Latest Palliative care Stories
Hospice Palliative Care Offers: Comfort. Love. Respect. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the nation's oldest and largest leadership association representing hospice and palliative care providers and professionals, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization issues the following proclamation declaring November 2012 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121101/DC03293LOGO)(Logo:...
Brown University Because of a Medicare policy that prevents simultaneous reimbursement for skilled nursing and hospice care, many families cannot choose hospice for loved ones who reside in nursing homes. The result, new research shows, is that residents with advanced dementia who have Medicare skilled nursing home care without any hospice care have a far greater likelihood of dying in the hospital and receiving aggressive treatments such as feeding tubes or physical therapy within weeks...
Expanded Pediatric Palliative Care Training and Focus on Bereavement are Highlights of this Conference ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 1,400 hospice and palliative professionals and industry experts will gather to explore best practices for hospice and palliative care provision. The conference is presented in cooperation with Florida Hospice & Palliative Care Association. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110105/DC25260LOGO) WHO:...
"Comfort. Love. Respect." 2012 Theme Inspired by Actress and Hospice Advocate Torrey DeVitto ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Every year, more than 1.58 million people living with a life-limiting illness receive care from hospice palliative care providers in the U.S., reports the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. During National Hospice and Palliative Care Month this November, providers across the country are raising awareness of the many...
JACKSON, Mich., Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Lakes Caring Hospice, one of the largest and most trusted health care providers in the Midwest, is looking for volunteers to help with American Veteran patients in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121025/CL98696 ) "It may surprise many people to learn that 25 percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are veterans. To help provide care and support that reflect the important...
Southern Nevada Home Care and Hospice , an affiliate of PeopleFirst Homecare and Hospice and a leading provider of homecare services, is now offering non-medical homecare to meet a growing demand in the Las Vegas area. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Southern Nevada Home Care and Hospice , an affiliate of PeopleFirst Homecare and Hospice and a leading provider of homecare services, is now offering non-medical homecare to meet a growing demand in the Las Vegas area. Southern Nevada...
Professional Healthcare at Home, an affiliate of PeopleFirst Homecare and Hospice and a leading provider of homecare services, is now offering non-medical homecare to meet a growing demand in the Livermore area. Livermore, CA (PRWEB) October 24, 2012 Professional Healthcare at Home, an affiliate of PeopleFirst Homecare and Hospice and a leading provider of homecare services, is now offering non-medical homecare to meet a growing demand in the Livermore area. Professional Healthcare at...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- George McGovern, former Senator from South Dakota and former presidential candidate, is receiving hospice care, his family announced. McGovern's care is a reminder of the important services hospice care provides. "When a public figure receives care from a hospice, the public often hears about it," said Amy Tucci, president and CEO of Hospice Foundation of America. "What most people don't know is that more than a third of all people...
Local event raises funds for hospice care. Janesville, WI (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 Javon R. Bea, Mercy Health System's President and CEO: Mercy Foundation is pleased to announce the date and location for the 2012 Jingle Mingle event benefitting Mercy Hospice Care. The event will be held Thursday, December 6, at the Armory, 10 S. High St., Janesville. The event will begin at 5:30 pm with gourmet hors d'oeuvres and cocktails followed by raffles, an auction, live entertainment,...
In Focus Martin with Sheen embarking on a series of reports that will explore the unique challenges for the elderly American population. Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 The producers of In Focus with Martin Sheen are pleased to announce an upcoming series of reports highlighting the special legal and medical issues facing a growing elderly American population. In Focus with Martin Sheen is an independently produced television program airing on public television in markets around...
