreement includes Hospice of East Bay and Hospice of Santa Cruz County in California, as well as Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas and Willamette Vital Health in Oregon.

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Hospice News

JULY 2, 2024

Stakeholders and advocacy organizations recently collaborated to develop stronger trauma-informed care delivery guidelines that help hospices better address violence, abuse and neglect among serious and terminally ill populations. These victims often suffer in silence, and we need to pay better attention to their issues.”

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

introduced legislation this morning to create a National Strategy on Grief and establish grants to fund trauma-informed care for the bereaved. The massive loss of life due to the COVID-19 pandemic — more than 1 million deaths since 2020 — has spurred demand for bereavement care and was a partial impetus for the legislation. .

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Improved patient and staff satisfaction are among the most significant returns on investment for hospices that are pouring greater resources into trauma-informed training. This is according to Amber Ash, pediatric hospice and palliative care social worker at Ohio-based Hospice of the Western Reserve.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

Hospices are finding opportunities to bolster their philanthropic fundraising, which took a dip for many organizations due to the pandemic. Some providers, like Maryland- based Hospice of the Chesapeake, were able to swiftly adapt to the changing conditions to keep their programs afloat. 2020 letter to then U.S

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Behavioral health care is a rising star in health care in terms of growth and demand, and the trend is leading some hospices to invest in the space. For one, addressing the psychosocial and emotional aspects of dying and bereavement has been an intergral part of the hospice mission since the beginning. million and 76.2

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

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. We are thankful the community will now have access to hospice care close to home to service the growing need.”.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

Nashville-based Alive Hospice recently responded to speculation that the nonprofit will sell its operations to a for-profit company, a move that has sparked cries of opposition within the local community. A spate of news reports have indicated that Alive Hospice may be up for sale to a publicly traded for-profit entity.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Empath provides hospice, home health care, primary care, palliative care, PACE, AIDS and sexual wellness care, and adult day services to a combined total of more than 23,000 individuals. Fleece came to Empath via its 2020 merger with Stratum Health, where he had been CEO. “I I wasn’t seeking hospice.”

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

Hospice of the Panhandle Promotes New CEO from Within West Virginia-based Hospice of the Panhandle has appointed Chief Clinical Officer Nikki Bigiarelli as its new CEO. The hospice world is constantly changing,” Bigiarelli said. The hospice and palliative care provider operates in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Texas.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Though operators often feel siloed within the Medicare Hospice Benefit, they are not shielded from the shifting currents in the health care system at large. Their growing prominence is leading more hospices to see innovative partnerships with upstream providers as well as building out their own programs. “I million and 76.2

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Anthony House Announces New Hospice Facility New York-based Anthony House is winding down fundraising efforts to support the opening of a new inpatient hospice facility. The hospice provider aims to improve access for patients and their families by launching the new center, which will be located in Oswego County, New York.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Two hospices have lost the battle against workforce shortages, with one halting some of its service lines and another shutting down altogether. Hospice and Home Care of Juneau shutters. Alaska-based Hospice and Home Care of Juneau (HHCJ) recently announced its closure, citing high staffing costs and lack of clinicians.

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2023

Hospice and palliative care providers can benefit from understanding federal and state laws around the use of psychedelics by serious and terminally ill patients. He is a facilitator for Drugs Over Dinner, a nonprofit education initiative around psychedelic therapies in end-of-life care and bereavement services.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 10, 2022

We started this about a decade ago, seeing a lot of children on waiting lists to get pediatric palliative care in local hospitals,” DiDomenico told Hospice News. “A Services provided through the program include consultation for pain and symptom management, nursing services, mental health counseling, family support and bereavement care.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2023

Many patients fall through the cracks of the nation’s health care system, and hospice and palliative care providers can help to fill in some of those gaps, according to Sonya Dolan, director of operations at California-based Mettle Health. Hospice News photo.) There’s serious power in the witnessing of what people are going through.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Natarajan’s role expanded after previously serving as the post-acute company’s chief medical officer for hospice since 2005. In addition to oversee AccentCare’s hospice and palliative care programs, he will also support its clinical care operations and patient experience initiatives.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2024

Nevada-based 1Care Hospice, part of 1Care Health, recently acquired Reset Behavior Health for an undisclosed amount. 1Care is expanding its umbrella into the pediatric industry,” Belluomini told Hospice News in an email. “By 1Care was launched in October 2020 by a group of hospice and palliative care leaders with nursing experience.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

