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‘Innovative Opportunities’ Exist in Growing Need for Trauma-Informed Bereavement Care

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Hospices may be seeing a growing need for trauma-informed bereavement services on the horizon. This is according to Chloe Bishop, bereavement and social work supervisor at Maryland-based Frederick Health Hospice. This is according to Chloe Bishop, bereavement and social work supervisor at Maryland-based Frederick Health Hospice.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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They can use that energy trying to figure it all out to focus on being present. Our services will include the standard hospice functions such as individual bereavement care and volunteer-based therapy, but we also have grief support groups. We cannot change their health outcome, but maybe we can impact their journey.

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Plenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie Bakitas

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Summary Transcript CME Summary In todays podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine ( AAHPM ) and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nurses Association ( HPNA ). I’m a PhD candidate at Yale School of Nursing.

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Anatomy of Hospice Grief Camps for Children

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Common threads among children grief programs Youth summer grief camps often integrate bereavement counseling and therapeutic elements into their programs. The Michigan-based hospice provider launched its summer grief program three years ago for bereaved children 5–18 years old across communities in its service region.

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Breaking Down Costs, ROIs of Hospice-Death Doula Partnerships

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Goodwin Hospice formed a collaboration with end-of-life doula provider Present for You LLC roughly three years ago. Costs involved in a hospice-doula partnership Goodwin Hospice has a service agreement with Present for You that includes “on demand access” to EOLDs when a patient and family need arises, Klint explained.

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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

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The greatest barrier to further improvement is the ever-present workforce shortage affecting the health care industry at large and hospices in particular. Patients may be receiving several visits from these professionals during the last days of life, or multiple visits on the same day, that do not count toward the measure, she said.

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Hospice Programs Slated for Closure Remain Open

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At present, Hospice of Central New York & the Finger Lakes is providing hospice care to patients in Oswego County. We are also bringing a greater focus on providing bereavement counseling and resources to those we serve in our county,” Twiss said.

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