Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The new location will allow for expanded access to end-of-life care and caregiver support, according to Robert Watson, who will serve as its new executive director. When medicine cannot provide a cure, hospice redefines hope in terms of a patient’s quality of life,” Watson said in a statement.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care (IAHHC) has unveiled a new employee support program designed to help with retention of much needed workforce resources in end-of-life care. The association’s staff also help manage the Kentucky Home Care Association (KHCA). Development of the C.A.R.E.
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Hospice News
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Combined, the inpatient centers have served more than 25,000 patients and their families, according to the end-of-life care provider. In addition to its inpatient operations, Hospice of Northwest Ohio delivers end-of-life care and support in homes and nursing facilities.
Hospice News
JANUARY 5, 2024
Researchers examined data on the place of death among adults in 47 countries that took place between January 2012 and December 2021, according to a new study in the Lancet. during 2020 and 2021, up from 30.1% Studying the impact of the pandemic on place of death matters because it may signal critical disruptions in end of life care.
Hospice News
AUGUST 20, 2024
The new center provides a location for the development and implementation of a “robust work plan” focused on increasing hospice and palliative care access across New York, according to the state’s health department. Kathy Hochul approved a bill designed to expand awareness of advance care planning, hospice and palliative care.
Hospice News
JULY 9, 2024
After this effort was initiated in 2021, about 54% of eligible patients elected the hospice benefit, compared to 22% in years prior, a new study in JAMA Network Open indicated. For most of these patients, hospice care began within one to two days of prognosis.
Hospice News
JULY 10, 2024
Demographics are driving a need for serious illness and end-of-life care in Ohio. In 2021, close to 80,150 Medicare beneficiaries in Ohio utilized the hospice benefit, according to the U.S. This is a rise from 17.8% currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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