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Three Things to Expect When Heading Home for Hospice Care

Traditions Health

Hospice care is an option for someone who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and a life expectancy of six months or less. Your family can arrange hospice care at a hospital, inpatient hospice facility, long-term care facility, or home. People often choose hospice at home because its a familiar, relaxed environment.

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Behind BrightSpring’s $835M Community Living Service Divestiture to Setiva

Hospice News

BrightSpring provides hospice, home health, primary care, rehabilitation, pharmaceuticals, behavioral and home health. Among the multifaceted reasons for the divestiture is a drive to dedicate more time, energy and capital to supporting patients in hospice, home health, primary and personal care services, Rousseau said.

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Black Communities Face Barriers to Advance Care Planning

Hospice News

The health care system, in both private and public settings, that is engaged with financing, managing, and providing palliative and hospice care must directly address the issue of racism, discrimination, and disparities, particularly among marginalized underserved non-Hispanic Blacks,” authors stated in the study. Researchers from Charles R.

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Palliative-Behavioral Health Collaborations Benefit Patients with Serious Mental Illnesses

Hospice News

A lot of burden falls on palliative and hospice workers to manage serious, persistent mental health concerns that might be beyond their scope of knowledge,” Turner told Palliative Care News. Collaborations with mental health organizations that touch these patients’ lives will be pivotal for those who could potentially reach palliative care.

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How Health Literacy, Education Influences a Patients’ Hospice Experience

Hospice News

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. Providing education and fostering health literacy among the seriously ill, their families and surrogate decision makers is crucial to ensuring a positive patient experience in hospice care.

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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Launches New Consumer Blog, Insights

NHPCO

For Immediate Release April 15, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – CaringInfo , a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), has launched a new consumer blog, Insights , offering timely and practical content on serious-illness care and services from a variety of perspectives in both English and Spanish.

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Advance Care Planning and Hospice

Hospice Advantage Solutions

Here’s what your hospice agency needs to know: The New Codes. Health Care Proxy, Durable power of attorney for healthcare, Living will, and. For a hospice Part A claim, only a physician or nurse practitioner chosen by the patient as the hospice attending can bill for this service under the Medicare hospice benefit.

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