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New Pediatric Center Aims to Improve Patient, Family Support

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The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care is fueling the launch of a new pediatric center in northern Florida that will support serious and terminally ill youths and their families. The building is going to offer a sense of community for our kids care families, Tuttle told Hospice News.

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Center for Hospice Care Revives Respiratory Care Program

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Indiana-based Center for Hospice Care (CHC) has revamped its respiratory care program for patients with lung disease after a temporary pause during the pandemic. In the future, we hope to expand the services and resources to our home-based palliative care program, Kaleidoscope.

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Blue Ridge Hospice Brings Services Under New Unified Brand

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Blue Ridge Hospice is rebranding under the name Blue Ridge Care to signify its expanded mission and scope of services. The Virginia-based hospice provider also operates eight thrift shops. At the center, Blue Ridge bereavement care staff offers specialized programs, workshops, support groups and individual counseling.

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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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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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So our scope of care includes home health, both skilled and non-skilled, and it includes hospice. Eventually, we hope to do palliative care. Our model of care across all of those service lines is built around an offering acronym, CARE. What do you see as the largest opportunities in hospice care delivery today?

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

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Idaho-based Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley has initiated Spanish-speaking services in an effort to reach underserved Latino patients and families. 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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Hospices Navigating a New World of Quality

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The barometer is falling in hospice care delivery. Adaptability is a providers hallmark in todays current hospice landscape, according to Greg Wood, executive director at Hospice of the Ozarks. Hospice of the Ozarks also has a veterans program and offers pet therapy services.

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