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Hospices’ Mythbusting Strategies: ‘It’s Not Brink-of-Death Care’

Hospice News

Hospices’ public outreach efforts have evolved in recent years, with providers finding new strategies to dispel myths that have long impeded access to care. Nearly half, or 49.1%, of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice services in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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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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Breaking Down Barriers: The Crucial Role of Social Workers in Dispelling Hospice Misconceptions

Hospice News

Social workers have an increasingly important role to play in breaking down barriers among underserved populations, including misconceptions about hospice that can deter or dampen utilization. Gaines has worked in the hospice field for more than 15 years. There were 143 respondents in total.

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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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Startup Buried in Work Seeks to Aid Families with End-Of-Life Burdens

Hospice News

Hospice News sat down with Zuckerman to discuss how Buried in Work was founded and where the company is going. For example, we’re in discussion with a hospice provider where they’re interested in their clients receiving one of our card games. And are you working with any hospices? We are in discussions with several.

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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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