Hospices are seeing the potential for caregiver support improvement in the first year of the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment demonstration. Intended to improve care management, caregiver education and respite access for dementia patients and their families, the GUIDE model could have significant impacts, according to Dr. Marny Fetzer, chief medical officer at […]
Staff training and effective communication play important roles in a palliative care provider’s ability to reach referral sources and address unmet needs among seriously ill patients and their families. Palliative care providers have employed various outreach strategies to better communicate and define the scope of their interdisciplinary services to other health care providers. Some of […]
Blue Ridge Hospice is rebranding under the name Blue Ridge Care to signify its expanded mission and scope of services. The new brand brings all of the company’s business lines together in a single, cohesive identity. This includes Blue Ridge’s hospice and palliative care programs, its Center for Hope & Healing bereavement center and its […]
Blue Ridge Care has unveiled its new Center for Hope & Healing, a facility dedicated to offering comprehensive grief care. The Virginia-based nonprofit hospice, palliative care and PACE provider financed the center through philanthropic donations. The facility is located in the same building as Blue Ridge’s PACE program, according to CEO Jason Parsons. At the […]
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