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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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Oasis Hospice & Palliative Care CEO: The ‘Painful’ Growth of Inpatient Care Delivery

Hospice News

The faith-based organization provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement services across three counties in Illinois. From admission to case management, that whole team of doctors, nurses, social workers, volunteers, chaplains and psychosocial support is incredibly important to sustainable care.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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The team has grown to a team of seven palliative care doctors, two nurses, two social workers, a peer worker, a psychiatrist, and an interprofessional roster of home care professionals who are working in non traditional home settings to deliver palliative care. The Peach program has cared for over 1,000 clients.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

Hospice News

This will make the organization’s third center for youth bereavement in the area, with additional locations in Auburndale and Sebring, Florida. The Hosparus Health Resource Center will extend bereavement services and education to underserved communities in that area.

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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. Nurses and social workers are especially stretched thin. There’s definitely a bedside element to doulaship that can help fill in gaps of hospice staff time, as well as ease caregiver burden.

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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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NHPCO Statement: Debunking Hospice Myths Propagated by Recent News Story

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By definition, statute, and regulation, hospices provide interdisciplinary care driven by patient goals. Hospice patients receive care from a team that includes doctors, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, spiritual care providers, bereavement care professionals, and trained volunteers.

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