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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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A dire need exists to be able to better support physicians, hospital discharge planners and social workers on culturally relevant approaches to care at home and having end-of-life conversations with minority families and patients. They can use that energy trying to figure it all out to focus on being present.

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Improving Inclusive Palliative Care for Transgender Patients

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Palliative professionals are among the health care providers with room for improvement in their gender affirming practices, according to Zachary Fried, licensed clinical social worker and training supervisor of Optum at Home, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

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Building a Clinic-Based Palliative Care Program

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While they offer an alternative to home-based services, they present their own unique benefits and challenges. Sincera also partners with Hospice of Northwest Ohio to provide aid and support for caregivers as well as advance care planning. The program currently works with 180 physicians in its service area.

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Understanding the 7 C’s of Palliative Care

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For caregivers, understanding the 7 Cs of palliative care can transform the caregiving experience into a meaningful and supportive one. Caregivers can achieve this by actively listening to the loved one or patients feelings, acknowledging their concerns, and providing emotional support during challenging moments.

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AAHPM Board President-Elect Holly Yang: Hospice Regulators Need to Consider Perspectives of Bedside Staff

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Are there ways for providers to enhance the support they offer to families and caregivers to ensure that their efforts and contributions to the patient’s care are sustainable? I think that as a nation we don’t value caregivers in a way that would make it easier on them. I think that is really difficult.

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Telling the ‘Story of Hospice’ in 2023: Perspectives from 8 Industry Leaders

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If we look at some of the decks and slide presentations on the Medicare Advantage carve-in, going back to 2018, it’s the same information, and we’re still talking about impacting change. We want to impact the lives of not just our patients, families, not just the other caregivers, but our team members.

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Calls Grow Louder for Greater Federal Support of Rural Hospices

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It can also be more difficult to address social determinants of health needs and provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) with caregiver support lagging among rural populations, providers noted. A lack of trained hospice and palliative care professionals in rural regions also presents a barrier to access.

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