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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Anatomy of Hospice Grief Camps for Children Many hospices offer summer grief camps for bereaved children and adolescents, which come with a host of operational and logistical considerations.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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We’re using that acronym to guide how we approach the scope of care that we’ll be providing. Our services will include the standard hospice functions such as individual bereavement care and volunteer-based therapy, but we also have grief support groups.

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Treasure Coast Hospice, St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Complete Affiliation

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The organizations announced their intent to affiliate last October, with leadership citing a shared goal to provide sustainable hospice, palliative care and bereavement services to communities across their combined geographic Florida footprint. The nonprofit provides hospice, palliative care and bereavement services.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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During his tenure, he has helped to develop and oversee the launch of the NPHI Innovation Lab, which focuses on designing systematic approaches to improve advanced illness care by examining trends in population health, claims analytics and practice optimization. NorthStar Care Community affiliated with Centrica Care Navigators in February.

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End-of-Life Doulas’ Growing Value Proposition in Hospice

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She serves as vice-chair of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) End-of-Life Doula Advisory Council. Doulas play an “enormous role” in creating spaces for veterans to share their wishes at the end of their lives, she said.

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

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Overall hospice and end of life care was given too little consideration and disaster management policies and actions have been enacted by the larger response community,” Baker Rogers said. They were at best insufficiently supportive and at worst partially obstructive to provision of hospice care in disasters.”

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VITAS, Big Bend, Heart to Heart, Family Hospice Unveil New Locations

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The expansion is driven by growing demand for end-of-life care in the northern Tampa Bay area, according to Jalisha Wynn, general manager for VITAS. “At Its most recent de novo features a wraparound porch and meeting spaces for community events and bereaved families. of the county’s overall population, the U.S.

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