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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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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas. “We

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LeadingAge to Congress: Reform Hospice Benefit, Fund Palliative Care

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The senior care advocacy organization wrote to Congressional leaders today calling on lawmakers to devote attention to improving the 40-year-old benefit. In addition to concurrent care, LeadingAge urged Congress and the U.S.

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Hospice of the Ozarks Unveils Non-Medical Caregiver Training Program

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The coaching program provides caregivers with guidance on medication management, insurance navigation, transportation, advance care planning and care coordination. Patients do not need to be hospice eligible for caregivers to receive these services. Far too long we have seen last-minute referrals to hospice care.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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Hospice House of Williamsburg Temporarily Closes Virginia-based Hospice House of Williamsburg has temporarily shuttered its inpatient facility as it undergoes renovations. The nonprofit has provided hospice care to nearly 3,000 patients at the four-room center since its opening in 2002.

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Fleece Takes Helm as Empath Health CEO, Begins ‘One Hospice’ Initiative

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In 2011, he co-authored the book “The New Age: The Future of Health Care in America,” with the futurist David Houle, which examined the ways the system could evolve in the coming years. . But what brought him to hospice was the bereavement care he and his family received following a loss.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

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The nonprofit hospice has served patients in the area since 1979. Hospice Services of Lake County also operates three thrift stores. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.

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