3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (260+ words) A personal experience of compassionate care has inspired a new trustee to join the board of a hospice. Fiona Whitehouse, a business owner and community leader from Winchester, has been appointed to the board of Winchester Hospice, having witnessed first-hand…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago  (292+ words) Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers recently announced the expansion of its Grief Support Group. The group, previously designed to support those who have lost a loved one to substance use, will now welcome all individuals grieving a loss by suicide as well,…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (441+ words) A charity has donated more than £10,000 to help improve patient facilities. Play2Give, based in Didcot, donated the funds to Sobell House Hospice in Oxford following a five-year fundraising effort. The money has supported the refurbishment of two bathrooms on the hospice’s…...

19+ hour, 37+ min ago  (723+ words) Not long ago, a Ventura County family called Livingston for help. Their loved one was enrolled with another hospice but had not received a visit from one of its nurses in more than three weeks. Consider what those weeks must…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (248+ words) Strathcarron Hospice community nurses have received new medical equipment thanks to donations from two businesses. Kincardine-based Tillicoultry Quarries and William Grant & Sons funded 17 pulse oximeters, 17 thermometers, and 17 blood pressure monitors, enabling clinical nurse specialists to better monitor patients at home....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (499+ words) A Darlington hospice has undergone a major refurbishment with the help of young people who have been developing their construction skills while transforming rooms and facilities. The project at St Teresa’s Hospice was supported by Trades4Care, a community interest company offering…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (355+ words) Chesapeake Health Partners has launched “To Know Ends,” a new podcast series focused on caregiving, serious illness, grief, loss, and end-of-life care, with a special focus on Millennials and Gen Z listeners who may be facing those issues for the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (972+ words) COLUMBUS — The DeWine administration’s policy blocking the Medicaid enrollment of new home care providers could derail the employment growth seen by the industry in recent years, according to advocates with the Ability Center of Greater Toledo. As part of his…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (623+ words) Ahead of a potential CMS proposed rule aimed at reducing administrative burdens across health care – including nursing homes – that could be released in August, providers are urging the agency to standardize surveyor training, Medicare medical reviews and Minimum Data Set…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (624+ words) Maria Georgieva / Pexels Low reimbursement and lagging referral rates are stymieing the ability for pediatric hospice and palliative care providers to better support patients and their families. This is according to findings in the new Pediatric Facts and Figures report…...