Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2024

Arkansas-based Hospice of the Ozarks has launched a non-medical care training program to improve caregiving support. The hospice’s new Care Coaching program is being offered at no cost to family caregivers. Patients do not need to be hospice eligible for caregivers to receive these services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Shaw’s large staff includes eight board-certified doctors, an advanced nurse practitioner, a social worker, a mental health therapist, a bereavement coordinator, a bereavement counselor, a psychologist, a nurse coordinator and a medical assistant. And that’s really palliative care.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Founded in 2013, the hospice and palliative care provider also offers bereavement services and veteran programs. We are honored to partner with the wonderful Southwestern team of skilled clinicians and compassionate caregivers in delivering life-changing hospice services to the residents of this community.”

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2025

The move is aimed at increasing access to patients and family caregivers who currently lack sufficient resources in the states north central region, according to VITAS Healthcare Chairman and CEO Nick Westfall. (NYSE: CHE) subsidiary on May 15 began accepting hospice referrals in communities throughout Marion County, Florida.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 27, 2023

In addition to hospice and palliative care, YoloCares also offers adult day services and operates caregiver and bereavement support centers. Our Lady of Peace (OLP) was established by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne to provide free care for terminally ill cancer patients who lacked financial and caregiving support.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

HAP Foundation includes a Pediatric Palliative Care program, involving a network of providers that also offers bereavement care services. HAP Foundation includes a Pediatric Palliative Care program, involving a network of providers that also offers bereavement care services.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2025

The company provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The hospice provider will offer bereavement services at the new 3,000 square-foot center, located nearby its headquarters in Baytown, Texas. Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2022

Additionally, bereaved family members of Black patients rated the quality of communication with hospices as lower than other health care providers. Providers should implement standardized routine patient screenings for symptom distress, functional impairment and caregiver burden, Chambers stated. African Americans made up a mere 8.2%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Rebranded as Foothills Compassionate Care, the hospice provider also offers palliative care, caregiver and grief support services as well as community education and resources. Thrift store revenue is allocated to support its Sierra Community Palliative Care program and bereavement services as well as to fund caregiver grants.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 5, 2025

They will consider a patients condition and wishes, along with the preferences of the family and caregivers, to recommend the best one. Training family caregivers on ways to care for their loved ones during this time. Traditions Health understands how stressful it can be to opt for end-of-life care. Why hospice care?

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2024

Doulas can be an additional bedside presence to dig deeper into the challenges patients and caregivers are facing, Curd stated. End-of-life doulas support patients and their families in a number of broad and diverse ways, according to Erin Collins, program director of The Peaceful Presence Project.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Established nearly 45 years ago, the nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care to adult and pediatric patients, as well as grief and caregiver support, veteran services and specialized care for patients with HIV/AIDS, COPD and progressive memory impairment conditions. Photo by Pixelate Photography.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and bereavement experts provide 24/7 care. Established in 1883 as a Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), HHHC provides home care, hospice and bereavement services, as well as caregiver resources. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

MARCH 2, 2023

We also use these funds to support bereavement programs.” The funds also partially defray the costs of specialized programs for veterans, pet programs, community-based palliative care and training for family caregivers, she stated. This can include more robust grief programs or palliative care, among others.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

The faith-based nonprofit organization also has a telehospice program, which offers virtual telehealth support to hospice caregivers and patients. Terminally ill residents at the Lourdes facility who are unable to remain at home or lack caregiver support will be eligible to receive care at the inpatient hospice.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Its most recent de novo features a wraparound porch and meeting spaces for community events and bereaved families. Its launch is in part intended to ease caregiver burden, Mitchell stated. De novos have been a core of VITAS’ growth strategy. Big Bend Hospice serves eight counties across Florida, with a location in each area.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

The nonprofit hospice offers bereavement care, caregiver resources and supportive care for pediatric populations. Two executive moves take shape at Hospice of the Chesapeake Hospice of the Chesapeake has seen two executive-level shifts recently take place. and MedStar Health.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

The hospice provider also offers palliative care, veteran and bereavement services, and durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies. We also began a texting communications program, which will enhance our bereavement program. There’s a big underserved group and a large percentage of our caregivers are Hispanic.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

HHCJ’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes. Patients and caregivers have been educated on when to call 911 for immediate life-threatening illness. Vermont hospice shuts down three service lines.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

In 2022, Helios Care served more than 580 hospice patients across four New York counties in addition to 90 palliative care patients and more than 550 bereavement care clients. Late last year, Helios established a new kind of collaborative partnership with Bassett with no money changing hands or any change of ownership.