GMCH offers hospice, palliative, perinatal, respite and bereavement care, along with art, music and various other therapies. Nationwide, cancer and congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities are among the leading causes of death in children between the ages of 1 and 14, according to 2020 data from the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As of 2020, Miami-based VITAS is the nation’s largest hospice provider by market share, operating 50 locations in 14 states. In her new position, Husted will oversee the company’s volunteer and bereavement programs, working to improve the patient and family experience and foster growth.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

This lack of recognition has led to a lack of support,” Steven Lee, co-founder and CEO of ianacare, told Hospice News. Often people hear ‘palliative care’ and assume it is the same thing as hospice, and therefore are reluctant to engage with [it] because they feel ‘my loved one is not dying,’” Schaefer told Palliative Care News.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

The hospice space — and the health care system at large — is in a state of flux, driven by value-based reimbursement models, an expanding home-based care continuum and industry-changing transactions. All of these factors herald big changes for Amedisys and the hospice community at large.

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2024

Arizona-based Phoenix Children’s Hospital has developed a pediatric hospice and palliative care fellowship program that is positively impacting access to these services. Phoenix Children’s offers primary, palliative and hospice pediatric care. it’s not always something taught in medical school.”

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This blog provides a summary of preliminary findings regarding bereaved parents’ decision making about their child’s place of death. For one family, the mother wanted her daughter’s place of death to be the hospice, but the daughter wanted to be at home (she died at home). 12389 Johnston E et al (2020) Hospital or home?

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Hospice of the Chesapeake Unveils New Supportive Care Facility Maryland-Hospice of the Chesapeake has revamped its inpatient facility into a comprehensive care and community support center. The facility recently reopened this month as the Burnett Center for Hope & Healing, formerly known as the Burnett Calvert Hospice House.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Croix Hospice recently made changes to its executive team. Croix provides hospice to nearly 4,000 patients daily across the Midwest. The hospice promoted Eric Lewis to chief accounting officer, who joined St. Croix Hospice since 2018, previously serving as director of marketing and communications. Shake Ups in St.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As NHPCO advised its members in a Member Alert this morning, the legislation contains measures that will affect hospices positively and negatively. Telehealth extension: The legislation extends hospice telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2024, which were initially enacted as part of the CARES Act in 2020.

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Solace

JANUARY 6, 2023

Bereavement leave and caregiving. California has a new law requiring most private and public employers grant employees up to five unpaid days of bereavement leave after the death of a family member. Besides California, only Oregon, Illinois, and Maryland have state bereavement leave laws covering private employers. Funeral Rule.

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Hospice News

JULY 19, 2024

A number of hospices across the country have expanded their footprints or launched new facilities. Patients at the new 30,000-square-foot facility will have access to 24/7 general inpatient hospice care. The company merged with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2020.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Why should someone start hospice sooner than later? Making the decision to start hospice care for your loved one is overwhelming. Hope’s hospice program also provides: Social workers to assist with medical paperwork and resources. Registered dietitians for counsel on needs of the hospice patient. Grief support.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Where home is not felt to be a safe place, a hospice can be considered as such (Simpson and Penrose, 2011; Price, McCloskey and Brazil, 2017; Rainsford et al 2018). Rather, it is suggested that the preferred place of death is a “safe” place which may or may not be home (Rainsford et al 2018; Dunbar, Carter and Brown, 2019). Beecham, E.

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Hospice of the North Coast

APRIL 4, 2023

Hospice care can be a challenging and emotional experience for patients and their families. Hospice volunteers play a critical role in supporting patients and their loved ones during this time. But hospice volunteering isn’t just about helping patients. ” HNC: How long have you been volunteering with HNC?

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Hope Hospice

JUNE 8, 2020

Hope Hospice lost one of our own last month. Part of our founding team, Doris served as our first manager of bereavement services and defined the framework of our renowned youth grief support program. 29, 1932 – May 26, 2020. Doris Ann Felton, age 87, passed away peacefully in Pleasanton on May 26, 2020. Doris Ann Felton.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

DECEMBER 5, 2023

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a time to honor the millions of home care professionals who provide essential health care services to patients and families in their homes. Home care and hospice care are vital for many people who face chronic illnesses, disabilities, or terminal conditions. According to the U.S.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a time to honor the millions of home care professionals who provide essential health care services to patients and families in their homes. Home care and hospice care are vital for many people who face chronic illnesses, disabilities, or terminal conditions. According to the U.S.

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