Dying in America is expensive, putting some patients at risk of losing their homes. The issue of unstable housing has a direct impact on patients’ health care choices and outcomes, including a higher incidence of aggressive treatments in their final days. The depletion of a family’s financial resources is a greater predictor of aggressive treatment […]
The nation’s health care system is lacking in support for caregivers of the terminally ill, who are often left with a heavy financial and logistical burden. Without assistance or relief, these difficulties can impede access to hospice. Research has shown that patients who are faced with end-of-life decisions may be less likely to choose hospice […]
Tom Koutsoumpas, president and CEO of Capital Caring Health, has worked in the hospice field since the beginning. He advocated in the 1970s and 80s for the establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, which now covers about 98% of the hospice care provided in the United States. In addition to his work as a provider, […]
LGBTQ+ individuals face an array of challenges in accessing end-of-life and serious illness care, with some reporting discrimination from health care providers. A better understanding of sexual orientation, gender identity and family roles will aid hospices in as they work to reach these underserved communities. Demographic trends indicate a rising need for end-of-life and serious […]
Beth Peters, 85, met her husband Charles on a blind date while he was in law school at the University of Virginia. They were married a few months later after Charles graduated in 1957. Now 94, Charles Peters has entered hospice with congestive heart failure, and Beth has joined the legions of Americans who are […]
Dallas-based CC Young Senior Living next month will open its new hospice general inpatient care (GIP) unit. The move comes at a time when demand for hospice is on the rise as the aging population burgeons across the country. Set to open doors to hospice patients in September, the new 16-bed unit will be housed […]
A group of investors has infused the end-of-life planning company Cake with $3.7 million to build out its online platform. Cake’s solutions use artificial intelligence and Natural Language Processing technology to help families navigate decisions as a loved one enters their final days, with a focus on reducing racial disparities in access to these services. […]
Providers are working to improve their understanding and access of LGBTQ+ communities, historically a group underserved by hospice. Staff education, marketing and outreach oriented around the unique needs and challenges of LGBTQ+ patients will play a large role in reaching more of that population. Issues of equity, inclusion and diversity have plagued the nation’s health […]
Delivering quality health care requires a moral compass, according to Don Berwick, M.D., former administrator for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and founding CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. This requires hospice providers to go beyond regulatory compliance when they think about quality, with equitable access as a key component, […]
Senior care association LeadingAge has completed its affiliation with the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) and its offshoot organization, ElevatingHOME. This move expands LeadingAge’s reach into the home health and hospice sectors. The groups announced their intent to merge in Feb 2019. In the interim the organizations have undergone a transition period in which […]
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