Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Hospice utilization rates in Oklahoma reached 47.77% among Medicare decedents in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Heart to Heart provides hospice, palliative care and grief support. National averages hovered around 49.1%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Palliative care’s service, payment propositions Palliative care programs vary widely across the nation, Susan Ponder-Stansel, president and CEO of Florida-based Alivia Care Inc., said at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“The goal is to provide a home-like environment that feels comfortable and personalized while also offering the medical care needed for those with complex health conditions.” The nonprofit also offers adult and pediatric palliative care and grief support services in eastern Washington and surrounding regions.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Among the most significant data was a report finding that longer hospice stays have reduced health care costs in the last year of life by as much as 11%. The report was a joint effort from the National Alliance for Care at Home and NORC at the University of Chicago.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. Families caring for seriously ill loved ones face systemic barriers that could threaten patients’ ability to receive care at home, including at the end of life.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

On Wednesday, September 18, the conference closed with the Heart of Hospice Awards , honoring colleagues who lead by example, positively impacting care and services and instilling the core values of hospice in all that they do.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. The provider also operates an inpatient facility, dubbed the Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House. Hospice utilization rates reached 48.7% in Georgia during the calendar year 2022, hovering around the national average of 49.1%

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

It’s hospice, palliative medicine, primary care at home, and our grief support. We’ve served over 3,600 patients and families in the hospice sector, almost 7,000 in our palliative medicine, 1,300 in primary care at home programs, and nearly 7,000 people through our grief support services.

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NHPCO

JULY 28, 2023

With hospice, you can provide that care at home.” Key findings from the Value of Hospice study include the following: NORC estimates that Medicare spending for those who received hospice care was $3.5 billion less than it would have been had they not received hospice care.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Davis et al (2024b) identified the importance of discussion that clinical staff have with children, parents and families, and how this can impact not only their preferred place to die, but also their end of life care. 2021) What does effective end-of-life care at home for children look like? Holdsworth, L. Malcolm, C.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Medicare, Medicaid, and most insurance plans cover hospice care, but you should check with your insurance provider to make sure. Most people choose to get hospice care at home. However, inpatient hospice facilities, hospitals, and some nursing homes also provide services. You will also need a referral from your doctor.

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NHPCO

MARCH 21, 2023

At any length of stay, hospice care benefits patients, family members, and caregivers, including increased satisfaction and quality of life, improved pain control, reduced physical and emotional distress, and reduced prolonged grief and other emotional distress. That’s what hospice has done for more than 40 years.

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Palliverse

MAY 7, 2022

Dad wanted to take her home, he knew that he could feed her food she would like, and that home rehabilitation could be considered. After another week, Mum went home. She needed full cares which Dad provided. She responded to the care at home and her appetite returned.

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