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Early Telepalliative Care Can Reduce Caregiver Burden, Improve Quality

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Wider utilization of telepalliative services could help ease family caregiver burdens and improve quality among seriously ill patient populations, research has found. The study found no differences in caregiver satisfaction when receiving virtual versus in-person palliative services.

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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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Advocacy Program Pushes for Improved Pediatric Hospice, Respite, Palliative Care

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He also serves on the Administration for Community Livings Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, & Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act Advisory Council, as well as the steering committee for the National Alliance for Caregiving. A national public awareness program is seeking to change this trend.

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How Palliative Care Can Better Support Transplant Patients’ Caregivers

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Family caregiver support is lacking across organ transplant centers nationwide. Most transplant centers require that a caregiver be present and available to patients in order for them to be considered for a transplant, Montoya told Palliative Care News. Only 3% of transplant centers perform caregiver reviews at regular intervals.

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Palliative Care Providers Build Stronger Referral Relationships to Improve Breast Cancer Patient Outcomes

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With the chronic illness component it is important to recognize not only the symptoms, but the non-physical effects of financial toxicity, loneliness, social isolation, emotional resilience and the needs of caregivers. Reaching breast cancer patients with varying needs can be a challenging feat for palliative care providers.

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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

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The project is designed to learn more about the innovative, person-centered care models that can help address common challenges that these patients and their caregivers face including approaches that integrate palliative care services. Below are five under-the-radar stories that, while important, didnt make our most read this year.

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Value-Based Care a Driver of Palliative Care Investment

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That’s what palliative care aims to do for people living with serious illness and their caregivers, she said. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Nashville-based Thyme Care, runs its palliative care wing. She believes palliative care may be inoculated against that industry trend. That growth isnt short-term, either.