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 […]
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with PointClickCare. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice care. To see this year’s future leaders, visit https://futureleaders.agingmedia.com/. Sonya Dolan, co-founder and chief operations officer of Mettle […]
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred demand for serious illness and end-of-life care as it continues a global spread. COVID-19 has exposed gaps in the fragmented U.S. health care system, along with opportunities for hospice and palliative care awareness and access to grow. Spreading awareness of palliative care among the public and clinicians in other disciplines […]
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks in a fragmented U.S. health care system, leading hospice and other health care providers to pursue improvement. Refocusing attention on quality, care coordination and the patient’s experience during serious illness or the end of life must be a critical driver, according to BJ Miller, M.D., author, hospice and palliative care […]
The year 2020 brought unprecedented disruption to the hospice space, mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak strained providers ability to provide care, access patients in homes and facilities and to maintain a healthy bottom line in light of lost revenues and rising costs. Despite these challenges and economic headwinds, hospices adapted, improvised and […]
Artist and hospice manager Sonya Dolan and palliative care physician B.J. Miller have established a for-profit company, Mettle Health, designed to provide a unique model of palliative care. Mettle offers counseling by interdisciplinary palliative care clinicians for patients experiencing serious illness and their caregivers. Mettle describes its services as praxistential care, helping patients and families […]
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