Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

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. I’m a pediatrician.

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Hospice News

MAY 6, 2022

The State of New York’s recently approved budget for Fiscal Year 2023 required that home care and hospice aides be paid at least $2 more than the state’s $15 standard minimum wage. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the wage index to account for regional labor costs when it calculates hospice per diems.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Hospice of Cincinnati Unveils New Hospital-Based Inpatient Unit Hospice of Cincinnati has opened a new inpatient unit at The Christ Hospital. Auburn, Ohio, with the new inpatient hospice unit featuring 10 patient beds, a chapel and a family gathering space. The hospital is located in Mt.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Hospice leaders would like to see some changes in the space this year, particularly around staffing, payer relationships and regulation. Hospice executives in December 2022 shared their predictions for what would happen in the space during 2023. The labor shortage is unsurprisingly a top concern. “We

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Hospices are allocating more financial and operational resources on staffing initiatives than ever before to remain afloat and grow. Recruitment and retention have been top of mind for hospice providers amid ongoing workforce shortages that have only worsened with the pandemic. This is a rise from 33% the prior year.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

Meanwhile, Medicare hospice spending is expected to more than double by 2032. The report, published today in Health Affairs , did not contain hospice-specific data. However, the annual Medicare Trustees Report for 2023 provides a more detailed look at hospice spending. annually between 2022 and 2031, reaching $7.1

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Some consider hospice aides, who make it their life’s work to care for people who are dying, a rare breed. Yet most hospice aides will tell you it’s a calling — one they’re honored to answer. In most cases, hospice aides visit patients once to a few times a week, ensuring all their needs are met.

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2022

Home health and hospice provider Amedisys Inc. New CFO Takes the Reins at Bristol Hospice. Utah-based Bristol Hospice has named Jerry Copeland as its new CFO. Copeland was most recently CFO of Reliant at Home in Texas and served in the same role for Dallas-based Sage Hospice before that.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In hospice, clinicians in the field have the closest relationships with patients and families, giving them direct insight into their needs and the challenge of providing care when many operators are understaffed. Akunesokwu (Neso) Obiora entered the palliative care field nearly 20 years ago as a hospice aide.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

McGlory came to the space with the goal of returning hospice care back to its roots, while integrating a more modern approach to meet the changing needs and expectations of patients and families. Have you previously worked in health care or hospice before? Can you tell me more about your own professional background?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Hospice leaders have kept their eyes on four key numbers as 2022 progressed: clinical capacity, length of stay, labor costs and utilization. A fifth, the rising number of new hospices in certain states, has emerged as a priority in recent weeks. These metrics are key to understanding what hospices experienced this year.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

The online clinical training platform CareAcademy has developed a hospice care curriculum. The new curriculum is designed to offer “foundational orientation training” for hospice aides, nurses, volunteers, social workers, chaplains and other spiritual care providers, as well as physicians.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

The hospice space — and the health care system at large — is in a state of flux, driven by value-based reimbursement models, an expanding home-based care continuum and industry-changing transactions. All of these factors herald big changes for Amedisys and the hospice community at large.

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Hospice 101

APRIL 11, 2020

Dear Fellow Hospice RNs, It’s now, more than ever, that your hospice patients really need your kindness, your compassion, your caring nature, and your gentle demeanor. Most of your hospice patients, if not all of your patients in facilities, are alone and separated from family members.

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NHPCO

JUNE 21, 2023

For Immediate Release June 21, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the following statement in response to a recent NBC News story on HCA Healthcare hospitals, suggesting that HCA hospitals may be inappropriately pushing patients toward hospice care.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JULY 24, 2022

If you’re a new hospice nurse, you might feel overwhelmed. Before you settle into those feelings too much, you might want to explore these 5 tips to help you stop feeling incompetent as a new hospice nurse. Just because you were an expert in the intensive care unit doesn’t mean you will know everything about hospice.

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Hospice 101

JUNE 19, 2020

Hospice CNAs (who are known in the hospice world as HHAs or Home Health Aides) are incredibly special individuals and members of the hospice team who provide gentle, compassionate, end-of-life cares for hospice patients. This week, in the field of Hospice, we honor and celebrate our amazing Hospice CNAs (HHAs)!

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Hospice Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Hospice Promise provides an individualized program of physical, emotional, and spiritual care for people in the last phases of a life-limiting illness. We utilize an interdisciplinary approach of physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice aides, volunteers, and spiritual and bereavement counselors.

