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How Palliative Care Can Better Support Transplant Patients’ Caregivers

Hospice News

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.

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Assessing Caregiver Burnout for Hospice, Palliative Patients

Hospice News

Given the significance of family caregivers in hospice care, providers can benefit from having tools to assess whether or not they are experiencing burnout. Caregiver burnout carries high risk for emotional, social and financial consequences for caregivers. There’s a very high number of U.S.

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HHS Unveils National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers

Hospice News

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers to assist those who care for seriously ill loved ones. Supporting family caregivers is an urgent public health issue, exacerbated by the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.

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Some Families May Not Access Hospice Without Caregiver Support

Hospice News

The nation’s health care system is lacking in support for caregivers of the terminally ill, who are often left with a heavy financial and logistical burden. Even when a caregiver is present, that person may be elderly or ill themselves, or be unable to be in the home around the clock due to work or other obligations.

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Dementia Time-Shifting: When the Past Becomes the Present

Responsive Home Care

This isnt just failing to remember what day it is; its a total immersion in a different period of their life. […] The post Dementia Time-Shifting: When the Past Becomes the Present appeared first on Responsive Home Care.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

Hospice News

They can use that energy trying to figure it all out to focus on being present. We are also in the process of putting together a one-day caregiver retreat. That one-day caregiver retreat will not simply only be for caregivers of hospice patients who may be receiving services from us. That will be a huge advantage.

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Proposed Legislation Would Create Tax Credits for Family Caregivers

Hospice News

A bill to strengthen support for family caregivers is working its way through Congress. The bill would establish a tax credit up to $5,000 for eligible, working family caregivers. By passing this bill, we can help caregivers focus more on their loved ones and less on how much it will cost them.”

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