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Psychedelics, Cannabis Show Promise in End-of-Life Care, But More Research Needed on the Risks

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Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. and serves on the national advisory board for the California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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So our scope of care includes home health, both skilled and non-skilled, and it includes hospice. Eventually, we hope to do palliative care. Our model of care across all of those service lines is built around an offering acronym, CARE. What do you see as the largest opportunities in hospice care delivery today?

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Heartlinks Expands Hospice, Palliative Programs with New Adult Family Home

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Hospice and palliative care will be a “strong focus” of services provided at the new senior living facility, Heartlinks Adult Family Home, said Shelby Moore, the organization’s executive director. Other services available include 24/7 access to personal care, assistance with activities of daily living, medication management and respite care.

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Hospice of Washington County Relocates Offices, Palliative Care Clinic

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Iowa-based Hospice of Washington County is rebuilding and relocating its administrative offices, which also houses the provider’s palliative care clinic. Along with administrative offices, the location will be home to Hospice of Washington County’s outpatient palliative care clinic, along with its bereavement and grief counseling offices.

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Key Research Trends: Long Hospice Stays, Palliative Care Save Medicare Dollars

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“We can provide better care to patients with advanced and serious illness, and it’s encouraging to see research show what changes could come in hospice.” Hospice is associated with lower Medicare end-of-life expenditures when hospice lengths of stay are longer than 10 days,” an NHPCO representative told Hospice News in an email. “In

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Treasure Coast Hospice, St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Complete Affiliation

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Francis Reflections Lifestage Care and Treasure Coast Health on Tuesday completed their affiliation, a move nearly a year in the making after the two Florida-based nonprofits signaled they would join forces. Combined, the two organizations provide hospice and palliative care to more than 7,000 patients annually across Brevard, Martin, St.

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How Hospices Can Effectively Rebrand

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As hospices nationwide develop new services to engage patients further upstream, some are rebranding to reflect their expanded scope and to avoid the word “hospice” in their company names, hoping to ameliorate patients’ anxiety about end-of-life care.

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