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Hospice Promise

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Finding the right Hospice care provider can be overwhelming. Below are a few to consider as you search for the Hospice right for you and your family. What services can we expect from nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice aides, chaplains, and volunteers? Is staff available on weekends or after hours?

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Hospice Promise

JULY 30, 2022

Finding a Hospice that provides comfort and the care you desire is vital. Hospice Promise provides an individualized program of physical, emotional, and spiritual care for people in the last phases of a life-limiting illness. The post Choose a Hospice that Best Meets Your Needs appeared first on Hospice Promise.

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Hospice Promise

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Hospice Promise provides an individualized physical, emotional, and spiritual care program for people in the last phases of a life-limiting illness. We utilize an interdisciplinary approach of physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice aides, volunteers, and spiritual and bereavement counselors.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 26, 2022

Hospice documentation is tedious and time-consuming. I’ve outlined simple tips to help you master the fundamentals of hospice documentation. Why Hospice Documentation Matters. First, like all nurses, hospice nurses are required to document ALL patient care. Common Barriers to Hospice Documentation.

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Shining Light Hospice

APRIL 20, 2021

Hospice care is designed to provide those patients with compassionate treatments, help, and freedom from pain and discomfort that they need. However, many patients and family members have questions about hospice care, what types of services it encompasses, and more. What Kinds of Treatments Does Hospice Care Cover?

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1-800-HOSPICE

JANUARY 18, 2022

Hospice Supports Families as Well as Patients. Fortunately, as America has begun going home to die with higher quality of life at ever increasing rates, the hospice industry has also grown to support that. In 1984, there were only 31 Medicare-certified home hospice agencies. Caregiver Education in Hospice.

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HPNA podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Mary Kenney to share with us insight into a day in the life of a certified hospice aid. . . Mary is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse aid who has cared for those with life-limiting illnesses for over 20 years. . . About Mary . About Mary .

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Traditions Health

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If you are caring for a veteran who is terminally ill or nearing the end of life, hospice care can be a smart choice. Corresponding with remedial care, hospice care focuses on facilitating a patient’s quality of life rather than extending its length. rather than merely managing their physical symptoms.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

AUGUST 21, 2022

Sometimes hospice patients live longer than six months. When this happens, you’ll want to use these tips to document the hospice recertification with ease. If you’ve worked long enough as a hospice nurse, then there’s a good chance you’ve had to chart a patient’s hospice recertification. How Hospice Benefit Periods Work.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 24, 2022

But what about the professional home care and hospice caregivers who create these amazing impact s on all of their patients and families. Grace had a private home care aide who later followed her to an assisted living, and Grace also received home health and hospice services as the storyline grew. Are we checking on them?

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Hospice Nurse Hero

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Being a hospice nurse can leave you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. If so, then you need these 7 simple ways to get organized for hospice nurses. As a hospice nurse, you will encounter a variety of situations and it’s imperative that you get organized as soon as possible. How to Plan Ahead in Hospice.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 6, 2023

The Importance of Home Health and Hospice Care Suffering or recovering from a serious illness can be extremely stressful. Home health and hospice care can make you feel happier, more comfortable, and less stressed —regardless of whether you are recovering from a short-term condition or coping with a terminal illness.

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Home Care Pulse

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hospice Training Courses HCP Training courses designed by clinicians for clinicians, to help boost your team’s confidence in quality reporting, care delivery, and more. Their ability to be successful in meeting her needs and goals depends on the support they receive from the health care providers.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Hospice care is delivered anywhere the patient calls home and for many elderly, this includes the nursing home. Learn how you can build better relationships with nursing homes while delivering quality hospice care. As a hospice nurse, it’s likely that you will provide care to nursing home patients. Offer Education.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Where Hospice Patients Die. However, as a home hospice nurse, you are more likely to perform death visits in the patient’s personal residence or nursing home. However, as a home hospice nurse, you are more likely to perform death visits in the patient’s personal residence or nursing home. Pronouncement During End-of-Life Care.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 18, 2022

This is especially true in healthcare settings like home health and hospice when care is being provided in the patient’s home. For instance, as a hospice nurse, you spend a significant amount of time with your patients and their families. It’s these intimate moments that make you fall in love with hospice nursing.

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Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And my main focus, which I loved in that role was to help develop professional home health and hospice aids. So I’ve always had deep respect for, for the knowledge and skills they bring, whether it’s at the hospital or nursing home, home health, hospice, home care. Amanda Sternklar ( 03:24 ): That’s amazing.

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