PPT-UNDERSTANDING HOSPICE

Why is IT IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND HOSPICE Our care and services overlap Continuity of Care Passing the baton What is Hospice Care Hospice is a philosophy and type of care that provides comprehensive loving support for people with illnesses that have progressed beyond a doctors expectation for cure. Laura S. . Meiki. , LMSW, Doctoral Student. LNHA Social Services . Designee / Director Workshop. June 21, 2012. It's . strange that they fear death.. Life hurts a lot more than death.. At the point of death, . Rebecca Van Vorst, MSPH. Pennsylvania Homecare Association . 2012 Annual Conference. State College, PA. May 16, 2012. Objectives. Describe the current regulatory requirements of the hospice quality reporting program.. DID YOU KNOW…?. MT. SEQUOYAH. NOVEMBER, 2014. SOME STROKE FACTS. About 70% of strokes involve the left side of the brain. The left side of the brain houses speech and analytic areas. WHAT LEADS to HOSPICE REFERRAL?. Laura S. . Meiki. , LMSW, Doctoral Student. LNHA Social Services . Designee / Director Workshop. June 21, 2012. It's . strange that they fear death.. Life hurts a lot more than death.. At the point of death, . Care – . . A Medical Director in the . Middle. Jerry . Bruggeman. , MD, MBA, CMD. JeffCo. – Missouri. In the . United States,. About 1.8 million . Americans. Live in ~17,000 NHs. In 2010, 1:8 people 85+ . National . Association for Home Care & Hospice . Annual . Meeting & Exposition. Orlando, FL. October . 22, . 2016. National Association for Home Care & Hospice 2016. 1. . . Theresa . And what to do about it…. Michael s. Galindo, md, . facp. Intermountain medical group / president, Utah geriatrics society. Seven Ways That Dementia Messes with Hospice Enrollment. Changes in hospice patterns of care for dementia. Requirements for Eligibility and Coverage. Katherine Lucas, PhD. August 24, 2011. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Report. Issued September 2009. Entitled “Medicare Hospice Care for Beneficiaries in Nursing Facilities: Compliance with Medicare Coverage Requirements”. Life-Prolonging Therapies? YES!. . Anne Rogerson, RN, MSW. Hospice Manager of Operations. Kline . Galland. , Seattle, WA. Clinicians that work with people at the end of life very often say that compassion is one of the most important qualities of our care. It is a basic emotional support that we bring to our patients, and it is a quality that we value in ourselves and our colleagues. . Follow us on TwitterMedicaidIntegrity A Comparison to Guide Timely Referrals. Tracy Wodatch, RN, BSN. VP Clinical and . Regulatory Services. November 2015. Define Palliative Care and Hospice Care. State the differences between Palliative Care and Hospice Care with respect to eligibility, timing, payment, location and treatment. Sarah Marlow, R.N.. Executive Director/Administrator. Ambercare. Las Cruces, NM. This presentation is free of all commercial bias.. I have no financial relationships or conflicts of interest to disclose.. Natalie Manley, MD, MPH, CMD, HMDCB. You are caring for Mr. Jones, an 87 year old retired math professor, widower, and father of 4. He lives at home with his daughter who is his POA and primary caregiver. He has stage 7C Alzheimer’s dementia and he has lost 10 pounds in the last 3 months due to decreasing oral intake. It is becoming very difficult to get him into the clinic for appointments. He is no longer able to safely ambulate and speaks fewer than 1 word during your appointment. You are discussing goals and prognosis with his 4 children who have all come to the appointment. You tell them that hospice is a reasonable option. His family asks you to tell them what hospice is. What do you tell them?. Be familiar with the basic eligibility criteria for hospice care. Be familiar with what . are the hospice benefits a patient will receive. OBJECTIVES. Interdisciplinary care that aims to relieve suffering, improve quality of life, optimize function, and assist with decision making for patients with advanced illness and their families .