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

Hospice News

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

Hospice News

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

Hospice News

We’re definitely seeing an increase in resale shop sales,” Hospice & Community Care CEO Jennifer Graham told Hospice News. This can include more robust grief programs or palliative care, among others. We also use these funds to support bereavement programs.”

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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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Federal Bill Calls for Bereavement Care Consensus Standards

Hospice News

Proposed federal legislation could advance the development of an evidence-based definition of “high-quality” bereavement care. Considered “report language,” the bereavement portion of the bill is a recommendation to federal agencies to pursue its stated objectives. The legislation “encourages” the U.S.

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Grief Care Platform Betterleave Expanding Via New Hospice-Partnership Model

Hospice News

The grief care tech platform Betterleave is expanding with a new hospice-partnership model that augments its employee-benefit business. But in recent months, Betterleave has been collaborating with hospices to offer their services to families receiving bereavement care, as well as their workforce. “We

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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[link] Toronto Star Feature [link] CityNews Toronto Feature [link] Psychosocial Interventions at PEACH In addition to medical care, PEACH also runs two key psychosocial interventions for our clients: PEACH Grief Circles Structured spaces for workers in the homelessness sector to process grief. Naheed 16:20 Yeah.