Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Hospice and palliative care will be a “strong focus” of services provided at the new senior living facility, Heartlinks Adult Family Home, said Shelby Moore, the organization’s executive director. Heartlinks provides hospice and senior living services across two counties in southern Washington. million in 2023, a rise from $5.33

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure. “It Previously known as Hospice by the Bay, the organization rebranded in 2021 to reflect a broadening scope of services.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Natarajan’s role expanded after previously serving as the post-acute company’s chief medical officer for hospice since 2005. In addition to oversee AccentCare’s hospice and palliative care programs, he will also support its clinical care operations and patient experience initiatives.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Angela Hospice’s New Senior Living Inpatient Facility Michigan-based Angela Hospice recently unveiled plans to open a new inpatient center at a senior living facility. Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. The William B. and Janet B.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

Hospice of the Chesapeake Appoints New CMO Maryland-based Hospice of the Chesapeake recently named Dr. Marny Fetzer as its new chief medical officer. Fetzer is currently system medical director for palliative care and hospice services at Illinois-based Ascension Health.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

She returns to the company after nearly three years at the helm of San Diego-based The Elizabeth Hospice as its chief strategy officer. In her new role, she’ll oversee the company’s staff providing care across five counties in the state’s southern region. Kauai Hospice Recruits Retired Emergency Doc as Medical Director.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

“These senior clinical leaders will focus on the specialized medical care we provide and retaining the top talent,” Fleece said in a company announcement. Empath Health is the parent company of Tidewell Hospice and Suncoast Hospice, and offers a range of other senior care services.

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Changing Lives Podcast

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Free Practical Caregiving Education at Hospice Quinte Five in-person sessions to equip caregivers with the tools they need to provide safe care for someone living with them at home. Hospice Quinte will be offering this program starting April 7, 2025.

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Changing Lives Podcast

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Free Practical Caregiving Education at Hospice Quinte Five in-person sessions to equip caregivers with the tools they need to provide safe care for someone living with them at home. Hospice Quinte will be offering this program starting April 7, 2025.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Anthony House Announces New Hospice Facility New York-based Anthony House is winding down fundraising efforts to support the opening of a new inpatient hospice facility. The hospice provider aims to improve access for patients and their families by launching the new center, which will be located in Oswego County, New York.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2024

This centralization was designed to ensure consistency in its grief care operations and to ensure comparable quality across the company’s national footprint, Yelena Zatulovsky, vice-president of patient experience for AccentCare, said at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Debbie Jonhston is a registered nurse who founded Viriginia-based Serenity First Hospice in 2021, inspired by the care her father recieved as he reached the end of his life. With the launch of Serenity First, Johnston transitioned from her career in home health and personal care. Hospice is different in the beginning.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

Justin Sanders wants to be sure the newer generations of palliative care clinicians understand the early principles and problems that animated the founders of hospice and palliative care, including: Origins of the word palliative – its not what I thought! To learn more about CME for other GeriPal episodes, click here.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The de novo, located in Florida’s Hillsborough County, initially will house a branch of the Empath affiliate Suncoast Hospice. The organization also plans to add home health, medical services, grief care, personal care, and its Empath Partners in Care (EPIC) services, designed to care for HIV/AIDS patients.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The company’s bereavement care platform is designed as a benefit that companies can offer their employees who have lost a loved one, a pregnancy or a pet. The company also partners with hospices to bring this service to grieving families. Funding Round appeared first on Hospice News. What’s the well-being?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Clinicians face relatively high rates of burnout “due to the secondary trauma and emotional exhaustion that develops from working with death and dying daily,” Aprille Waldrop, social services manager for Florida-based Hospice of Health First told Palliative Care News. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 8, 2022

The priorities and outcomes of the two types of care can also be quite different. Hospice is designed to provide medical, social, and spiritual care for the terminally ill patient with the goal of keeping the patient as symptom free as possible throughout the end of their journey. What Is Hospice Care?

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Hospice Red River Valley

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Lee was Glen’s certified nurse assistant (CNA) and someone he looked forward to seeing as his cares took place a few times a week. They would share a cup of coffee and conversation together as well as completing his personal cares. He looked forward to his Hospice visits. With the help of Hospice, Dad lived until he died.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

Why should someone start hospice sooner than later? Making the decision to start hospice care for your loved one is overwhelming. But the decision is also empowering, because an array of supportive care and assistance becomes available to both the patient and family. Home health aides for personal care.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Eric: So Susan, you have touched so many people in the field of hospice palliative medicine. Myself personally, I was in PCEP at Harvard, I think like 2007 or something with Rachelle Bernacki and a bunch of other great people. And part of that job, they were looking for somebody to be a medical person in the local hospice.

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Hope Hospice

MARCH 12, 2021

Pandemic prevention measures have changed so much of daily life, and that includes how we deliver hospice services. Social work visits, though certainly essential to the hospice experience, are not classified as medically essential in these COVID-19 times. Click here to learn more about the role of social work in hospice.

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Hearts for Hospice & Home Health

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Care at no cost to Veterans and their families. Valeo Home Health and Hospice collaborates with local VA agencies and programs to raise awareness about the benefit of hospice services for Veterans. As a Veteran, expenses for hospice-related services or enrolled veterans are covered in full.

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Seasons Hospice

JULY 15, 2022

Every Level Of Hospice Care Is Important. Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on providing comfort and support to people who are terminally ill. Hospices typically offer a wide range of services, including pain management, emotional support, and spiritual counseling. Physical Support.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health. Cachet Colvard, head of strategic partnerships at Guaranteed Health, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Hospice for Dementia. Let’s take a closer look at this condition, what hospice is , and what the benefits of hospice care for dementia-related diagnoses are. When certain criteria are met, a patient with dementia can qualify for hospice benefits. What is Hospice? What is Dementia?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2022

Hospice News recently sat down with Ben Marcantonio, chief operating officer and interim president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), to discuss how hospice providers are navigating a sea of challenges. What led you to step in as interim CEO?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A rich mix of hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) activity at the end of 2023 is fueling trends into next year. Hospice M&A activity has diverged from the frenzied pace set in recent years. This year saw a slow but significant start, with mainly smaller and fewer hospice transactions taking place.

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