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Grief Care’s 2024 Outlook in Hospice

Hospice News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Finding the right balance of support and career development for bereavement care professionals is key to recruitment and retention as hospices combat labor strains. Grief care specialists take on challenging roles as they help families navigate the financial and emotional aspects of a loved one’s loss.

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How Hospice of the Chesapeake Is Innovating Bereavement Care, Family Support

Hospice News

JULY 3, 2024

Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake has been pursuing innovation in its bereavement and caregiver support programs. The nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider offers grief care to its entire community regardless of whether a family member was one of their patients.

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Bereaved Families Face ‘Devastating’ Impacts of Hospice Fraud

Hospice News

JULY 16, 2024

Fraudulent activity in the hospice space may be leaving some families without sufficient bereavement support. Victimized families are at greater risk of having complicated grief experiences, Kraus stated. The impacts of fraudulent activity in hospice on patients and their families can be devastating,” Kraus told Hospice News.

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Hospice of Davidson County Launches New Children’s Grief Camp

Hospice News

JULY 9, 2024

North Carolina-based Hospice of Davidson County (HODC) will soon unveil a summer grief camp for bereaved children and teens. Dubbed Camp Comfort, the new grief program launches this Thursday for children in 1st through 5th grade. Children are often overlooked when it comes to processing loss and grief,” Warner said.

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Hospices Partner with After-Loss Services to Bolster Grief Support

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Greater education and preparation around the logistical aspects of death and bereavement is needed to better support grieving families. This reality is driving some hospices to forge stronger collaborations with providers of after-loss services. Hathaway’s challenges inspired the launch of PALS’ after-loss services in 2021.

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Federal Bill Calls for Bereavement Care Consensus Standards

Hospice News

AUGUST 11, 2022

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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Hospices Step Up Pediatric Bereavement Care Amid Rising Demand

Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2023

Some hospices have found peer support to be a crucial component of their pediatric bereavement programs amid rising demand for these services. Research indicates that the number of bereaved children nationwide is growing. The organization additionally researches child bereavement services and needs.

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

Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

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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Regional Hospice Unveils New Bereavement Care Center

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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Hoffmann Hospice Creates Grief Camp for Children of First Responders

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

California-based Hoffmann Hospice has established a grief camp designed for children and teens who are mourning a first responder. The organization expects 10 to 12 participants in 2024, compared to about 30 for their more general grief programs for children, according to Ryan D’Amato, family support manager for Hoffmann Hospice.

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Great Lakes Health Partners CEO: Employee Grief Support Can Boost Recruitment, Retention

Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Illinois-based Great Lakes Health Partners, an Interim Healthcare franchise, is launching a grief support group for employees aimed at helping hospice workers deal with the stress of providing bedside end-of-life care. Can you tell me more about the types of grief support a program such as this offers hospice workers?

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Hospices Unveil New Inpatient, Grief Facilities Amid Rising Demand

Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Patients at the new facility will receive round-the-clock hospice care and supportive services in a home-like environment designed to address their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. In addition to hospice, Anthony House also offers grief services as part of its Supportive Care Ministries program for bereaved individuals.

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

Hospice News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The deal includes Treasure Coast Hospice, which the health system established in 1982. 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.

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‘Normalizing’ Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Delivery

Hospice News

JULY 2, 2024

Established 40 years ago, the Virginia-based nonprofit provides community-based hospice, advanced integrative care and grief support services across predominantly rural regions. These families may be at higher risk of experiencing complicated grief, she said.

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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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. Hospices have taken varied approaches to shaping their youth grief programs, but common threads exist.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas. “We

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Hospice & Palliative Care of Wood River Valley Works to Reach Underserved Latino Populations

Hospice News

APRIL 13, 2023

However, language barriers can make those patients difficult to reach, according to Lisa Wild, executive director at Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley. Right now, all of our bereavement support groups are in English only,” Wild told local news. ““We We are working with St. Census Bureau.

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Hospice Educators ‘Planting Seeds’ Among High School Students

Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Based in Rochester, New York, the college preparatory schools curriculum includes a broad range of topics such as visual and performing arts, training in nursery and childhood education, civic engagement and a program focused on hospice education. Grief education is an additional huge part of the hospice program, she said.

