Affinity Care Hospice uses what Cuthbert calls a service intensity model. While Medicare gives every hospice a certain amount ...

Despite having a higher risk of mortality, Medicare beneficiaries who have dementia are less likely to be referred to palliative care than other Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study ...

Conclusions: There is a potential mismatch between what clinicians identify as important in determining palliative care need and final eligibility determinations. Patients with dementia were less ...

Referrals are home health providers’ “lifeblood” – but the referral landscape has become increasingly challenging, requiring ...

Each November, HomeCare & Hospice joins communities across the nation in recognizing National Hospice & Palliative Care Month, a time to reflect on the comfort, dignity and compassion that hospice ...

A Medicare project GUIDE recently launched across the country and provides free support for people living with dementia and ...

Last week, Sue Chapman Moss, Kunu Kaushal and Bill Gammie were featured on the latest episode of HHCN+ TALKS, Home Health ...

Federal prosecutors say seven women ran a Fort Bend County hospice scam that billed Medicare for patients who weren’t ...

Among 200 eligible patients with a life expectancy of 6 months or less, access to palliative blood transfusions was of greatest importance when considering enrollment in hospice care, reported Oreofe ...

Ted Tzirimis, CEO of Intrex, has been named a 2025 Memory Care Innovation Award winner by Senior Housing News. The Memory ...

Axxess' solutions for home health, hospice, home care and palliative care now have both CHAP Verified status and Age-Friendly ...

Older adults who have serious illness before undergoing elective surgery had hospital stays twice as long as similarly aged ...