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Payers to CMMI: We Need a Standardized Definition for Palliative Care

Hospice News

The common thread across health plans, [accountable care organizations (ACOs)] and across state Medicaid and Medicare agencies is really that the core team includes a physician, a nurse, a social worker and a spiritual care professional, and that pharmacists play a key role in medication management.

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Caring for Someone with ALS

Traditions Health

From daily living activities such as shopping, cooking, and cleaning, to more demanding activities such as bathing or feeding, caring for an ALS patient can take a toll. When to Seek Help Caring for someone with ALS often presents many challenges for the patient’s primary caregiver.

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Caring for the Caregivers: Keys for Helping Family Members in Palliative Care Roles

Hospice News

The duties of family-member caregivers may include transportation, bill paying, dressing, bathing, and other activities of daily living, in addition to medical assistance such as medication administration. In the United States, more than 40 million adults provide palliative care for family members.

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Hospices Leverage School-Based Partnerships to Strengthen Bereavement Care

Hospice News

We’ve communicated with local school counselors and social workers in the area to get the word out to the kids they work with and ask them what they see in their schools and what we can do with our grief programs specifically to better serve those kids.”

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HSPN Staffing Summit: Leveraging Technology for Person-Centered Care

Hospice News

You’re running late and the only control that family members had all day long to help to get that good bath. We have to know that this is Mrs. Smith, who gardens when you’re there to give a bath, that this is Mr. Jones, who just went to the wedding that he always wanted to go to. The organization has now embraced it.

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ProMedica Scales Down Operations; New Inpatient Facilities Open at Beacon Hospice, Holy Name Medical Center, The Hansen House

Hospice News

Hospices provide medical care plans, while the center’s staff provides 24/7 personal care, medication administration and assistance with meals, bathing and other activities of daily living (ADLs). ProMedica began divesting its home health and hospice services earlier this year with the sale of Heartland Hospice and other assets to Gentiva.

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The High-Impact Role of Hospice Aides

Traditions Health

Hospice aides are vital members of a hospice care team, which also includes: Doctors and nurses Social workers and therapists Dietitians Spiritual professionals Volunteers And because of the nature of the work, hospice care is available for patients and their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week.