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New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

Hospice News

JULY 1, 2022

New hospice facilities and grief centers are cropping up across the country, while a California inpatient facility is reopening following a temporary closure due to the pandemic. . Meanwhile, construction of a hospice house in Maryland has ground to a halt. Hosparus Health opens new grief support facility.

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

Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The company provides continuing education credits to health care providers in other settings, such as assisted living facilities, to help spread awareness about the benefits of hospice care. Big Bend Hospice serves eight counties across Florida, with a location in each area. Dozier Hospice House.

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HAP Foundation Launches to Research and Advance Hospice, Palliative Care

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

.” The new institution carries on the work of the Illinois-based JourneyCare Foundation, an affiliate of the former JourneyCare Hospice that supported community-based palliative and hospice care for patients without insurance or who lacked sufficient resources to pay for services.

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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2024

“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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Hospice & Palliative of Martha Vineyard Navigates Staffing, Access Barriers

Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2024

Back then it was just Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard Inc. It was founded by a group of passionate and committed citizens and some community professionals who supported bringing hospice care to Martha’s Vineyard. I think hospice care needs to be advocated for within our legislative system.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. Expanding hospice care in the senior community will allow for improved support and care collaboration, according to Angela Hospice President and CEO Marti Coplai.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

“That first gathering was a conclave of leaders in global health policy, such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization, among various other bodies,” Connor told Hospice News. “We We met because we recognized the fact that no one was really speaking up about palliative and hospice care in the policy arena.

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As Inpatient Hospice Doors Swing Open, Others Slam Shut Nationwide

Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2023

Patient preferences are trending towards home-based hospice care, leaving some inpatient facilities between a rock and a hard place. Meanwhile, other hospices diversify and expand their inpatient service capabilities. Shifting care preferences are another driving force behind the closure, according to MercyOne.

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Hosparus Acquires Baptist Health Deaconess Hospice

Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

Founded in 1978, Hosparus Health’s 600 employees and 500 volunteers provide care for more than 10,000 patients annually, including hospice, medical care, palliative medicine, mental health and bereavement services. “We In 2021, more than 22,000 Medicare decedents elected hospice care in Kentucky.

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St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Francis Reflections Melbourne Care Center includes a private bathroom and overnight space for loved ones.

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Hospice Programs Slated for Closure Remain Open

Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

“There has been some confusion and an assumption by some that hospice services were no longer available in our county,“ FOCH Executive Director Elena Twiss told local news. “At At present, Hospice of Central New York & the Finger Lakes is providing hospice care to patients in Oswego County.

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

Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. A death doula is a non-medical provider trained to care for a terminally ill person and their family physically, emotionally and spiritually during the process of death.

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Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

The nonprofit hospice has served patients in the area since 1979. Hospice Services of Lake County also operates three thrift stores. Proceeds from the stores fund its grief program, Wings of Hope Family Bereavement Camps, and also help support hospice patients and families with special needs.

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Bill Would Create New State-Level Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Care Program

Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2024

Other stakeholders will include hospice and palliative care providers, as well as hospital-based practitioners, along with various other subject matter experts in the field, Wodatch stated. The hospice and palliative provider also offers pediatric end-of-life and serious illness services, along with grief support. “We

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Alive Hospice Execs: Reports of For-Profit Sale Purely Speculative

Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

The nonprofit’s services include hospice and palliative care, as well as grief support. Alive Hospice provides bereavement services to roughly 700 adults and children in Tennessee annually. “As The organization provided hospice care to 4,719 patients and families in 2021, as well as 21 pediatric hospice patients.

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Coping With Grief: How Bereavement Services Can Help

Traditions Health

JULY 31, 2023

It’s also common to have physical reactions to your grief, like changes in your appetite or having trouble sleeping. Designed to help you work through the complex issues associated with loss, bereavement services lend you extra support during one of life’s most challenging times. What are bereavement services? Grief education.

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Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

There is no requirement for hospices to use MFTs or MHCs and a social worker is still required if needed under a patient’s plan of care. This package is a mixed bag for hospices. It also directs the U.S. Press Contact: Madison Summers. NHPCO Communications. Ph: 571-412-3973 .

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Hospices Unveil New Inpatient Centers, Expand Facilities

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The center’s services will include support and educational resources for individuals and families coping with serious and terminal illnesses, grief and end-of-life situations in the community of Calvert County, Maryland. Hospice of the Chesapeake provides services in four west coast Maryland counties. million toward an expansion.

