What Does Home Hospice Do?
Home hospice sends nurses, aides, therapists, volunteers, and other hospice staff to the homes of patients with a prognosis of…
Medicare Advantage Doubles Its Influence in Hospice
The National Home Care & Hospice Association (NAHC) warns that patient choice and quality of care in hospice could be…
How Can Hospices Prepare for Medicare’s Kidney Care Choices?
Will Medicare finally allow Americans on dialysis to access hospice without hastening death? Year 2022 is just around the corner,…
Staffing Worries Loom as White House Mandates 100% COVID Vaccinations for Hospice
In early September, the White House published its “Path Out of the Pandemic Plan.” This plan will require 100% of…
Medical Marijuana in Hospice
Medical marijuana is now legal in all but 14 states. Doctors are expressing growing acceptance for the theory of using…
The Impact of COVID on Hospice Services
As one of many provider types in healthcare, hospice agencies face unique challenges during disasters. Their patient populations are particularly…
Is the Opioid Epidemic Harming Hospice Patients?
In July, the International Journal of Palliative Nursing published the research of Joshua Borders and colleagues from the University of…
What Is Hospice?
Hospice is a philosophy of care, a specific licensed provider type under government regulations, and a category of health insurance…
Do Americans Understand Hospice, Palliative Care, and Advance Care Planning?
When we think about the medical care we might receive in the last weeks and months of life, the terms…
Unresponsive Dying People Can Still Hear
In a natural, expected death, people often enter a period of unresponsiveness for hours. It has always been unclear whether…
