Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Based in Louisville, KY, Pallitus provides palliative care to anyone facing serious illnesses such as cancer, heart failure, COPD and more. It also offers a support system for patients’ families, caregivers and other loved ones. It’s reimbursement for all of that time spent outside of a provider visit.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Across the board, as the number of older adults receiving care at home grows, so will the need for nurses and caregivers specializing in home health, including nurses who understand the specific needs of individuals with HIV, which vary from person to person.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Additionally, I draw on my own personal experience as a caregiver to my older adult father, which started when I was twelve. He was in his early 60s when I was born, and he suffered a stroke in 1989, which threw our family into the post-acute medical care space and encouraged me to take on a caregiving role.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 14, 2024

Experienced Care Teams Our care teams are made up of a wide range of professionals and volunteers who care for the whole person, which means that we recognize and address emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual needs. It’s a voluntary commitment that we’ve made to consistently provide the highest quality of care.

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Hope Hospice

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Through the new organization’s integrated, trans-disciplinary team-based approach to health care, patients and families will have comprehensive access to a clinically trained, compassionate team including physicians, nurses, social workers, spiritual support and bereavement counselors, home health aides, and physical and occupational therapists.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 16, 2023

Amanda Sternklar ( 00:41 ): Brett is the vice president of a long-term companion, and he has over a decade of experience as a home care agency owner and operator. Caregivers have at least three years of tenure, and nearly one out of four caregivers have worked with a long-term companion for at least five years.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life. David Bekelman conducted a RCT of a nurse and social worker telephone intervention (ADAPT intervention) for people with heart failure and lung disease (COPD or ILD). Important implications. David: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

The ability to appreciate, recognize, and engage with music is preserved even until late stages of dementia, and Theresa is examining how music can be useful from the time of diagnosis, not only for the person with dementia, but their caregivers. And Theresa studies music for people with dementia and their caregivers.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Of note: these lessons apply to geriatrics, primary care, hospital medicine, critical care, cancer care, etc, etc. social worker, chaplain), everyone should be able to ask a question or two about spiritual concerns, social concerns, or physical concerns. DorAnne, welcome to GeriPal. G lad to be here.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

Given the crucial role that caregivers play in families, their well-being is central to palliative care, and providers need to assist these caregivers by developing sustainable models of support for them. In the United States, more than 40 million adults provide palliative care for family members.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

At such a vulnerable time, it is important for families to have a resource like a patient care unit right in their backyard. AMOREM provides comfort and understanding in ensuring that their compassionate and incredibly skilled nurses are there to support patients and families.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 13, 2024

A growing need for care Rocky Mountain Refuge provides shelter for unhoused individuals approaching the end of life as well as a continuum of care. Services include personal care, assistance with daily activities of life, nonmedical and caregiving support, and pain, symptom and medication management.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For palliative care clinicians, that apathy can lead to the depersonalization of patients, negatively affecting patient care. The need to roll with the nearly constant changes in the health care system also takes a toll, according to an executive panel from Houston Hospice.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We can bring powerful data and care pathways. We can co-invest in resources, whether they’re nurses, care managers, social workers. We also can help them create risk sharing contracts with palliative care organizations. But as agilon, we don’t provide the care ourselves. Is it 24-7 care?

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. Eric: Lack of a caregiver.

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 8, 2022

Typically each hospice team consists of an RN case manager who is the primary contact person and who will carry out the bulk of the patient care. The attending physician oversees all care provided. Home Health aides are available to assist with activities of daily living such as bathing and personal care.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. However, this year started to see the return to pre COVID-19 levels in some areas.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

Laura is passionate about providing quality care and focuses on company culture, organized processes, and strategic growth. Laura has a team of over 40 administrative staff and 400 caregivers providing over 9,000 hours of service per week in the community. Our caregivers, of course, can do those medication reminders.

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Shining Light Hospice

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The focus of hospice is to help each person to live out their remaining days with peace, comfort and dignity and comfort care is aimed at ensuring a patient maintains quality of life and that all symptoms are managed. The physician will oversee all care while on hospice. Chaplains are also available for spiritual care.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We are going to tackle this question and so many more about coping on this week’s podcast with Dani Chammas , a recurring GeriPal guest, psychiatrist, and palliative care doc at UCSF, and Amanda Moment , a Palliative Care Social Worker at Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. Dani, welcome back to GeriPal.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Modern Palliative Care The modern palliative care movemen t began to take shape in the 20th century, with key figures who played instrumental roles in its development. One of the pioneers of modern palliative care was Dame Cicely Saunders, a British physician, nurse, and social worker.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 17, 2023

Wisehart, who’s co-founder and manager of the program, said SPARK creates opportunities for nursing students by allowing them to work as paid senior patient care technicians at Community Health Network. “We It offers a way for us, as an organization, to provide care to our front-line caregivers.”

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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AJN Off the Charts

JANUARY 17, 2023

Some people with PTSD have poor support networks with few, if any, caregivers due to histories of relational stress or social isolation. Even the best care will not guarantee that hospice clinicians like me will no longer see patients like Clarisse now and then. Poor support networks and other factors.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MARCH 2, 2022

Yep, it goes to the grieving family about 2-3 months after the patient dies. So, when the survey asks about pain control, the “caregiver” is the one answering the question. Hopefully, you can see how important it is for you to communicate with the caregiver. Were there red flags or warning signs present?

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 28, 2022

Hospice care can be provided in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, and even in patients’ homes. Hospice care is typically provided by a team of health care professionals that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Patients may forget even their closest loved one’s names, memories shared in a lifetime, current and past events, and even where they are. Patients will often wander and get lost at this stage. To keep them safe, they will need a full-time caregiver. When Is It Time for Hospice Care?

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Hospice Nurse Hero

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For instance, if you have a patient with a lot of family “drama,” you might want to get the social worker involved so you can focus on providing nursing care while the social worker focuses on social issues. RELATED ARTICLE: Self-Care- 10 Ways to Cope When Your Patient Dies.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

So, basically, with a stepped care model, the goal is to tailor care delivery to the patient’s needs while at the same time utilizing less clinician resources. How it works is that all patients will have access or encounters with the specialty trained clinician, a psychologist, a social worker, a palliative care clinician.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

Doulas, When, when, when I look back at my career, the first five years of my nursing was patient care. Those five years, those patients taught me what dying was like. You need to, and, and to say, well, you know, you can talk to the social worker anytime or you can talk to our chaplain anytime.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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