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. The state of caregiving Many of the barriers are financial. The direct costs of caregiving are substantial, and they multiply as lost wages or missed work days get factored in.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The nonprofit offers hospice, home health, grief support and childrens services. HGA is very fortunate to have Jame on our team Established in 1987, Hospice of Gladwin Area provides services at no cost to patients and their caregivers. The hospice offers a six-week grief and loss support program to community members.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2025

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 are also in the process of putting together a one-day caregiver retreat. Its understanding different family dynamics, psychosocial supports and caregiver needs.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Interest has mounted in the palliative care arena, but building and sustaining these services requires stronger reimbursement and workforce resources. But insufficient payment pathways represent a large hurdle for palliative care’s growth potential, Kulik said. “If No investor goes into buying something hoping that it stays flat.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Without family caregivers, most hospice and palliative care patients would be unable to receive care in the home. Now, some emerging payment models are including caregiver support as a key component. In terms of caregiving support, not much has changed. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled in July 2023.

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Hospice News

APRIL 29, 2024

Greater care collaborations between naturopathic and palliative care providers could address a wide range of unmet patient and caregiver needs, according to Luepker. Naturopathic medicine and palliative care may have more in common than meets the eye. The post Naturopath’s Potential in Palliative Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

“Navigating grief and finding support can be complicated and isolating. “Navigating grief and finding support can be complicated and isolating. We are planning to expand Missing Pieces to address broader grief needs for more families.”

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Empath’s New Adult Day Center Empath LIFE has opened a new adult day center in Tampa, Florida, which will also provide caregiver education and respite services, among others. Hospice of the EUP became Medicare certified in 1990 and offers facility-based hospice and grief support services. The hospice’s W.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The nonprofit also offers adult and pediatric palliative care and grief support services in eastern Washington and surrounding regions. Last year the hospice provider expanded its grief support services across five cities in Washington. There are very limited respite care options in our region.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

This study confirms that hospice care adds value to patients, family members, and caregivers by increasing satisfaction and quality of life, improving pain control, and reducing both physical and emotional distress in patients and prolonged grief and other emotional distress in their family and caregivers,” NHPCO indicated.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Rebranded as Foothills Compassionate Care, the hospice provider also offers palliative care, caregiver and grief support services as well as community education and resources. Thrift store revenue is allocated to support its Sierra Community Palliative Care program and bereavement services as well as to fund caregiver grants.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2024

They] can provide so much support from advance care planning to vigil assistance, and out in the community they can do early grief and bereavement support and can provide household support [and] respite caregiving.” Collins is also a certified hospice and palliative care nurse and end-of-life doula.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2025

Texas-based Hospice of Midland opens new Community Center Texas-based Hospice of Midland will soon unveil a new community center with a goal of providing multipronged support to families and future caregiving generations across its local service region. These programs are anticipated to sunset by this June. Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Angela Hospice provides adult and pediatric hospice, palliative care and grief support across Oakland County in southern Michigan. The faith-based nonprofit organization also has a telehospice program, which offers virtual telehealth support to hospice caregivers and patients. has opened a new inpatient center in Illinois.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The new location will allow for expanded access to end-of-life care and caregiver support, according to Robert Watson, who will serve as its new executive director. We also support their caregivers with guidance and encouragement, to help make the time together as peaceful as possible.” Seniors 65 and older represent 17.7%

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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. Photo by Pixelate Photography.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Family caregivers are going to receive them with open arms and be grateful for the care that they are there to provide,” Nicole McCann-Davis, senior client advisor and research director for Transcend, told Hospice News. About 20% indicated that they had experienced or witnessed at least seven such incidents, the research found.

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Caregiver Support Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

For caregivers, understanding the 7 Cs of palliative care can transform the caregiving experience into a meaningful and supportive one. Caregivers can achieve this by actively listening to the loved one or patients feelings, acknowledging their concerns, and providing emotional support during challenging moments.

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Hospice News

JUNE 11, 2024

Established in 1981, the nonprofit offers hospice care and grief support services to more than 27,000 patients and their families across a 55,000 square-mile geographic region in North Dakota and in western Minnesota. It’s sometimes [causes] needless suffering that we are trying to eradicate.

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Hospice News

MARCH 2, 2023

This can include more robust grief programs or palliative care, among others. The funds also partially defray the costs of specialized programs for veterans, pet programs, community-based palliative care and training for family caregivers, she stated.