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HPNA podcast

JANUARY 2, 2025

As a researcher, she has a niche for a very significant and innovative aspect of pediatric palliative care services that includes caregiver health outcomes, their bereavement processes, social and structural determinants of health, and innovative technology. She was inducted as the Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing in 2024.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2023

In addition to inpatient care, Hospice Ministries also offered respite services for family caregivers. The hospice facility will feature eight private rooms in a home-like setting and also offers short-term respite care for caregivers. Due to many changes in health care, the board of directors of Hospice Ministries, Inc.

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Hospice News

JULY 19, 2024

The nonprofit organization recently launched the three-bed inpatient hospice in northern Nevada, which will offer care to patients who lack caregiving support, are unhoused or cannot afford room and board. AccentCare Unveils Florida De Novo AccentCare is expanding its presence in Florida with the launch of a de novo in the Miami area.

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NHPCO

JUNE 13, 2024

For Immediate Release PHOTO LINK June 13, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – More than 100 hospice and palliative care advocates from across the country met with over 150 congressional offices this week to discuss key legislative and regulatory priorities for ensuring and expanding access to hospice and palliative care.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

JUNE 25, 2020

The support needs of people experiencing bereavement vary significantly. Bereavement support in palliative care involves different types and levels of provision to accommodate these needs. These findings suggest the relevance of resilience and public health–based approaches to bereavement care.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Through the new organization’s integrated, trans-disciplinary team-based approach to health care, patients and families will have comprehensive access to a clinically trained, compassionate team including physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual support and bereavement counselors, home health aides, and physical and occupational therapists.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

Your work as a caregiver can be taxing. Our aides can also help caregivers with chores around the house, giving you a moment of rest. . Home health and personal care aid: Our care aides and volunteers give caregivers a break from the tiring care that hospice patients usually require.

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Life & Death Matters

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

National Grief and Bereavement Day is a time to reflect on the profound impact of loss and the vital role of community support during times of grief. This […] The post Marking National Grief and Bereavement Day: Palliative Care Training and Resources to Support Compassionate Community Caregiving appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Traditions Health

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Define hospice care for patients or caregivers. Patients and caregivers may be under the impression that hospice care is a one-size-fits-all scenario. Be prepared to explain all four levels to your patients and their caregivers. How quickly can you develop a plan of care and share it with the family/caregivers?

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

Members of our care teams include: Physicians Skilled nurses Medical social workers Hospice health aides A bereavement support team Spiritual professionals Volunteers Therapy services as indicated We’re passionate about building relationships with patients and their families.

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Hospice News

JULY 3, 2024

Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake has been pursuing innovation in its bereavement and caregiver support programs. In Anne Arundel County, the crisis response agency reaches out to us when there’s a bereavement need, and they refer those clients to us. Out-of-pocket payments for those services are on a sliding scale.

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The Bucket-List Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Magical moments like these are possible because our community of donors, businesses, and volunteers understands that, in hospice and palliative care, every moment matters. We believe that making these moments possible is every bit as essential to quality of life as the medical management of pain and symptoms.

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Hospice News

JULY 16, 2024

Fraudulent activity in the hospice space may be leaving some families without sufficient bereavement support. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires hospices to offer bereavement care for a minimum of 13 months following a patient’s death.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2025

More countries have adopted peer caregiving as a way to provide improved support for terminally ill incarcerated individuals, according to researcher Barry Ashpole. Community hospices have the skills that prisons could really benefit from in helping to sensitize prison staff and helping to train volunteers in grief counseling and caregiving.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

Given the crucial role that caregivers play in families, their well-being is central to palliative care, and providers need to assist these caregivers by developing sustainable models of support for them. In 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared caregiving to be an incipient public health issue.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Connecticut-based Regional Hospice recently opened a new grief support center to extend its bereavement services further across the state’s northwestern region. The opening expands upon the nonprofit hospice’s existing bereavement services, according to Regional Hospice President and CEO Cynthia Emiry Roy. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Among families’ largest unmet needs is finding pediatric palliative care providers nearby, along with care coordination and caregiver support, he indicated. A complex web of state regulations and reimbursement systems can challenge pediatric palliative care access for seriously ill children and their families. There’s no consistency.”

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