Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The hospice has participated in health fairs and hosts Senior Summits, which are community events designed to educate seniors about various aspects of medical, nonmedical, practical, financial and psychosocial support available to them as they age. We kind of piggyback on that to then engage as many people as possible.

Hospice 264

Hospice Grief 2010 Palliative care 264

Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

As some events and other fundraisers start to rebound, providers are carrying with them lessons learned during leaner years. When we realized we weren’t going to be able to have the event, we asked our donors to support us through the pandemic. We do events, but it’s not our primary source of fundraising.

Hospice 264

Hospice Events Palliative care 2020 264

Hospice News

JULY 26, 2024

We’ve gotten creative in doing events that benefit veteran causes and raised money through all these different things that are put into the pool of helping us with the costs of running our veteran programs — which is primarily the staffing cost,” Graveran told Hospice News.

Hospice 290

Hospice Chaplain Events Palliative care 290

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Unfortunately, most patients do not routinely make advance plans for their care in the event that they are diagnosed with a serious or life-threatening illness,” Collins said in a press release. However, societal factors and poor coordination among health care providers can limit its effectiveness.

Social worker 350

Social worker Medicare Events Palliative care 350

Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Those workflows focused on three areas: hospice patients who come to the ED, seriously ill patients with multiple comorbidities and those who had experienced a catastrophic event and were likely to die within one or two days. and 6pm, which corresponded with most of the ED’s highest volume hours.

Palliative care 288

Palliative care Palliate Presentation Events 288

Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have tremendous respect for BrightSpring and are thrilled to support the Company and share in this momentous event,” said Max Lin, Partner at KKR. “We Six banks and KKR are also listed in the filing as underwriters. “We

Hospice 288

Hospice Events Caregiver 288

Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2023

A significant contingent of Black, Asian and Hispanic respondents also indicated that current events have influenced whether or not they would document their end-of-life care decisions. Nearly half of African Americans do not know the type of end-of-life care they would choose, and 10% have no plans to document their wishes.

Document 328

Document End-of-life care Events Healthcare 328

Hospice News

AUGUST 24, 2022

To develop an engaged board that adds value to an organization, hospices are taking governance activity beyond the standard, periodic meetings and fundraising events. This included social events to build camaraderie and solidify the board as a team, though for a time most of those went virtual due to the pandemic. . “I

Hospice 246

Hospice Events 2020 2019 246

Hospice News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By going upstream, we’re able to help patients get access to higher quality care that’s aligned with their goals, values and the quality of life preferences many years before they approach that end-of-life event.

Palliative care 203

Palliative care Palliate 2021 2020 203

Aging Life Care Association

JANUARY 9, 2024

Severe winter weather is descending across the United States, which greatly impacts the safety and well-being of the elderly, especially when the weather event is unexpected or comes fast. Here are some tips from the experts in aging well® to help your older loved one prep for winter weather.

Events 201

Events Information Caregiver 201

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When we start looking at multi-layers of trauma and the patients, families and workers impacted, it’s seeing the moral and emotional injuries of both a big event and repeated events. “It’s needing to understand what triggers trauma responses if you’re working with another human,” McKinnis told Hospice News.

Hospice 321

Hospice 2020 Events Registered Nurse 321

Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2024

Operators need to be prepared to deliver care and support their communities’ responses to catastrophic events. Many hospices may be unprepared to cope with a large-scale disaster or a future pandemic. Increasingly, this factors into compliance. In 2017, the U.S.

Hospice 279

Hospice 2017 End-of-life care Bereavement 279

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

RoboToaster / Home Health Care News RoboToaster / Home Health Care News Barbara Jacobsmeyer at FUTURE, a Home Health Care News event. The company has added 243 full-time nurses to its ranks since its 2022 spinoff from Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC), CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer said in a recent earnings call. Photo by RoboToaster.

2025 278

2025 Hospice 2022 Medicare 278

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The agency is keeping the provision that other activities should continue to focus on adverse events. The requirement that [home health agencies] and hospices maintain an effective, ongoing, agency-wide, data-driven quality assessment and performance improvement program will remain.”

Medicare 246

Medicare Registered Nurse Events 2024 246

Hospice News

MAY 9, 2022

This is by nature an unplanned event. Morhaim pointed to an instance in which an elderly female patient came to the emergency department following a catastrophic neurological event. The latter he co-authored with therapeutic nurse practitioner Shelley Morhaim. . Morhaim noted that the patient had an advance directive.

Hospice 264

Hospice Document 2017 Events 264

Hospice News

JUNE 18, 2024

The affiliation of NAHC and NHPCO is a historic event,” Dombi said in a joint statement from the organizations. The affiliation is rooted in a shared belief that unification will benefit their respective members and ultimately the patients and families they serve, according to NAHC President and CEO William Dombi.

Palliative care 306

Palliative care Palliate Care at home Events 306

Hospice News

JULY 23, 2024

Issues of fraud in the hospice industry echo events that previously affected the home health space , and providers can learn from that prior experience, he said. Much of the regulatory activity was spurred by a rash of new providers that emerged predominantly in four states : California, Arizona, Texas and Nevada.

Hospice 317

Hospice 2025 Medicare End-of-life care 317

Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Anthony House is supported by Wellhouse Ministries, which recently held a community fundraising event as a final push for donations, Spinella said. The Hospice of Baton Rouge will also provide community education events at the new center, which will feature a chapel and resource library as well as counseling and classrooms.

