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Hospices Partner with After-Loss Services to Bolster Grief Support

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Bereaved families often face tremendous challenges fielding a barrage of tasks following a loved ones’ death, according to Grant Marylander, grief counselor at Trail Winds Hospice, which provides adult and pediatric hospice and palliative care. Hathaway’s challenges inspired the launch of PALS’ after-loss services in 2021.

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Education Key to Addressing Palliative Care Referral ‘Pain Points’

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Palliative care providers’ largest referral hurdles have been long-rooted in misunderstandings about their services. Breaking down referral barriers to improve patient access can take vigilant education and outreach efforts. Education has become a cornerstone of palliative care providers’ referral-building efforts, she stated.

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Community Hospice & Palliative Care Setting Sights on Florida, Georgia Expansion

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Located on Dunn Avenue in northern Jacksonville, Florida, the center’s location was a significant consideration in bridging gaps to end-of-life and grief support in the community, he said. The space is also utilized for grief support services and volunteer training and coordination activities. Audrey Gibson (D-Fla.);

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New Leaders Emerge at Hospices Coast-to-Coast

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The organization offers inpatient and home-based hospice and palliative care services, collaborates with upwards of 50 hospitals, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities and home care providers. Calvary is the only hospital in the United States thats specifically dedicated to providing hospice and palliative care.

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Hunterdon Hospice’s Relaunches Trauma-Informed Bereavement Program

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The hospice provider temporarily halted the eight-week grief support program during the COVID-19 pandemic due to social distancing requirements. Having a program that focuses on traumatic loss helps create safe spaces for individuals to navigate a complex range of grief emotions, Suozzo indicated. Set to restart on Aug.

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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

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Hospice of Wichita Falls provides hospice at its inpatient center, in patients’ homes, and at hospitals and assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Hospice of the EUP became Medicare certified in 1990 and offers facility-based hospice and grief support services. The hospice’s W.

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End-of-Life Doulas’ Growing Value Proposition in Hospice

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They] can provide so much support from advance care planning to vigil assistance, and out in the community they can do early grief and bereavement support and can provide household support [and] respite caregiving.” Collins is also a certified hospice and palliative care nurse and end-of-life doula.