Two analyses have scoured healthcare trends to uncover factors impacting access to quality end-of-life care. Researchers also examined how end-of-life decisions are made among families, as well as the barriers that clinicians see in certain care settings. Nurses Uncover 4 Common Hospice Disparities Hospice and palliative care nurses recently revealed four common factors associated with access to quality end-of-life care. Researchers […]
Oregon-based Solterra Hospice has seen its average daily census rate triple in the last year. The organization’s leaders attribute the expansion to balanced clinical capacity and strong community collaboration. Solterra Hospice began serving patients in November 2024 after receiving its Medicare and Medicaid certifications earlier that year. The family-owned organization’s average daily census currently hovers […]
New executives have joined the ranks at four hospices. One Colorado-based organization revealed important responsibilities that leadership teams must oversee in today’s end-of-life care landscape. Care Synergy Names New COO Colorado-based Care Synergy has hired Dr. Emily Guth as its new chief operating officer. Guth, a registered nurse and physician, steps into the role on […]
A recently developed student-led bereavement program is expanding hospice education while boosting volunteer opportunities in grief support. Pre-med students at John Hopkins University and Brown University have established Letters Without Limits, a nonprofit legacy-building service designed to preserve and document serious and terminally ill patients’ memories. Students transcribe patients’ audio-recorded memories into letters for their […]
Hospice Austin and its Austin Palliative Care program have made dementia care a strategic priority in expanding access to end-of-life support. Hospice Austin and Austin Palliative Care first zeroed in on dementia care roughly a year-and-a-half ago. The organization reached its first milestone in May, with at least 50% of its patient-facing staff certified in dementia care. The Texas-based nonprofit’s growing focus on dementia support […]
Hospice Savannah has created a new, larger parent company to reflect and coordinate its growing scope of services — Georgia Care Innovators. The hospice itself will remain intact as a subsidiary of the new organization, along with seven other entities. These include the Edel Caregiver Institute, The Steward Center for Palliative Care, Ride-Well Mobility, PACE […]
Hospices have untapped potential to grow their patient reach, according to Compassus Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer Chris Core. Demand for end-of-life care is swelling, but these services remain vastly underutilized nationwide, Core said. Technology is playing an increasingly important role in hospices’ ability to expand access and awareness, he said in a […]
Family caregivers are using technology to address their most significant concerns amid rising demand for end-of-life support. Hospices are paying attention to these and other trends as they develop strategies to curb increasingly complex caregiver burden. Improving family satisfaction and support requires a two-pronged approach that involves better care coordination and expanded caregiver education. This […]
Hospices across the country have seen recent shifts in their clinical and strategic growth leadership teams. Aveanna Healthcare Welcomes New Chief Growth Officer Atlanta-headquartered Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) has announced Matt Haglund as its new chief growth officer. Haglund joined the healthcare company in 2021. He most recently led the development of Aveanna’s […]
Bristol Hospice has been on a growth trajectory in the Midwest. Unmet community needs have been among the propellants. The hospice recently expanded its existing geographic presence in Green Bay, Wisconsin, while stepping into a new region in Milwaukee. A main goal of the growth is to improve timely access amid rising demand, according to Alex […]
