Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Blue Ridge Hospice has developed a unique, gamified approach to bereavement care that the agency will test in partnership with seven other providers across the country. The program aims to foster emotional healing through creative, low-risk social interactions guided by professional grief counselors.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2025

Mahogany Home Health and Hospice recently launched services in southwestern Ohio. The new hospice startup is the first Black-owned hospice and home health organization statewide with a drive to improve utilization among underserved populations. Couzens has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.

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Hospice News

JUNE 3, 2025

The company is also boosting its cadre of oncology social workers with new hire Stephanie Broadnax Broussard. ” The post Thyme Care Bolsters Survivorship, Palliative Care Programs with New Medical Directors, Social Worker appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2025

The barometer is falling in hospice care delivery. Adaptability is a providers hallmark in todays current hospice landscape, according to Greg Wood, executive director at Hospice of the Ozarks. Hospice of the Ozarks also has a veterans program and offers pet therapy services. DBA Hope HealthCare Services.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2025

Croix Hospice has opened a new office in its home state to support clinical capacity during a time of expansion. Located in Eagan, Minnesota, the office will serve as a hub for the companys interdisciplinary hospice team in the area. Croix Hospices new location. In addition to hospice, St. Minnesota-headquartered St.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2025

New executives have stepped into c-suite and other roles at some of the nations largest hospice organizations as 2025 kicks off. Johnson will oversee the work of Empaths several foundations Suncoast Hospice Foundation, Tidewell Foundation, Hospice of Marion County Foundation and Trustbridge Hospice Foundation.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The program operates under WesleyLifes hospice umbrella, with a dedicated nurse practitioner and social worker leading patient care. Our nurse practitioner and social worker collaborate with each patients primary care physician and specialists to ensure seamless communication and coordination.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2025

This is really the culmination of work and a vision building over the past 15 years,” Applebaum told Hospice News. We call it a profit-and-loss toolkit that basically other institutions can use to support a team of psychologists and social workers.”

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Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2025

Training interdisciplinary staff to identify and address patients nonmedical needs is a significant component of quality palliative care delivery, according to Dr. Tracy Romanello, medical director at Catholic Hospice and Catholic Palliative Care Services. Does palliative care intersect with social determinants of health?

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Patient and family participants in the intervention arm of the IN-PEACE study received monthly check-ins via telephone for up to two years from a nurse or social worker to help caregivers manage issues such as patients neuropsychiatric symptoms, caregiver distress and palliative care concerns such as advance care planning and referral to hospice.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2025

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Susan Ponder-Stansel, CEO of Alivia Care, Scott Levy, Chief Government Affairs Officer for the National Alliance for Care at Home and Dr. Derrel Walker, CMO of The Pennant Group. This discussion took place on April 10th, 2025 during the Hospice ELEVATE conference.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2025

This approach addresses both medical needs and social determinants of health, which are crucial components of effective palliative care.By The post Humana, Thyme Care Partnership to Expand Access to Palliative Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 12, 2025

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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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2025

There is always tension and debate around the value of palliative care, because if you look at it as a separate business unit, it always looks like a loss leader, Craig Dresang, CEO of the California-based hospice provider YoloCares, told Palliative Care News. Even if it secures only one payer, this is still a beneficial endeavor.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

A range of new hospice executives have been recently tapped to lead organizations nationwide. AAHPM Announces New President-Elect Dr. Arif Kamal recently became the new president-elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). The hospice provider has inpatient care centers at Holy Cross Hospital, St.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2025

Employees at the University of Vermont Health Network’s (UVM) home health and hospice segment have voted to unionize. A majority of the organization’s 85 hospice staff voted to formalize a union agreement following six months of organization. About 88% of UVM hospice employees voted yes to unionization. In Oregon, nurses at St.

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Hospice Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Here are some gentle reminders and tips to support you, courtesy of our own Hospice Promise social workers: Lean on Others: Take classes, research online, or join a support group. Hospice Promise is here for you. At Hospice Promise, we’re here to support caregivers in any way we can.

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2025

This involves strong communication and collaboration across both adult and pediatric clinicians, social workers and spiritual care providers. The post Transitioning Pediatric Patients Into Adult Palliative Care Programs appeared first on Hospice News. We as clinicians need to adjust our thinking. They need to have a voice.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Huse and Saint Martin cite interest in a multidisciplinary approach, including physicians, nurses, community health workers, chaplains, and social workers, as well as family caregivers. The post Michigan Center for Rural Health Working to Expand Rural Palliative Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 5, 2025

Although you may have heard of hospice care , you may not know how its actually arranged. Because hospice is for terminally ill patients, it can be difficult to talk about for yourself or your loved one. Here is a guide to understanding the hospice admissions process. Why hospice care? Of course, every patient is unique.

