Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

I have channeled my passion for working with underserved communities, beginning as a licensed social worker for a large hospital system, where I experienced firsthand the disparities in healthcare access and limitations in delivering whole-person care.

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Hope Hospice

JULY 12, 2022

But the decision is also empowering, because an array of supportive care and assistance becomes available to both the patient and family. Hope’s hospice program also provides: Social workers to assist with medical paperwork and resources. Home health aides for personal care. Nursing is just the start.

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Seasons Hospice

MARCH 23, 2021

Nurses usually visit once a week to check their patient’s status and make changes to their care regiment. Personal care support aides can provide non-medical care for your loved one. Social workers can help you and your loved one resolve any lingering end-of-life planning. How much will hospice cost?

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Hope Hospice

JUNE 15, 2020

Home health care is specialized medical care that is ordered by a physician and is administered by trained healthcare professionals such as nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, medical social workers, dietitians, etc. Home health care is covered by Medicare and most insurances.

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Hope Hospice

JUNE 15, 2020

Home health care is specialized medical care that is ordered by a physician and is administered by trained healthcare professionals such as nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, medical social workers, dietitians, etc. Home health care is covered by Medicare and most insurances.

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Hope Hospice

JUNE 15, 2020

Home health care is specialized medical care that is ordered by a physician and is administered by trained healthcare professionals such as nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, medical social workers, dietitians, etc. Home health care is covered by Medicare and most insurances.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

billion divestiture of a 60% stake in Kindred at Home’s hospice and personal care segments to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Humana’s two Kindred at Home transactions added notches to the company’s belt as it expands its value-based care portfolio as both a provider and payer. This was Humana Inc.’s

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. Susan: I got my start working for a member of Congress doing constituent casework and a lot of the casework was supporting older adults with VA, Social Security, Medicare, immigration casework. Acute care is called acute care for a reason.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 29, 2022

We want to make sure that access to this care continues at the forefront, and that people with serious and terminal illnesses are getting their needs met. We know about 50% of all Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for hospice care receive it. One is that the the reimbursement for hospice care in the [U.S.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

I was working in home Health back when it was first introduced back in 2010, as a way for c m s to not only create structured penalties for hospitals with excessive readmissions, but also to reward and incentivize those providers for effective care coordination and collaboration with post-acute providers across the care continuum.

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