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Some Families May Not Access Hospice Without Caregiver Support

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Without assistance or relief, these difficulties can impede access to hospice. Research has shown that patients who are faced with end-of-life decisions may be less likely to choose hospice unless they have a network of friends or family who can serve as home caregivers. This only worsened during COVID-19.

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AAHPM Board President-Elect Holly Yang: Hospice Regulators Need to Consider Perspectives of Bedside Staff

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As lawmakers wrestle with necessary improvements to hospice program integrity, they should seek input from the professionals who provide that care, Dr. Holly Yang, incoming board president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) told Hospice News. And I think that we don’t need to do that alone.

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Specialized SNF Clinicians Can Help Improve Care Quality at End of Life

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Specialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, have a strong potential to reduce hospitalizations and improve quality of care at the end of life, including access to hospice. The post Specialized SNF Clinicians Can Help Improve Care Quality at End of Life appeared first on Hospice News.

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Choice Health CEO Jackson: Instant Care Deal an Extraordinary Opportunity in Non-Medical Home Care

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“[Arizona has] a fantastic state government, a Medicaid program that truly aims to support families with intermediaries that share that vision, and a demographic that needs our services,” Jackson told Hospice News in an email. Choice entered the home health market in 2012 and stepped into hospice in 2018.

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Rush Medical Center’s Caring for Caregivers Program

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Increasing Caregiver Duties Family caregivers are also required to perform increasingly more complicated medical tasks, such as administering medications via IV, feeding by a tube and managing pain. The post Rush Medical Center’s Caring for Caregivers Program appeared first on Hospice News. while on this caregiving journey.”

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Key Palliative Care Trends to Watch in 2024

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Countering this however, is the need for greater education for all stakeholders on the nature of these services and how they are distinct from hospice. We’ll likely also see more palliative care programs emerge across the continuum, as more hospices, health systems and primary care companies begin to invest more heavily in these services.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

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Summary Transcript Summary Almost a decade ago, our hospice and palliative care team decided to do a “Thickened Liquid Challenge.” He doesn’t prescribe thickened liquids, because he just puts in feeding tubes in everybody. I want to briefly talk about feeding tubes. Nicole: Yeah. So, Alex just ignores all of this.

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