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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Break Down Advance Care Planning Barriers

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Other supporters include organizations such as the Center for Medicare Advocacy, LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), Respecting Choices, and the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN).

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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The lack of exposure not only complicates the ability of health care professionals to provide the care, it also floods potential referral organizations with clinicians who do not understand the nature or benefits of those services. A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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Congress to Mull End-of-Life Planning Bills

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The Compassionate Care Act would establish a nationwide public education campaign to educate the people in the United States about the importance of advance care planning, including grants and pilot initiatives to educate students in medical, nursing, social work and other related fields about end-of-life discussions and care.

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

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Last year VNA Health Group enhanced its dementia care training programs for social work and nursing staff, with an emphasis on its home health patients. Awareness of even the basic tools to address some of this will greatly empower our medical community.”

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

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HopeHealth has been growing its pediatric hospice and supportive care service lines in recent years to address a range of unmet needs among seriously ill children and their families. HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services.

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High Peaks Hospice celebrates 35 years by looking back at their beginning

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In 1982 Medicare authorized reimbursement for hospice care. The program was unique, providing family oriented comprehensive services which included medical, nursing, social work, spiritual care, volunteer support, bereavement services as well as the availability of specialty care by physical therapists, nutritionists and speech therapists.

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