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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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Hospices often lack the financial and staffing resources needed to fully support bereaved families. As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health.

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DayNew Launches Grief Care Platform

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DayNew, a new tech platform launching today, aims to help individuals and families navigate the aftermath of a catastrophic loss, including bereavement. Through the app, the traumatized or bereaved receive a customized set of resources and services designed to help guide them through healing and grief, according to DayNew.

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Nonprofit Hospices See Rebound in Thrift Store, Resale Revenue

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We’re definitely seeing an increase in resale shop sales,” Hospice & Community Care CEO Jennifer Graham told Hospice News. We also use these funds to support bereavement programs.” Some are now seeing those funds trend in positive directions as COVID’s impacts ease.

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Behavioral Health, Chronic Disease Among Top Health Care Macro-Trends Impacting Hospices

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Addressing the psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families — including bereavement care, social work and chaplain services — have long been integral to the hospice model. They really said, ‘We need to get into the space,’” Braff said at INVEST.

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Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

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Expanded definition of the IDT: The legislation will allow hospices, starting in 2024, to use marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and mental health counselors (MHCs) as part of the hospice interdisciplinary team. That cut was averted, protecting hospice patients and providers. It also directs the U.S.

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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

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The hospice provider also offers pet and music therapy, as well as bereavement support services. Trinity Health signed a definitive agreement with CommonSpirit Health to acquire MercyOne. Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care opens inpatient facility Illinois-based Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Hollie Trogdon, Senior Vice President, PruittHealth Home

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The beginning of my career was recruiting volunteers for our patients and providing bereavement services to their loved ones. This isn’t going to be easy, and it most definitely isn’t a 9-5 job, but it is so worth it if you find a home with the right company — the right ‘work family.’ ’ That is what I have here. .

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