Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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 launch is in part intended to ease caregiver burden, Mitchell stated. that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“It became clear to us that we needed to offer an option for our patients and their families, a place where they can access respite care,” she said. Additionally, many families struggle to find appropriate end-of-life care in a setting that feels like home.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Outstanding Program Award , recognizing the extraordinary investment, commitment, and achievement of hospice organizations providing high-quality, end-of-life care to Veterans and their families, was awarded to Geisinger Hospice in Danville, Pennsylvania, a Level 5 We Honor Veterans Partner.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2022

I think the biggest talent that isn’t being utilized is some of the best training out there from Barbara Karnes, an end-of-life expert, around providing both the clinician and the family member with more comfort around the end-of-life experience. I think we’re seeing care models change.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

Calls are growing louder for Congress to build stronger reimbursement and workforce incentives aimed at improving the availability and sustainability of rural-based end-of-life care. NHPCO penned the letter in response to a recent Congressional Hearing on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Additionally, I draw on my own personal experience as a caregiver to my older adult father, which started when I was twelve. He was in his early 60s when I was born, and he suffered a stroke in 1989, which threw our family into the post-acute medical care space and encouraged me to take on a caregiving role.

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NHPCO

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Boards of NHPCO and NAHC this week signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to pursue the possible combination of both organizations into a new, as-of-yet unnamed organization. . ### About NAHC The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is the voice of home care and hospice.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

MAY 23, 2023

Our care providers focus on the following: Hospital-to-home transition following an illness or injury Patient and caregiver education Managing chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, pulmonary disease, or kidney disease What Is Hospice Care?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The telemedicine extension reflects a growing recognition of the critical role telehealth plays in ensuring timely access to care, particularly in the hospice setting, said Madison Summers, public affairs professional at the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance).

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Its] thinking of how the next generation of employees, family caregivers and volunteers receive and process information. Carters hospice experience illustrated a tremendous need for change around end-of-life care delivery while elevating a larger conversation about these services in the public eye, according to a spokesperson at Enhabit Inc.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hospices’ public outreach efforts have evolved in recent years, with providers finding new strategies to dispel myths that have long impeded access to care. Nearly half, or 49.1%, of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice services in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

“A reliance on virtual health care can exacerbate inequities for Asian Americans if attention is not paid to ensuring language access, improving cultural competency amongst providers and supporting patients and caregivers in gaining greater digital literacy,” Tsze told Hospice News in an email. “It This is compared to 51.6%

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NHPCO

JUNE 18, 2024

and Alexandria, VA – On June 10, the Board Chairs and chief executive officers of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) met in Washington, D.C. Together, we will make home the center of health care.”

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NHPCO

JULY 28, 2023

billion in Medicare savings in 2019, while also providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers. Susan Lloyd, CEO of Delaware Hospice shared her personal experience with her mother’s end of life care. With hospice, you can provide that care at home.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 22, 2024

What opportunities for innovation do you see in today’s health care system relative to palliative care? We need places to allow patients to live in a dignified way when care at home is not possible and the acute care facility is not an option. That becomes overwhelming for the caregiver.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NHPCO is currently integrating into the Alliance, a newly-formed national organization that is combining the two leading organizations supporting the care-at-home community – NHPCO and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In considering the potential impact of providing children’s palliative and end of life care to an increasing number of children, some assumptions need to be challenged. There is a belief that the preferred place of death for adults and children is home (Ellingsen et al 2014; Pollock, 2015; Rainsford et al 2018).

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

President Carter sparked a national dialogue this year when the Carter Center publicly shared the news of him electing hospice for his end-of-life journey and later, his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter also elected hospice days before her death.

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NHPCO

MARCH 21, 2023

For Immediate Release March 22, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 billion in savings for Medicare in 2019, while providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers. These caregivers provide vital services to Americans who are aged, disabled, and ill.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 28, 2022

Something that you may want to think about is the best setting for this care. There are various options, but home hospice care is usually looked at first. What does home hospice care entail? Hospice care is designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families during the end-of-life process.

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SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care podcast

MAY 7, 2019

Research suggests that people generally would like to receive their end of life care at home. The authors found that people's preferences for place of end of life care depended on various factors. This study aimed to examine the decision making process of how preferences are formed.

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