Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

In 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared caregiving to be an incipient public health issue. Given the crucial role that caregivers play in families, their well-being is central to palliative care, and providers need to assist these caregivers by developing sustainable models of support for them.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Currently the differences in the availability of children’s palliative care services vary considerably (Hakanson et al 2017; Renton et al 2018; Mitchell et al 2019), and where these services are available the provision is not consistent (Fraser, Fleming and Paslow 2018; Mitchell et al 2019; Malcolm and Knighting 2021).

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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

AUGUST 1, 2024

The nonprofit provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement services in Ashland, Knox and Richland counties. About 80,150 Medicare decedents in Ohio utilized hospice services in 2021, according to the U.S. This partnership marks an important milestone in our mission to deliver exceptional hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Its most recent de novo features a wraparound porch and meeting spaces for community events and bereaved families. Established nearly four decades ago, Big Bend Hospice in 2021 formed a new parent company, Seven Oaks Health. De novos have been a core of VITAS’ growth strategy. Dozier Hospice House.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

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). Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2024

Established in 2006, the hospice provider also offers palliative care, a veterans program, sleep assistance services, bereavement support and a dementia care program dubbed Bright Moments. An estimated 19,008 Medicare decedents in the state utilized the hospice benefit in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2023

The hospice in 2021 cared for more than 3,800 hospice patients as well as more than 2,095 on palliative care and close to 500 in bereavement. Services available at the updated facility include end-of-life, palliative and bereavement care. Both facilities will retain their individual names following the brand unification.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2022

For deaths at home, for example, the report included numbers from 2018 to 2021. Nationwide, the burden on bereaved families is severe, other research has found. The average cost to the bereaved exceeds $12,000, according to that report. Whereas the probate data was based on information from early 2022. and 29.9%, respectively.

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Hospice News

MAY 17, 2024

The company provides bereavement services, dietary, physical, occupational and speech therapies, as well as child life specialist, among other services. The company began offering services in January 2021 and currently has an average daily census of more than 400 patients.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and bereavement experts provide 24/7 care. VITAS began operating the facility in 2021, which also replaced a temporary unit with eight patient beds, similar to the Broward Health Medical Center’s previous capacity. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2024

The bereavement care tech startup Empathy has secured $47 million in a Series B funding round led by Index Ventures. The Empathy app is designed to help families navigate the logistical aspects of bereavement, including documentation, funeral or memorial arrangements, validating a will and other essentials.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Affiliating our two organizations is a step forward in achieving a shared ambition of sustainable palliative and end-of-life care and bereavement services, for patients and families in the communities that we serve,” Hospice & Community Care President and CEO Steve Knaub said in a statement. currently, the U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Hosparus’ Green River office cared for 486 hospice patients in 2021 throughout its 1,600-square-mile, five-county region. The Hosparus Health Grief Counseling Center is also located in the facility, offering mental health and bereavement care. . Hosparus Health has cut the ribbon on a $1.7

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2022

The organization in 2021 cared for more than 3,800 hospice patients as well as more than 2,095 on palliative care and close to 500 in bereavement. 2021 acquired Hospice of Charles County, making the combined organization one of the largest providers in its region. Hospice of the Chesapeake in Oct.

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Hospice News

MAY 9, 2022

This growing need has spurred the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) to recently develop its Community Counseling Guide to help member providers structure bereavement services, including best practices for billing. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2024

YoloCares provides hospice, palliative and supportive care, bereavement services and operates an adult day program across five counties in California. Lowry has led Trustbridge since 2021, previously serving in executive roles at Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care for roughly 13 years prior to that.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

Founded in 1978, Hosparus Health’s 600 employees and 500 volunteers provide care for more than 10,000 patients annually, including hospice, medical care, palliative medicine, mental health and bereavement services. “We In 2021, more than 22,000 Medicare decedents elected hospice care in Kentucky.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

In 2021 the company added hospice and palliative care services in its eastern Idaho market when it gained Medicare certification and accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC). Eden Health will take over Community’s inpatient services effective May 1, 2023.

