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Hospices Unveil New Inpatient, Grief Facilities Amid Rising Demand

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In addition to hospice, Anthony House also offers grief services as part of its Supportive Care Ministries program for bereaved individuals. Dubbed The Retreat at Quarters Lake, services available at the new center include individual grief counseling and support groups, as well as art, music and pet therapies.

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Hospices’ Mythbusting Strategies: ‘It’s Not Brink-of-Death Care’

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This trend demonstrates that a general public awareness of hospice care exists, according to Phillip Ward, president and CEO of Florida-based Community Hospice & Palliative Care. More hospices reached out virtually to connect with patients and their families, including through expanded online grief programs.

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

Hospice News

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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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

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Summary Transcript CME Summary As far as weve come in the 50 years since Balfour Mount and Sue Britton opened the first palliative care at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Quebec, have we lost something along the way? In todays podcast we welcome some of the early pioneers in palliative care to talk about the roots of palliative care.

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World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Raises Global Awareness

Hospice News

Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. Case in point, as many as 71% of the U.S.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

Hospice News

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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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. Demographic tailwinds are anticipated to drive up demand for serious illness and end-of-life care in Iowa. About 17.7% Census Bureau. of the population.