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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Anatomy of Hospice Grief Camps for Children Many hospices offer summer grief camps for bereaved children and adolescents, which come with a host of operational and logistical considerations.

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Heart to Heart Hospice Expands Footprint in Oklahoma

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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.

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Hospices’ Mythbusting Strategies: ‘It’s Not Brink-of-Death Care’

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Misunderstandings about hospice have led to short stays during which patients and their families are not able to reap the full scope of interdisciplinary, person-centered care — for either their loved ones or themselves, Ward indicated. days between 2021 and 2022, according to a report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).

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Spiritual Care Key to Addressing Disparities Among Underserved Black Communities

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The hospice and palliative care provider also offers advance care planning and grief counseling services. They may have strong emotions, and it’s important to be able to grieve, mourn and experience that anticipatory grief in the context of faith.

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Hospice of the Western Reserve Completes Affiliation With Hospice of North Central Ohio

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A large aim of the transaction is to expand access to quality, comprehensive end-of-life care across a broader region in the state amid challenges such as rising competition and economic pressures. The organization is a subsidiary of Western Reserve Care Solutions and serves 15 counties throughout northern Ohio.

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Hospice C-Suite Shakeups at Alive, Angela, Trinity; New Day Taps Strategic Executive

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LaLonde became director of the hospice’s Angela First Care program in 2021, moving up in the ranks to her current position a year later. She previously served as administrator of memory care and resident services at Glacier Hills Retirement Community. “Her For nearly 50 years, this organization has delivered on that mission.

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How Hospices Can Rebrand Post-Merger, Acquisition

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While consolidation slowed in 2023, many industry observers expect a rebound in 2024, though perhaps not to the record-breaking levels seen in 2021. Prior to his role at Transcend, he was senior vice president of marketing and communications for AccentCare, which merged with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2021.

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