Family caregiver burden may be falling heavier on the shoulders of certain demographic groups compared to others, a new survey has found. Perceptions of family caregiver roles and responsibilities vary vastly across different age groups, geographic regions and genders, a new survey from BURD Home Health has found. Survey responses were analyzed by demographics such […]
As nonprofits seek to build scale in order to compete with larger competitors, some are banding together in regional collaboratives. In these efforts, the Southern Care Collaborative, founded in 2022, could serve as a model. The organization includes 11 hospice members operating in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The hospices are pooling […]
Hospice of Redmond has rebranded as ClearPath HealthCare. In tandem, the company has launched a home-based primary care service. The Oregon-based nonprofit’s new identity is intended to reflect its expanded mission and scope of services. The primary care service will launch in March 2026. The program is designed to fill health care gaps among seniors, […]
Boston-based Norwell Visiting Nurse Association (NVNA) and Hospice has rebranded as Croí Health. The change reflects the organization’s diversifying scope of services aimed at addressing the evolving needs of patients and their families, according to Croí Health CEO Renee McInnes, a registered nurse. Croí Health provides hospice, palliative care and home health. Croí is an […]
Hospice and palliative care providers have achieved many successes, but are facing an uncertain outlook as patient populations and the loved ones supporting them grapple with unmet needs. Hospice and palliative care services have driven down health care costs while developing interdisciplinary models that address a wide scope of physical, emotional, spiritual and practical needs, […]
Upon the 25th anniversary of its founding, the senior services company A Place for Mom is undergoing a rebrand and redesigning its marketing strategy. The company’s name is not changing as part of the rebrand. Rather, A Place for Mom has a new logo and visual identity and has developed a data-driven, tech-enabled approach to […]
Hospices can benefit from staying abreast of the latest innovations in end-of-life doula care delivery, particularly when it comes to seeing improved quality and bereavement outcomes. Important for hospices to understand about recent evolutions in doula support is that training for these professionals varies vastly across the country, according to Anna Marie Adams, founder and […]
Questions over which services are deemed related to patients’ terminal diagnosis in hospice care are crucial, and physicians’ determinations of those factors may be growing more complex. Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) allow health care providers to receive payments for services and items that are considered unrelated to a hospice patient’s terminal illness and related […]
Researchers increasingly have sought to uncover the most significant factors fueling health disparities across the country. Recent data have dug into trends related to lagging hospice awareness, telehealth’s impacts on utilization, bereavement outcomes and the impact of state laws on palliative care. Public Awareness Impedes Hospice Interest A recent survey has found that significant knowledge […]
Business and clinical integration is a watchword that will help define the future of health care, including for hospice providers, according to leaders in the space. These kinds of integration span both the internal and external spaces. Providers can better ensure that the various pieces and departments within their organizations are working in a coordinated […]
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