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Hospice News

MARCH 2, 2023

Towards the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022 is when we really started to see what we would deem a return to normal. Towards the end of 2022, the organization saw thrift shop sales rise 25% compared to the same period in 2021, Graham indicated. We also use these funds to support bereavement programs.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

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. billion in 2021, according to Fortune Business Insights. billion in 2030 from $34.5

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2023

Dr. Adam Groff and Dr. Ronald Paulus launched Maribel Health late in 2021. The firm has also made substantial investments in the bereavement care tech company Empathy and the home-based mental health platform Rippl, among others. “As Maribel’s mission is to make home the center of the health system.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Stepping into 2024, I’m excited to share news that marks the beginning of a fresh chapter for Blue Ridge Hospice and those in our community in need of serious and chronic illness care, palliative care and bereavement support services,” Richard Kennedy, board of directors chair at Blue Ridge Hospice, said in an announcement.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Croix in 2021 as vice president and controller. Marcantonio has served on the nonprofit’s board since 2021. The hospice provider also offers community-based palliative care and bereavement services. “We McCormick steps into the role after serving as philanthropic director at the foundation since 2021.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

Alive Hospice provides bereavement services to roughly 700 adults and children in Tennessee annually. “As The organization provided hospice care to 4,719 patients and families in 2021, as well as 21 pediatric hospice patients. million in 2021, up from $38.03 Alive Hospice’s revenue reached $38.87

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In addition to clinical care, the new location will provide grief and bereavement support groups, volunteer training, educational workshops and events as part of Blue Ridge Hospice’s community Grief and Loss Support Services program. Close to 40,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Virginia elected hospice in 2021, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2022

The affiliation expands Hospice of Morrow County’s capacity for more patient visits and direct care, as well as spiritual and bereavement services, in addition to artistic, respiratory, massage and occupational therapies. The number of adults 60 and older is anticipated to reach 30% by 2030, projected the Ohio Department of Aging.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The center also features a family gathering space, multi-denominational chapel, private areas for meditation and bereavement and an in-house pharmacy. About 154,521 Medicare decedents utilized hospice in Florida during 2021, second only to California that year (156,000), U.S. It was a labor of love, but truly a dream come true.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As of 2021, patients with chronic illnesses or mental health conditions accounted for a staggering 90% of the United States’ $4.1 Addressing the psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families — including bereavement care, social work and chaplain services — have long been integral to the hospice model.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As 2021 study published in The Journals of Gerontology identified other leading deterrents: Difficulties obtaining and using health insurance Limited availability of health services in their regions Health-related self-efficacy and knowledge Accessibility and transportation barriers Tribal/National policy differences. They comprised 0.4%

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

About 156,000 Medicare decedents in California utilized the hospice benefit in 2021, according to CMS. Favorable demographics are also driving demand. Hospice utilization in the Golden State is the highest nationwide. Only Florida Texas had similar rates, at 154,521 and 143,284 hospice decedents, respectively.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The home health and hospice provider’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes. Prior to that, Bradley Grigg, former chief behavioral health officer, resigned in September 2021.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

HHCJ’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes. The organization’s hospice patient census volume grew 20% from 2020 to 2021. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

million during the final three months of last year, up from $2 million in Q4 2021. In addition, the company’s innovation arm Contessa Health continues to make new inroads to expanding emerging high-acuity care models like hospital-at-home services, exploring new payer and provider partnerships and making big investments in palliative care.

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The Bucket-List Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

His only child, daughter Cheryl Moore, decided to throw a family celebration and birthday party on June 26, 2021. They knew their patriarch would most likely not live until his birthday, which was just over a week away. It was too important a milestone NOT to be celebrated, so they would celebrate it early.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The private-equity backed company provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement services across 28 locations in seven states. The market reached similar heights in 2021. Rumors that the hospice was considering a potential sale were first reported last month by the website Ion Analytics.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work. Why Beth? John: I do.

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