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Traditions Health

JUNE 1, 2025

Hospice care can help improve comfort and quality of life for someone in late-stage dementia and benefit their caregivers in many ways. What is hospice care? Hospice support is designed to offer special care and services to someone whose life expectancy is six months or less. Trained hospice volunteers also may assist.

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Hospice News

MAY 21, 2025

Currently, Medicare payment for palliative care only covers physician or licensed independent practitioner services and does not support the full range of interdisciplinary care, involving nurses, chaplains, aides and social workers. That mission is shared by its charitable arm The Suncoast Hospice Foundation.

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Hospice News

MAY 28, 2025

Palliative care physicians are taking to social media to help educate the public and other clinicians about the care they provide. Just as some hospice nurses have used social media to inform people about end-of-life care, a handful of physicians are doing similar work for palliative care.

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Hospice News

JULY 2, 2025

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Dr. Darren Schulte, CEO of Vynca. This discussion took place on April 10th, 2025, during the Hospice ELEVATE conference. Hospice News: We’re going to be talking about the future of palliative care and how providers can innovate with technology.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2025

It is based on a Hospice News discussion with Ganesh Sundar, Director at KanTime, and Scott Brown, President and CEO of MyDirectives. This discussion took place on April 10, 2025, during the Hospice ELEVATE Conference. Hospice News: With our next session, Leveraging AI and Other Digital Tools in Hospice and Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 2, 2025

This is according to Amy Scheu, associate vice president hospice and palliative care at Advocate Health Care. Thats confusing to patients and families, because there is not a set of standardized benefits and services that have to be provided like there is in hospice. Palliative doesnt have that sort of definition for things.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2025

New hospice locations have opened up across the country amid program closures. VITAS Widens Footprint in Texas Florida-based VITAS Healthcare is opening two new administrative offices in central Texas in response to rising demand for hospice care. The hospice provider now has six locations in the state.

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2025

A clinician or social worker can help with spiritual screening or assess for spiritual pain and then refer to a chaplain colleague. What we want the world to know is that chaplaincy training has its own set of very standardized and advanced practice competencies in hospice and palliative care.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 22, 2025

Two terms that often arise in these conversations are palliative care and hospice care. In this months blog post, well break down the key differences between palliative care and hospice care, explore how they are delivered, who can benefit from them, and when each type of care is appropriate. What Is Hospice Care?

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1-800-HOSPICE

JUNE 19, 2024

Recognizing pain as a multifaceted syndrome, hospice care embraces a diverse, multimodal approach to provide comfort and relief when it’s needed most. Hospice can prioritize comprehensive pain management through: Thorough assessments: Each visit includes an evaluation of pain levels, allowing for tailored interventions.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2025

I became a social worker to help people, and nursing offered a more direct way to do it. As a social worker in the Bronx, I mentored kids struggling with family or school issues. That level of flexibility and independence was a blessing when my brother was in hospice care.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 6, 2024

Relias’ mobile-friendly web platform and Learner Mobile app will help train caregivers across a variety of home health, home care, and hospice roles including home health aides, personal care aides, nurses, social workers, and rehab therapists.

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Caregiver Support Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

It addresses physical, emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It can be easy to confuse palliative and hospice care, but one difference between them is that your loved one can receive palliative care at any stage of an illness. This ongoing communication helps align everyones expectations, creating a solid framework for care.

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1-800-HOSPICE

JULY 15, 2024

Hospice care is tailored for those in the advanced stages of dementia, focusing on pain relief, symptom management, and enhancing quality of life while reducing anxiety for both patients and their families. Should symptoms become too complex to manage at home, hospice services offer inpatient care as an alternative.

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Hospice News

JUNE 11, 2025

A recently relaunched end-of-life doula training program may be fanning the flames of stronger hospice patient and family engagement. The International End-of-life Doula Association (INELDA) recently revamped its training program to better support hospice providers and the patients they serve. Kitts Ferrara is also a hospice nurse.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Thank You, Social Workers To the Advocates, Problem Solvers, and Champions of Care: Every day, you rise to the challenge of bringing hope and resources to those who need it most.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Thank You, Social Workers To the Advocates, Problem Solvers, and Champions of Care: Every day, you rise to the challenge of bringing hope and resources to those who need it most.

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