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Hospice Nurse, Author Suzanne O’Brien on Engaging Families Earlier at End of Life

Hospice News

I was a hospice nurse working in home hospice care, and for most people, it wasn’t going as well. The need I’m trying to fill is that people die all over the world, and it’s not going well for most, or as well as it could go.

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Benefits of In-Home Hospice Care

Hospice Promise

Choosing in-home hospice care is a deeply personal decision that can profoundly impact the well-being of a patient in their final stages of life. Contact Hospice Promise if you or a loved one needs routine hospice care.

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As Inpatient Hospice Doors Swing Open, Others Slam Shut Nationwide

Hospice News

Patient preferences are trending towards home-based hospice care, leaving some inpatient facilities between a rock and a hard place. Meanwhile, other hospices diversify and expand their inpatient service capabilities. Shifting care preferences are another driving force behind the closure, according to MercyOne.

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VITAS, Big Bend, Heart to Heart, Family Hospice Unveil New Locations

Hospice News

The company provides continuing education credits to health care providers in other settings, such as assisted living facilities, to help spread awareness about the benefits of hospice care. The facility will provide hospice care to patients requiring higher levels of pain and symptom management in a home-like environment.

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UNC Health Southeastern Sells Home-Based Hospice Program to Lower Cape Fear LifeCare

Hospice News

In 2019, the most recent year for which county-specific data are available, 823 Robeson residents were admitted to a hospice. About 585 died while receiving hospice care that year. Statewide, more than 57,000 patients elected hospice in 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Family Caregivers in Hospice

AT Home Care & Hospice

The Importance of Family Caregivers in In-Home Hospice Care: A Year-Round Guide Family caregivers play an essential role in the in-home hospice care setting, serving as the primary source of physical, emotional, and spiritual support for their loved ones during their final stage of life.

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Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

Hospice News

YoloCares is among the nonprofit hospices that make up the California Hospice Network, joining the coalition last year. The network is designed to support providers’ ability to grow and sustain community-based hospice care and leverage their collective scale and resources in value-based payment programs.