Federal lawmakers recently allocated millions of dollars to fuel palliative care research efforts. The move is anticipated to expand palliative education and career development opportunities as demand rises in coming years. Congress recently passed the 2024 Labor Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill. Introduced in July 2023, the appropriation […]
Hospice providers are working to expand resources, services and programs for people who are homeless or experiencing housing insecurity. Homeless seniors are an overlooked and underserved population in the U.S. health care system, including hospice, facing an array of barriers preventing access. The high prevalence of mental illness among the homeless further complicates hospice providers’ […]
Advocates have increasingly called for expanded resources to address mental health issues and substance use problems (SUPs) among hospice patients to improve delivery and quality of their care. However, limited research is available for hospice providers looking to integrate psychiatric or mental health services. An estimated 5 to 8 million older adults in the United […]
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