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Dementia Support Gaps Compromise Hospice Care, Help Inform GUIDE Models

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Individuals with Alzheimers and dementia-related conditions could benefit from stronger caregiver programs upstream of end-of-life care. This is according to recent research findings, which could help inform approaches to care under the new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment model.

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3 Quality Keys Driving Hospice Staff, Family Caregiver Satisfaction

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Research has uncovered common threads of quality impacts among the largest hospices nationwide as providers employ a range of initiatives to uproot the underlying causes of staff and family caregiver dissatisfaction. The study examined areas such as pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, communication and respect.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Launches New Dementia Program Amid ‘Urgent, Significant’ Need

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Hospice of the Chesapeake has unfurled a new dementia care program aimed at providing improved emotional, educational and practical support for patients and their caregivers as their conditions progress. The new program provides patients and their caregivers with direct support from Hospice of the Chesapeake’s interdisciplinary care team.

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‘Normalizing’ Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Delivery

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Stakeholders and advocacy organizations recently collaborated to develop stronger trauma-informed care delivery guidelines that help hospices better address violence, abuse and neglect among serious and terminally ill populations. This guide was a logical next step in providing this holistic care,” Fisher said. “It

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NPHI Builds Resources to Enhance Support for Cancer Patients

Hospice News

Without family caregivers, many patients would not be able to receive hospice, palliative or other forms of home-based care. And if you go online and start looking for information, you’re going to find a lot of stuff, but how are you going to know that it’s the right stuff?,”

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Essential caregiver tools that help you avoid health care surprises and stay informed!

Caregiver Warrior

The post Essential caregiver tools that help you avoid health care surprises and stay informed! appeared first on Caregiver Warrior. We all want to avoid surprises. Here are some great tips for getting the info you need to be prepared!

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National Alliance’s Scott Levy: Hospices Need ‘Regulatory Relief’ to Protect ‘Sacred Benefit’

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How will your past experiences help inform your future policy and advocacy efforts in the home-based landscape? It was also activating the team from a grassroots perspective when it was time to take action, making sure that leaders were paying attention and providing the right information.

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