Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2024

Improving education and training for family caregivers may give hospices’ quality scores a boost. Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake has introduced a standardized caregiver training program designed to enhance the work they had previously done in this area. Caregivers] might be in need of support themselves.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

VitalCaring Group has leveraged AI technology to help improve quality among patients with cognitive conditions and ease caregiver burden. Families also reported reduced caregiver burden as independence and cognitive skills improved.” The home health and hospice provider released results of its new automated intelligence (AI) program.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2024

Arkansas-based Hospice of the Ozarks has launched a non-medical care training program to improve caregiving support. The hospice’s new Care Coaching program is being offered at no cost to family caregivers. Patients do not need to be hospice eligible for caregivers to receive these services.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In many instances, hospices will not be able to provide care if patients lack the support of a family caregiver. Louis, is currently researching behavioral interventions to enhance the lives of caregivers for family members with advanced illnesses. You’ve personally been a caregiver yourself.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

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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HopeHealth

APRIL 11, 2023

If you're caring for someone with Parkinson's disease, a support group offers information for navigating the disease, and a safe space to share your experiences. The post Advice & support from Parkinson’s caregivers appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

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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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

HOPE items are designed to collect patient-specific data in real-time, based on interactions with the patient and family/caregiver, and with flexibility to accommodate patients with varying clinical needs,” CMS indicated in the guidance. The document contains introductory material.

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Hospice News

JULY 3, 2024

Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake has been pursuing innovation in its bereavement and caregiver support programs. Another component of their grief program includes nature-informed therapy, Fitzgerald indicated. “We We have a couple of our bereavement counselors who have certification as nature-informed therapists.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2024

It takes ample financial resources to fuel a trauma-informed care delivery approach and ensure that staff are trained in the unique challenges that veteran populations face at the end of life, Graveran said. It’s making sure you have that receptivity and information, it’s something that makes a big difference.”

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Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2024

Seriously ill children may be at increased risk of experiencing abuse and neglect, an issue challenging palliative care providers’ ability to deliver trauma-informed care among pediatric populations. It’s this specter of influence in how decisions are made and who is involved in caregiving for the child.

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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. Acadian Health focuses on trauma-informed, patient-centered care through the lens of quality. Photo courtesy of Acadian Health.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

The agency’s findings will likely inform the development of future payment models as the U.S. Beneficiaries and caregivers reported that their quality of life improved as a result of better symptom management by the palliative care team,” CMMI indicated in its analysis.

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AlayaCare

JULY 27, 2022

However, a solution needs to be secure and encrypted when discussing client information through a HIPAA-compliant* communication system. Data residency and control of client information – Information is stored in the regions where clients operate. Improving collaboration among staff is a top priority for many home care agencies.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 27, 2023

Seamless information sharing Effective communication and information sharing are crucial to ensure effective coordination among care providers. With EHRs, caregivers can easily access comprehensive client histories, including medical conditions, medication lists, allergies, and previous treatments.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 29, 2023

If schedulers — who operate almost like air traffic controllers — and caregivers are in coordinated sync, it can expand the number of clients the team can manage in a week. Technology that can optimize schedules and routes for caregivers on the road and increase communication to those working remotely can deliver huge efficiencies.

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Chicago Caregiving

JANUARY 3, 2024

Caregiving requires a lot — a lot of heart, passion, drive, energy, strength…. As any caregiver knows, the list goes on. Yet, caregivers also need a lot — information, resources, support — and many are too much in the thick of their role to come up for air and ask for any of those things. are caregivers — 1 in 5 people.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

When evaluating any predictive analytic tool, Enclara always ensures that a clinical expert makes the final determination when predictive data are involved to help mitigate bias and verify the accuracy of information. It’s an expense, there is diversion risk, and disposing of unused medication can be an unnecessary stressor for caregivers.

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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.” Interest in doula collaborations and partnerships is growing among home health and hospice providers alike, Collins indicated.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

The findings could help to inform personal and societal care planning at the end of life, researchers stated in the study. Place of care decisions are impacted by patients’ clinical condition, availability of family caregiving, insurance factors and local community and health system characteristics.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, with our new EMR, we were able to build out a [key performance indicator (KPI)] dashboard that identified the gaps where we were missing information for the teams to go get them Bolen told Hospice News. To get our return rate up, the first thing we had to do was assess the current state.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Having more information around successful care delivery models and training processes could impact the ability for hospices to foster growth and improve sustainable clinical capacity. It’s really difficult to focus research on this because you can’t simply pull that information through the claims data.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Hospices need a culturally-informed approach to close digital gaps among AANHPI communities that impact their dying experiences, Tsze stated. One such factor includes technology costs, which affect AANHPI communities’ access to health care information, virtual care and assistance programs, the research found.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The updated methodology includes access to specialty palliative care, payment for palliative care services, the structures and coalitions in place to advocate at the state level, clinical skills building and then other kinds of state level resources for patients and caregivers. No states achieved a five-star rating.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 3, 2023

A stronger relationship between caregivers and clients: resulting in more successful treatment plans. Streamline home care software Streamlining home care software and continuity of care can provide several advantages to both clients and caregivers. Greater satisfaction from clients: due to trust and communication between them.

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AlayaCare

JULY 12, 2022

The all-new feature promotes increased collaboration, transparency, and connectivity amongst care staff with end-to-end encryption for data protection and compliance with health information privacy laws. Ensuring compliance with health information privacy acts is critical when using messaging applications by home care employees.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

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. Caregivers play a key role in “debunking” misconceptions and improving hospice access among Asian American seniors, she stated.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

“This bipartisan legislation will create a commission to further examine challenges and needs in long-term care services, as well as provide specific recommendations so that Congress can make informed decisions on behalf of our seniors and others in need of quality, affordable long-term support and care.”. The post U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

While pediatric palliative care nurses were viewed as helpful in addressing the needs of children with serious illnesses, “service gaps” were found in terms of a need for better medical care collaboration and coordination of supportive resources and information, researchers indicated.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

3 ways automation can save your agency time and lower back-office costs over the long term in your home care business: Automate intake and scheduling: By automating intake and scheduling processes, home care agencies can reduce the time required to manage patient information, freeing up staff to focus on delivering care.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2024

Hospices have leveraged telehealth to a greater extent in recent years, with some seeing a range of benefits for employees, patients and their families, according to Patrick Hale, executive vice president and chief information officer at VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHEM).

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking.

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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. Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Investing in trauma-informed training can come with improved hospice patient and staff satisfaction.

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Community Home Health Care

DECEMBER 10, 2024

However, for family caregivers, it can also bring unique challenges, especially when caring for a senior loved one. Here are some practical holiday caregiving tips to help you handle the season with grace and create lasting memories with your senior loved one. The holiday season is a time for joy, togetherness, and celebration.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Adrian is also part of the Mettle Health team, which provides caregiver and patient support. Parents who are given the opportunity to understand and learn more about their child’s illness can make better, more informed decisions about their care, she said. That’s what’s needed to make informed decisions.”

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Death doulas also serve as patient advocates and offer respite to caregivers as well as logistical support with tasks like estate and financial planning or funeral services, said Deathwives Founders Lauren Carroll and Erin Merelli. We wanted to empower them with information before they were in the midst of dealing with death.

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Caregiver Support Services

MARCH 17, 2024

You’re a caregiver juggling the demands of caring for a loved one. Caregiving can feel overwhelming and isolating. But, caregiver support services are always changing. They provide access to valuable information and resources. And, it’s all tailored to your unique caregiving situation.

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