Grief 147

Grief Hospice Bereavement End-of-life care 147

Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Our measure will empower Americans who are without plans for end-of-life care to be prepared in the event they experience severe illness,” said Blumenthal in a statement. “By In the House, U.S. Representative Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) sponsored the bill.

End-of-life care 279

End-of-life care Medical director 2019 Palliative care 279

Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

“Once again leading by example, [the Carter family] is showing us how to embrace a stage of life that people don’t want to think about — that people don’t want to talk about,” NHPCO COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio said at the Times Square event.

Hospice care 246

Hospice care Hospice Demo Medicare 246

Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2024

The councils will ensure improved health care access and utilization and help with event and volunteer engagement, among other responsibilities. Hospice of the Western Reserve established two advisory councils to oversee the transition. Hospice of the Western Reserve has been on a strategic growth path across Ohio for several years.

Hospice 278

Hospice 2015 Bereavement Palliative care 278

Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Issues of fraud in the hospice industry echo events that previously affected the home health space, and providers can learn from that prior experience. This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), who spoke Thursday in a Relias webinar.

Webinar 299

Webinar Hospice Medicare Events 299

Hospice News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The events surrounding the case began in 2022 when Enhabit became a standalone home health and hospice business after its spinoff from Encompass. April Anthony served as CEO of Encompass home-based segment at the time, stepping into the same role at Texas-based VitalCaring with its launch in 2023.

2025 269

2025 Hospice 2022 Medicare 269

Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Reports of] the events together is a mischaracterization, leading the community to believe the events are related.” “The concerns raised by a board member in last week’s board meeting are unrelated to the departure of two senior leaders.

2006 246

2006 Hospice Bathing Bereavement 246

Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

People who were seriously ill and their caregivers had to contend with many important issues and events occurring simultaneously. Some participants said they couldn’t receive hospice or palliative care when they needed it.

Palliative care 279

Palliative care Palliate Hospice Social worker 279

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Applying a broader mix of in-person and online events can help hospices identify caregivers’ specific needs, he stated. “We’ve The home health care consulting company’s recent research dug into the varied outreach efforts that hospice and home-based care providers are employing to grow their census and improve outcomes.

Caregiver 305

Caregiver Hospice Social worker Events 305

Hospice News

JANUARY 5, 2024

It’s super important that we follow up, that we do patient education and family education and provide community events.” “Sometimes the caregivers are so exhausted and they mentally have not addressed issues that they [may] have. So they’re not functioning at capacity. Photo by Merz Photography.

Caregiver 264

Caregiver Hospice End-of-life care Events 264

Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2023

The staffing shortage was a topic of conversation during Hospice Action Week, a lobbying event held by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the Hospice Action Network. The bill’s most recent go around was last May, reintroduced by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).

Hospice 299

Hospice Palliative care 2017 Palliate 299

Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Home is an exciting area for us to continue to grow,” Dr. Sashi Moodley, chief clinical officer for Walgreens Health, said at Home Health Care News’ Capital+Strategy event in March. “We It comes on the heels of prior investments in home-based primary care company VillageMD and the home health and hospice provider BrightSpring Health Services.

2021 241

2021 Events 2023 Home nurse 241

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In the backdrop of these personal events, hangs the Schiavo case. The toll that caregiving has taken on both family members, and their relationship, is a major theme of the film, as is Doris’ desire to find ways to live her own life even as her brother’s ends.

2005 290

2005 2004 Hospice Grief 290

Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The hospice recently updated local communities on its progress at a local event hosted by Mac Middleton, a former state senator from Charles County. “These benefits include community-based palliative care, community education and awareness, increased options for grief support, and more help in navigating the journey of advanced illness.”

2020 245

2020 2030 Hospice Grief 245

Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

“This could be because of either a temporary, planned issue like a medical leave or things like medical emergencies, an accident that causes a death or just some other unexpected event.” The board would also have to define the parameters of an interim CEO’s authority, Hunt said. Some providers begin their preparations years in advance.

Hospice 246

Hospice Events 2020 Home care 246

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Local Asian American organizations, faith groups and other health care providers have partnered with VNS Health on these events. Bilingual staff at the centers host community engagement activities and hold seminars explaining the nature of hospice. VNS Health recently rolled out a hospice education campaign across the centers this summer.

Seminar 290

Seminar Hospice End-of-life care Social worker 290

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Home is an exciting area for us to continue to grow,” Dr. Sashi Moodley, chief clinical officer for Walgreens Health, said at Home Health Care News’ Capital+Strategy event in March. “We

Events 246

Events 2021 Healthcare Hospice 246

Hospice News

JUNE 24, 2024

The staffing shortage was a topic of conversation during Hospice Action Week, a lobbying event held last week by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the Hospice Action Network. The training aspect is crucial to building the hospice and palliative care labor pool, as specialized training is often scarce.

Hospice 223

Hospice Palliative care 2017 Palliate 223

Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Building on lessons learned from Hurricane Ian in 2022, Empath also established a mobile response unit — a vehicle designed to provide clinical, communications and logistical support during catastrophic events. The unit is modeled after similar vehicles used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We

2005 246

2005 Hospice 2020 Events 246

Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2022

For example, if a patient who decided to forgo life-extending treatment or resuscitation due to terminal cancer is brought to the emergency department for a different reason, like a cardiac event, staff may assume that their documented wishes do not apply in this other circumstance, Pope told Hospice News.

Resuscitation 306

Resuscitation Document 2017 2019 306