Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The nonprofit also offers adult and pediatric palliative care and grief support services in eastern Washington and surrounding regions. Many of its hospice patients are those who receive denials for skilled nursing facilities or inpatient care and respite stays, Moore said. There are very limited respite care options in our region.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Hospice of Wichita Falls provides hospice at its inpatient center, in patients’ homes, and at hospitals and assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Hospice of the EUP became Medicare certified in 1990 and offers facility-based hospice and grief support services. The hospice’s W.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Francis’ NorthStar Child Grief Support is designed to specifically address the needs of bereaved children and their families. Treasure Coast Hospice also offers veteran and bereavement services, including its annual summer program for children, Camp Good Grief. Lucie and Okeechobee counties in their home state. Established in 1977, St.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Allais has also been a registered nurse at Hospital of St. The organization offers inpatient and home-based hospice and palliative care services, collaborates with upwards of 50 hospitals, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities and home care providers.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

Research is growing around how certain substances such as psychedelics and cannabis can aid in treating pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), grief, migraines and other medical conditions. Medical cannabis can also be beneficial in symptom management for cancer patients, according to recent research.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Clearwater, Florida-based Empath Health offers hospice, home health care, palliative care, grief services, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), adult day services, primary care services and more. Our job within PACE is to keep those participants out of [nursing homes].

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff. Littlefield was previously Riverside Health System’s executive vice president and chief nursing officer.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2024

Collins is also a certified hospice and palliative care nurse and end-of-life doula. They] can provide so much support from advance care planning to vigil assistance, and out in the community they can do early grief and bereavement support and can provide household support [and] respite caregiving.”

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health. Hospices are not reimbursed enough to support grief care teams,” Gross told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Last Summer, Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) became VNS Health, again, to represent an expanded footprint and scope of services. Considerations like these have prompted many operators to give their companies’ brands a facelift. Some also seek to capitalize on value-based payment models from which hospice care is often excluded.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Thus far, Whitley has navigated several challenges and made strides in operational efficiencies by leveraging new technology platforms, most recently implementing a new electronic medical record system, according to Shirly Harkey, registered nurse and board chair at 3HC. Whitley joined the organization 29 years ago as a visiting nurse. “I

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Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2024

Referrals to hospice were frequently delayed, and respite care was also impossible in some instances due to nursing home restrictions. They can also provide education, services and advocacy related to grief and bereavement in mass-casualty incidents, as well as assist with public health surveillance and reporting.

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Hospice News

JUNE 17, 2024

The nonprofit hospice provider also offers palliative care, grief support and advance care planning services. As a registered nurse with more than 30 years of extensive experience in clinical administration, Clark is an asset to the agency’s leadership. Conlee Fisher Clark has become its new director of growth.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

The nonprofit’s services include hospice and palliative care, in addition to cultural-specific care programs and a range of grief-support services. In addition to The Denver Hospice, its affiliates include Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (CVNA), Pathways, and Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, among others.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Angela Hospice provides adult and pediatric hospice, palliative care and grief support across Oakland County in southern Michigan. To qualify for PACE, residents must be 55 and older, in need of nursing home-level care and able to safely receive community-based services in a home-based setting.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Established in 1981, Blue Ridge offers hospice, palliative care and community grief support services. These include the launch of a new community grief center, continued PACE service development and “rapid expansion” in Virginia due to rising demand, Kennedy stated.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A state of stress Palliative professionals of all walks are navigating symptoms of burnout, including social workers, grief counselors, chaplains, physicians and nurses. The palliative care workforce is facing a wide range of challenges that impact their ability to thrive in the field.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2023

Formerly Visiting Nurse, Stillwater provides services to more than 4,000 patients across 12 counties in Indiana. Plans are in motion for additional programs following the merger, such as expanded grief support services, Friedell added. This brings Stillwater’s staffing ranks to roughly 195 employees. that year, according to NHPCO.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

She is a registered nurse who previously served as area vice president of strategic partnerships at Moments Hospice. Maryland-based Montgomery Hospice & Prince Georges Hospice provides grief support and spiritual counseling, veteran services and pediatric hospice care. and MedStar Health.