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Hospice News

JULY 12, 2024

Established in 1985, the faith-based nonprofit also offers palliative care, grief support and virtual telehealth hospice services to caregivers and patients. She’ll be charged with expanding Angela Hospice’s scope of hospice, grief care and educational services.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2024

When these services cannot be replicated, patients and caregivers are left to deal with the loss of these services, citing experiences of grief and abandonment.” In Fiscal Year 2022, 7.5% of the nation’s 1.7 million hospice recipients were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, 6.8% with senile degeneration of the brain and 3.5%

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2023

In addition to inpatient care, Hospice Ministries also offered respite services for family caregivers. The hospice facility will feature eight private rooms in a home-like setting and also offers short-term respite care for caregivers. Due to many changes in health care, the board of directors of Hospice Ministries, Inc.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

When a loved one comes to the end of their life and enters hospice, the emotion, grief and responsibilities can be very overwhelming. Guaranteed provides individuals, their families, and caregivers the dignified support and hospice services they need in a way that is tailored for them.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The nonprofit hospice provider also offers palliative, grief support and advance care planning services. Hospices will need to pivot their community outreach strategies to bridge generational faith gaps and improve reach among caregivers, he said. AMOREM AMOREM William Williamson, director of faith outreach, AMOREM.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

“Guaranteed Health is redefining the end-of-life-care experience by building a-first-of-its-kind technology and AI-enabled platform that supports patients, caregivers, providers and payers. Based in NYC and operating in LA, it feels great to be back at a #SeedStage company.” Carl Derrick as medical director.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

The nonprofit hospice offers bereavement care, caregiver resources and supportive care for pediatric populations. Maryland-based Montgomery Hospice & Prince Georges Hospice provides grief support and spiritual counseling, veteran services and pediatric hospice care. and MedStar Health.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

In addition to hospice, HopeWest also provides palliative care and grief support services across an 8,000 square-mile region of western Colorado. Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Its launch is in part intended to ease caregiver burden, Mitchell stated. The company provides continuing education credits to health care providers in other settings, such as assisted living facilities, to help spread awareness about the benefits of hospice care. De novos have been a core of VITAS’ growth strategy. Dozier Hospice House.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The hospice provider also operates centers for caregiving and grief support and offers clinical education through its teaching arm YoloCares University. “We see the advancement of care in California, one that prioritizes the social and emotional well-being of people with serious illness, and we are eager to be at the forefront.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2024

In addition to hospice, Ohio’s Hospice offers advance care planning services, along with caregiver, grief support and veterans programs. In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today!

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. She directs UCSF MERI’s patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. We’re delighted to welcome Judy Long, who’s a palliative care chaplain at UCSF and a caregiver.

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HPNA podcast

MAY 1, 2025

Helen speaks candidly about the emotional toll of the work, the cumulative grief nurses carry, and the resilience it takes to keep showing up not just for patients, but for ourselves. Her expertise spans across bedside care, caregiver support, nursing leadership, and hospice consulting. She is honored to be the HPNA 2025 podcast host.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The hospice and palliative care provider recently received a $50,000 grant from the Oregon Center for Nursing to support the program’s launch, which is dubbed Care for the Caregivers. This is a great opportunity for our nurses to learn new ways to practice self-care while also bringing our teams together. Nearly 900,000 of the nation’s 4.5

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Shining Light Hospice

JUNE 21, 2023

Caregivers, in particular, play a pivotal role in providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support. This journey can be overwhelming, leaving caregivers in need of support themselves. To help caregivers navigate these challenges, it’s essential to know the available local resources for support.

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HopeHealth

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A HopeHealth grief counselor offers parents guidance for parents to help their children cope. Children and teens struggle with complex emotions when a loved one has Alzheimer’s or dementia. The post 5 ways to help your child cope when a loved one has Alzheimer’s or dementia appeared first on HopeHealth.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Sunday concluded with the Kickoff Keynote, Joseph Stern, MD, author of Grief Connects Us: A Neurosurgeon’s Lessons on Love, Loss, and Compassion. Monday, September 16 was the first full day of the main conference. Attendees joined the Opening Keynote, Daniel Kraft, MD, healthcare futurist, innovator, physician, and scientist.

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