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WesleyLife at Home Expands Services with Palliative Program

Hospice News

Des Moines, Iowa-based WesleyLife at Home has launched the areas first home-based palliative care program. While analyzing their home health census, the organization identified a significant number of patients with chronic medical conditions who required an additional level of care. The goal is to eliminate barriers to care.

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Staffing Shortages Weighing on Hospice Executive’s Minds in 2025

Hospice News

Hospices are traversing through a challenging and competitive employer landscape wrought with financial headwinds, according to Community Hospice & Palliative Care CEO Phillip Ward. Butte Home Health & Hospice has seen a growing volume of nurses from other health care settings applying for hospice positions, Love stated.

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New Studies Guide Timing of End-of-Life Care Conversations

Hospice News

Researchers recently found that “trigger systems” signaling when a patient may need palliative care can boost utilization of those services, as well as advance care planning and hospice admissions. Identifying triggers for palliative care. Signals for goals of care conversations.

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Using a Hospice Data ‘Toolbox’ to Tune Up Health Equity

Hospice News

Hospices need careful consideration when implementing more equitable patient data collection methodologies that lead to impactful change, according to Brittany Chambers, director of health equity and special initiatives at the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC).

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

Hospice News

The biggest challenge is understanding how cannabis laws in particular apply to pain and symptom management in end-of-life care, according to Jennifer Moore Ballentine, CEO of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. Fratkin, California-based palliative care specialist, stated.

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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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The ‘Paradigm Shift’ of Hospice Service Diversification

Hospice News

Some hospices have delved deeper into service diversification to improve timely access and expand their patient reach, while others remain focused on end-of-life care delivery. The San Antonio, Texas-headquartered company provides hospice, home health, veterans services, assisted living and skilled nursing services.

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