Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Forging stronger interdisciplinary relationships with behavioral health experts could help hospice providers ease caregiver burdens that can impact quality of end-of-life care. A growing aging population is putting pressure on today’s family caregivers with competing priorities. Photo by Merz Photography.

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2025

This involves more goals-of-care discussions that place patients in decision-making roles as they reach adulthood while also balancing the integration of support from their parents, guardians or caregivers, he stated. We can be that bridge that provides continuity transitioning between the pediatric and adult patients, Karlin said.

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Caregiver Support Services

MARCH 24, 2025

As a caregiver, you dedicate yourself to providing the best support possible. With numerous prescriptions often involved, understanding how caregivers can prevent medication errors at home is essential for creating a safer, healthier environment for those in your care.

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American In-Home Care

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The holiday season can bring excitement and stress, especially if you're a family caregiver. You want to make the season meaningful and festive, but juggling caregiving responsibilities, family gatherings, and all that comes with holiday preparations can quickly become overwhelming. In-home care services can help bridge this gap.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

JANUARY 19, 2025

Were hosting events this week and Id love for you to join me if you can: Friday, January 24 at Noon ET: Family Emergency Planning : Join us for support making plans to manage emergencies. You can preview how the planning process works by watching The Caregivers Journey podcast. Certified Caregiving Advocate training at 11 a.m.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

These professionals are able to provide additional bedside services and better understand the challenges that patients and caregivers are facing. Studies have found that more than half of individuals across the country have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2024

We’ve gotten creative in doing events that benefit veteran causes and raised money through all these different things that are put into the pool of helping us with the costs of running our veteran programs — which is primarily the staffing cost,” Graveran told Hospice News.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MARCH 19, 2025

During a time of uncertainty, we’re certain that Caregiving Advocacy Conference, which happens May 15-117 in Chicago, is the kind of event we need right now. So many events and conferences have been postponed or canceled because of the challenges caused by so much uncertainty. It’s up to us.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Data can tell the story of our caregiving day which is why we want to capture your caregiving stats. We’re also creating awareness of the family caregiver experience during National Family Caregivers Month, which happens in November. We’d love to gather your data about your caregiving experience.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

JANUARY 11, 2025

We’d love for you to join one of our programs that empowers you to lead meaningful conversations with family caregivers and former family caregivers. You’ll become a Caregiving or Grief Facilitator. Course includes Grieving After Caregiving and The Art of Listening archived classes.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Local Asian American organizations, faith groups and other health care providers have partnered with VNS Health on these events. This means patients and families are often unaware that end-of-life care can be delivered in the home by their family members or other caregivers, Lin explained.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

.” For the study, researchers conducted interviews and focus groups with Black Americans 18 and older who suffer from a serious illness and their caregivers, producing a number of key findings: Knowledge of palliative and hospice care varied among participants. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Enroll in the Certified Caregiving Consultant training program on or before February 24 to receive additional weekly support from me to discuss each of the 9 modules and to stay on track to complete your certification requirements. I also share these learnings with participants in my Certified Caregiving Consultant program.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

“By creating broad and deep employee ownership on a large scale, we continue to demonstrate the Company’s commitment to rewarding and further incentivizing our skilled and compassionate clinicians, pharmacists, and caregivers and the broader BrightSpring team,” Rousseau said in a press release. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,

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Hospice News

JANUARY 9, 2025

The new headquarters marks an important milestone in the hospice providers growth trajectory, Jason Rex Casto, administrator at Cherish Hospice, said at a recent event. Cherish Hospice has 25 caregiver employees and operates a volunteer program. The hospice has provided care to hundreds of patients since its opening in 2021.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

With our training program, you can launch a caregiving coaching business that provides the right support to family caregivers at the right time in the right way. This month, Denise shares more the special bonuses you receive when you enroll in the Certified Caregiving Consultant training program on or before February 24.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

The new location will allow for improved support for serious and terminally ill patients that lack caregiver support or need higher levels of care, said Dr. Christopher Strzalka, medical director at Julia Hospice & Palliative Care. The organization planned to begin construction in 2022 and open by the end of 2023.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Our Caregiving System Navigation is an overwhelming, frustrating experience managing and advocating within 19 systems. After my mom died in 2022, I decided to count how many systems we manage as family caregivers. Then, during discussions with family caregivers, I would hear another system that led to adding another system.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The film provides a window into what hospices actually do, as well as the experience of families whose loved ones are nearing end of life, the challenges of caregiving and grief that often begins long before the patient dies, according to Jonathan Fleece, CEO of Empath Health. “I

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AlayaCare

JULY 18, 2022

Agencies must learn to do more with the same resources as the caregiver shortage continues to strain the sector. As a result, caregivers and nurses need to complete more involved ADLs than ever before. Goravaya suggests that agencies reimagine their competency program from a box-checking event to a transformational program.