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Health Systems Leverage Philanthropy to Grow Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2024

Funding palliative, bereavement care Illinois-based Endeavor Health serves more than 1.3 The health system offers hospice and palliative care services, primary and emergency care, along with rehabilitation services, among others. We are also exploring our ability to provide bereavement camps for kids.

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Future Leaders: Deanna Bieniek, Director of Support Services, St. Croix Hospice

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Croix Hospice, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News. In a word, how would you describe the future of hospice?

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APRIL 12, 2023

High Peaks Hospice is accepting applications for a Hospice Bereavement Administrator. Position Overview High Peaks Hospice is seeking a highly organized, person-centric, and mission-driven individual to fill the role of Hospice Bereavement Administrator. Facilitate virtual bereavement support groups.

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Hospice Care versus Home Health Care

Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 8, 2022

In the next section, we will discuss the differences between Hospice and Home Health care. What Is Hospice Care? Hospice is the care provided for a terminally ill patient who has a life expectancy of six months or less. This ensures proper access to medical, emotional, and spiritual care.

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JUNE 4, 2023

When we think of hospice care, it’s common to associate it with older adults nearing the end of their life. However, hospice care is not exclusive to the elderly. Pediatric hospice care exists for children facing life-limiting illnesses, a topic that is less spoken about but is equally crucial.

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Bereavement: How to Grieve Loss In A Healthy Way

Seasons Hospice

JULY 29, 2022

Grief is the natural process we go through when we lose someone we care about. Unfortunately, there are many myths about grief and how it should be handled. Understanding the Grief Process. As you may already know, the process of grief is not linear. This is often the first stage of grief. Pain and Guilt.

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Stages of Grief After Losing a Child

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APRIL 30, 2021

Follow along to learn more about parental grief and a few methods to deal with the loss of a child. Stages of Grief After Losing a Child: Why Parental Grief Is Different. Parental grief is unlike grieving for others that are your age or older. Physical and Mental Effects of Parental Grief.

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The Crucial Role of Social Workers in Hospice Care

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JUNE 20, 2023

Hospice care plays a significant role in providing comfort, support, and dignity to individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Amidst the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges faced during this delicate time, social workers emerge as invaluable members of the hospice interdisciplinary team.

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How Hospice of the Chesapeake Is Innovating Bereavement Care, Family Support

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Bereaved Families Face ‘Devastating’ Impacts of Hospice Fraud

Hospice of Davidson County Launches New Children’s Grief Camp

Hospices Partner with After-Loss Services to Bolster Grief Support

Federal Bill Calls for Bereavement Care Consensus Standards

Hospices Step Up Pediatric Bereavement Care Amid Rising Demand

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

Regional Hospice Unveils New Bereavement Care Center

Hoffmann Hospice Creates Grief Camp for Children of First Responders

Great Lakes Health Partners CEO: Employee Grief Support Can Boost Recruitment, Retention

Hospices Unveil New Inpatient, Grief Facilities Amid Rising Demand

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‘Normalizing’ Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Delivery

7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

Hospice & Palliative Care of Wood River Valley Works to Reach Underserved Latino Populations

Hospice Educators ‘Planting Seeds’ Among High School Students

New Hospice Facilities Launch Ahead While Others Halt

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

HAP Foundation Launches to Research and Advance Hospice, Palliative Care

Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

Hospice & Palliative of Martha Vineyard Navigates Staffing, Access Barriers

Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

As Inpatient Hospice Doors Swing Open, Others Slam Shut Nationwide

Hosparus Acquires Baptist Health Deaconess Hospice

St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Launches New Florida Inpatient Hospice Center

Hospice Programs Slated for Closure Remain Open

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

Hospice of the Panhandle Taps New CEO; New Strategy Director Appointed at Unity Hospice

Bill Would Create New State-Level Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Care Program

Alive Hospice Execs: Reports of For-Profit Sale Purely Speculative

Coping With Grief: How Bereavement Services Can Help

Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

Hospices Unveil New Inpatient Centers, Expand Facilities

Health Systems Leverage Philanthropy to Grow Hospice, Palliative Services

Future Leaders: Deanna Bieniek, Director of Support Services, St. Croix Hospice

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