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New Pediatric Hospice Coming to Fruition, Pushing for Legislation to Improve Access

Hospice News

Services available at Masons Light House will include care coordination and family navigation, pain and symptom management, respite and physical or occupational therapies. The center will also provide family-centered care such as spiritual, psychosocial and emotional support, assistance with advance care planning and bereavement care.

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Grief Care’s 2024 Outlook in Hospice

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Finding the right balance of support and career development for bereavement care professionals is key to recruitment and retention as hospices combat labor strains. Grief care specialists take on challenging roles as they help families navigate the financial and emotional aspects of a loved one’s loss.

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Betterleave to Expand to 12 States Following $2.4M Funding Round

Hospice News

The bereavement care tech company Betterleave has secured $2.4 Austin-based Betterleave Bereavement launched as a venture capital-backed startup in March 2022. The company’s bereavement care platform is designed as a benefit that companies can offer their employees who have lost a loved one, a pregnancy or a pet.

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Agrace Takes 3-Pronged Approach to Widening Midwest Footprint

Hospice News

The Wauwatosa office is home base for our interdisciplinary care team. Additionally, the office will be the central hub for Milwaukee-based patient care coordination, administrative support, team meetings, volunteer coordination and staff training and education.

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The Tangled Web of Pediatric Palliative Care Payment and Policy

Hospice News

Current payment structures do not sufficiently support the full scope of interdisciplinary care. Among families’ largest unmet needs is finding pediatric palliative care providers nearby, along with care coordination and caregiver support, he indicated.

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Bristol Hospice Opens 4 De Novos in 7 Days

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We have some core specialty programs here [focused on sleep hygiene, care coordination within facilities and dementia care],” Bristol Hospice CEO Alex Mauricio previously told Hospice News. The company has been a prolific buyer in the M&A market, but more recently has leaned harder into its de novo strategy. “We

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Hosparus Cuts Ribbon on $1.7M Community Center

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Hosparus’ Green River office cared for 486 hospice patients in 2021 throughout its 1,600-square-mile, five-county region. The new center will provide medical care, care coordination, emotional and spiritual support, and access to education about end-of-life and serious illness care, as well as advance care planning.

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