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AlayaCare

JULY 25, 2022

Agencies must learn to do more with the same resources as the caregiver shortage continues to strain the sector. As a result, caregivers and nurses need to complete more involved ADLs than ever before. Goravaya suggests that agencies reimagine their competency program from a box-checking event to a transformational program.

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2022

The TelePC program has increased care collaboration between Providence and the patients’ other providers, including family caregivers. Some of the challenges are very unique to rural areas, like livestock schedules, lack of nearby caregiver support and limited internet bandwidth capacity.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2023

They established Mettle to provide a unique model of patient and caregiver support — counseling by interdisciplinary palliative care clinicians. We go beyond the norm of palliative, hospice or caregiving support programs, so we don’t really have a box to define and label ourselves,” Dolan told Hospice News. “We

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Take a stab, Alex, in one sentence, I think more total time bias is when the start time for one group doesn’t begin until some event happens and therefore they have to survive until that event. And that biases them because they’re immortal in a sense, until that event happens. Maria 36:03 Yes. Yes, that’s fair.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Established nearly 45 years ago, the nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care to adult and pediatric patients, as well as grief and caregiver support, veteran services and specialized care for patients with HIV/AIDS, COPD and progressive memory impairment conditions.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Having access to their visits with families and patients can help clinicians pick up any pieces that were left behind – especially for caregivers. In 2021, around 200 of the organization’s volunteers provided 1,448 visiting hours that supported patients, caregivers and family members, they reported.

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Aging Life Care Association

JUNE 9, 2024

This global event aims to foster a better understanding of the … Continue reading Elder Abuse: Shattering Myths and Taking Action → The post Elder Abuse: Shattering Myths and Taking Action appeared first on Aging Life Care Association.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 13, 2022

Understanding the Psychology of Caregivers Wednesday, June 29th , 2022. In just under eight years, caregiver shortages will rise to over 150,000, making recruitment more difficult than ever. With caregivers being in such high demand, we can no longer expect them to come to us; we must adapt to them. HOME CARE WEBINAR.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Caregivers can be a key to reducing hospice revocations and the associated emergency department costs, according to Benjamin Swig, director of Acadian Health. These areas have rising volumes of aging populations with high levels of in-home acute care needs, a main reason the company chose to set its strategic sights there, according to Swig.

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Community Home Health Care

JANUARY 6, 2025

Work with a caregiver or nutritionist to plan balanced, senior-friendly meals. Attend local senior centers or community events. Spend quality time with a caregiver who provides companionship and emotional support. Healthy Eating Tips: -Incorporate more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins into meals.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

However, the constant emotional toll of caregiving can lead to a phenomenon known as compassion fatiguea form of burnout tied explicitly to the emotional strain of caring for others. While burnout is more associated with general work-related stress, compassion fatigue is directly related to the emotional investment of caregiving.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

MAY 12, 2024

Last fall, after my father died, I had the opportunity to attend in-person events again. It was fabulous to show up at events that attracted individuals passionate about the same topics as I. The conversations and relationships I developed by attending these events have become opportunities for collaboration.

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Changing Lives Podcast

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Free Practical Caregiving Education at Hospice Quinte Five in-person sessions to equip caregivers with the tools they need to provide safe care for someone living with them at home. Pre-registration is required* This practical Caregiving training is for people caring for a loved one with a life limiting illness. *Pre-registration

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

It ultimately comes down to clear, high-quality communication, having a really good discharge plan and providing education to the caregiver — making sure people understand what they’re being advised to do,” Carpenter said. There are ways to contact that hospice agency for questions prior to admission for any questions that they have.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 13, 2025

There is rarely a school event, teacher conference, or parent gathering where someone doesnt stop me to mention the kindness of one of these boys. Then theres Joseph, who, when his middle school class discussed bullying, raised his hand in complete confusion and asked, Why would anyone intentionally be unkind to someone else?

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

That includes advanced communication skills, addressing nonphysical symptoms, care partners and caregiver burden.” ‘The future of health care is teamwork’ Cruetzfeldt’s team at Harborview Medical Center has been conducting communication workshops to help equip neurologists with the skills mentioned above.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

JUNE 7, 2023

A group of dedicated care professionals in Boise, Idaho, who believe that seniors and their families deserve and need access to free, quality information provided by industry experts in their community to support their aging and caregiving questions and needs. LEARN won in the Caregiving Program category. Join us on June 14 at 7 p.m.

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