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Hospice News

JUNE 11, 2024

Established in 1981, the nonprofit offers hospice care and grief support services to more than 27,000 patients and their families across a 55,000 square-mile geographic region in North Dakota and in western Minnesota. It’s sometimes [causes] needless suffering that we are trying to eradicate.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2023

“Closing the inpatient facility will allow Hospice Ministries to put more focus on providing end of life care to patients in their ‘homes,’ whether it be their personal residence, a nursing home, or an assisted living facility.” a company that operates skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living facilities in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

FOCH funding provides resources, assistance and supplies to patients with terminal illness in the area, along with maintaining hospice volunteer programs such as its children’s grief support program, Camp Rainbow of Hope. “We Prolific nursing shortages were among the reasons legislators cited for the hospice’s proposed closure.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2024

Votsmier Endowed Chair and a professor in the Valentine School of Nursing at Saint Louis University, and Stephanie P. When these services cannot be replicated, patients and caregivers are left to deal with the loss of these services, citing experiences of grief and abandonment.” Wallace, the Dorothy A. Among the changes that the U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Guaranteed’s technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff. When a loved one comes to the end of their life and enters hospice, the emotion, grief and responsibilities can be very overwhelming.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

She is also known for recruiting and building strong clinical teams, particularly physicians and advanced practice nurses, according to Brady. “We Other affiliates in the collaborative include Pathways Hospice and Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, along with home health provider The Colorado Visiting Nurse Association. “Dr.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Transcend surveyed home-based care workers from across the country, working in industries such as hospice, home health, palliative care, private duty nursing and personal care services. Respondents represented a diverse range of ages, genders, races and U.S. regional demographics, according to Transcend.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2023

A lot of times you find that they don’t have an option to stay at home, because they can’t afford to bring in support systems or pay for private sitters, and they end up going to a nursing home.” million community center, as well as a new grief center in July 2022. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 25, 2023

A lot of times you find that they don’t have an option to stay at home, because they can’t afford to bring in support systems or pay for private sitters, and they end up going to a nursing home. The nonprofit hospice provider’s subsidiary — Care Guide Partners — has applied to the U.S.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Case in point, Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) became VNS Health to represent an expanded footprint and scope of services. Kudner has experienced this process firsthand. Later, the company unified all of its brands under the AccentCare name, including Seasons. “A

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The health system’s educational areas include medicine, nursing, public and population health, biomedical sciences and other health professions. The organization serves 13 counties in southeast Texas and offers hospice, grief support services and a veterans program. UTMB Health’s service region includes 10 cities in Texas.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

Council members would include members of the legislature, along with palliative care patients and family members, physicians, nurses, a spiritual care professional and a health insurance company representative with expertise in palliative care, according to Sexten. Palliative care is often misunderstood and confused with hospice care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 24, 2024

It’s offering continuing education for nurses, clinicians and other disciplines without them facing a financial burden. The staffing and operational costs involved include grief support staff for group and individual therapies, memorial and community event activities, along with outreach efforts.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

That year, Roa took the helm at Avow Hospice, overseeing the growth of its palliative and hospice programs, along with its pediatric grief and veterans programs. [If] we’re not constantly learning, then that’s a problem — especially in an industry like ours where it’s dynamic and changing every single day.”

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Caregiver Support Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

Palliative care plays a significant role in improving the quality of life for individuals managing serious illnesses. It addresses physical, emotional, psychological, and social well-being. For caregivers, understanding the 7 Cs of palliative care can transform the caregiving experience into a meaningful and supportive one.

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HPNA podcast

MAY 1, 2025

In this deeply personal and resonant episode, longtime hospice nurse and podcast host of The Heart of Hospice , Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN, shares an intimate look at the soul of hospice nursing the part thats rarely documented but always deeply felt.

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JUNE 21, 2022

She deeply understands HopeWest exists to serve our community, enrich lives and profoundly change the experience of aging, illness and grief. She has worked in health care for 27 years as a certified nursing assistant and registered nurse, and has provided hospice care to thousands of patients and their families during that time.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

I think the last area that’s been important to us to recruit outside of our physicians, and our nurse practitioners have been in our palliative medicine area and our primary care practice. I have people who say, “I love that model, but I don’t want a chaplain, I just want a nurse and a social worker.”. So what do we do?

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