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Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society’s Mobile Clinic Offers Support to Hospice Patients

Hospice News

South Dakota-based health system Sandford Health is collaborating with the Good Samaritan Society to serve patients in their homes through a mobile clinic, which among other services offers additional support to patients in hospice. These clinicians partner closely with the nurses in the long term care and assisted living facilities.

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Empath Health, American Health Plans Launch ISNP Joint Venture

Hospice News

“Empath is really putting a full-life care continuum of services and programs together that is very focused on the frail, elderly population,” Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece told Hospice News. “As The post Empath Health, American Health Plans Launch ISNP Joint Venture appeared first on Hospice News.

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Former Hospice Leaders Building National PACE Platform BoldAge

Hospice News

A group of former hospice and home health leaders have gone all-in on Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) with the launch of an emerging company. Why is PACE an attractive model for home health and hospice companies? Now I would say that PACE is more where hospice was in the 90s.

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‘It’s Where We’re at Right Now’: US Prison System Struggling to Keep Up with Growing Need for Palliative Care

Hospice News

The population that is over 55 — considered geriatric inside prisons because people’s life spans are much shorter there — is nearly one-third of the prison population,” Gorlock told local news. The prison system was never designed to become a nursing home or hospice, but it has become one. They didn’t have a specific nurse for them.

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‘NEXT STEPs’ Program Focuses on Enhancing Nursing Homes Services, Including Palliative Care

Hospice News

Unroe has worked in advance care planning and palliative care, dating back to experience at the Duke University Medical Center as a Geriatric Fellow and as a fellow for the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long Term Care Policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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5 Nursing Recruitment Strategies for 2025

CareAcademy Blog

Highlighting these specialties draws candidates to focused opportunities such as: Acute care : Positions in the ICU, ER, and critical care units requiring fast-paced, high-skill work. Long-term care : Geriatric, hospice, and home health settings offering continuity of care.

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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Almost a decade ago, our hospice and palliative care team decided to do a “Thickened Liquid Challenge.” And then when you look long-term care facilities, more between that like 35 to 50%, and then much higher estimates in hospitalized older adults. Nicole: Yeah.

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