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Breaking Down Barriers: The Crucial Role of Social Workers in Dispelling Hospice Misconceptions

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Social workers have an increasingly important role to play in breaking down barriers among underserved populations, including misconceptions about hospice that can deter or dampen utilization. Gaines has worked in the hospice field for more than 15 years.

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VITAS, Gentiva, Home Health & Hospice Care Expand Inpatient Services; Banner Health Shutters Hospice Programs in Phoenix

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VITAS Healthcare Expands Hospital-Based Inpatient Hospice Center Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare recently expanded its inpatient hospice care unit at the Florida-based Broward Health Medical Center. Miami-based VITAS has provided community- and facility-based hospice care in the Broward County area since 1980.

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Spiritual Care Key to Addressing Disparities Among Underserved Black Communities

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Spiritual hospice care providers are an important link to building bridges of access and trust among underserved African American populations. The health system offers hospice and palliative care, along with urgent and emergency services, primary and pediatric care, as well as women’s health services, among others.

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NHPCO: CMS Did Not Account for Full Burden of Implementing HOPE Tool

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The tool will replace the Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality reporting system. In contrast to the HIS system which extracts item set data from a patient’s medical record using a standardized mechanism, the HOPE tool will measure aspects of hospice care at different points in the patient’s experience.

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How Northeast Georgia Medical Center Rebuilt Its Community-Based Palliative Program

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Northeast Georgia’s home-based palliative system started through their hospice operations. According to Dutta, because hospice care is home based and home-focused, it made sense for that group to initiate the in-home palliative care model. two full-time social workers, and part-time chaplains and volunteers.

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Hospices Partner with After-Loss Services to Bolster Grief Support

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Bereaved families often face tremendous challenges fielding a barrage of tasks following a loved ones’ death, according to Grant Marylander, grief counselor at Trail Winds Hospice, which provides adult and pediatric hospice and palliative care.

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Hospices Leverage Community Resources to Serve Vulnerable Homeless Populations

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“Coordinating care between health care providers, social services and other community partners can ensure comprehensive support,” Chase said. “In In addition to helping avoid costly unnecessary ER visits, hospice care can help manage pain and symptoms, providing better comfort and quality of life.”

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