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Pain management education for rural hospice family caregivers: A pilot study with embedded implementation evaluation

Pain management education for rural hospice family caregivers: A pilot study with embedded implementation evaluation

American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine,
by Lauren T. Starr, PhD, MBE, RN; Karla T. Washington, PhD, MSW;
JoAnn Jabbari, MSN, RN; Jacquelyn J. Benson, PhD, MA;
Debra Parker Oliver, PhD, MSW; George Demiris, PhD, FACMI; John G. Cagle, PhD, MSW;

Jul 23, 2023

Assessing and managing hospice patients’ pain is a common source of anxiety among hospice family caregivers, especially caregivers in rural communities who face special challenges including distance, limited access, and concerns about opioid misuse...

Four Seasons Introduces Mobile Care Unit

Four Seasons Introduces Mobile Care Unit

News Release

Jul 18, 2023

Four Seasons introduces its new mobile medical clinic. The mobile clinic and SIM mannequin will enhance training for [their] staff throughout Western North Carolina...

Roanoke non-profit receives $500k grant for in-patient hospice building project

Roanoke non-profit receives $500k grant for in-patient hospice building project

WSLS-TV (Roanoke, VA)

Jul 13, 2023

Good Samaritan Hospice has received a massive grant to aid in its mission to help hospice patients around the Roanoke Valley.

How Jimmy Carter has changed the conversation around hospice

How Jimmy Carter has changed the conversation around hospice

The Hill

Jul 21, 2023

Former President Carter’s public disclosure in February that he was entering hospice care—where he remains nearly six months later—is shifting the perception of end-of-life care for patients and their families.

Hospice & Community Care Affiliates with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania

Hospice & Community Care Affiliates with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania

Hospice News

Jul 18, 2023

Hospice & Community Care has inked a deal to affiliate with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania...

CMS Pledges ‘Enhanced Oversight’ of New Hospice Providers in Several States

CMS Pledges ‘Enhanced Oversight’ of New Hospice Providers in Several States

Hospice News

Jul 13, 2023

A key component of the enhanced oversight includes a medical review of claims before a Medicare Administrative Contractor will pay them.

Hospices Gear Up to Reach More Heart Failure Patients, Enhance Quality

Hospices Gear Up to Reach More Heart Failure Patients, Enhance Quality

Hospice News

Jul 19, 2023

The incidence of end-stage heart failure is expected to rise throughout the next decade, and hospices are preparing to serve those patients when they become eligible...

CEO Ernesto Lopez to Leave in mid-August to Lead The Denver Hospice

CEO Ernesto Lopez to Leave in mid-August to Lead The Denver Hospice

News Release

Jul 18, 2023

MD—Hospice of Washington County CEO Ernesto Lopez has announced he will be leaving the organization on August 18 to assume the role of President of The Denver Hospice in Colorado...

Blue Ridge Hospice Expands with De Novo

Blue Ridge Hospice Expands with De Novo

Hospice News

Jul 11, 2023

Virginia-based Blue Ridge Hospice has expanded into Loudoun County in its home state with a de novo office.

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