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Resources by Topic: Hospice and palliative care

Translating and Testing the ENABLE: CHF-PC Concurrent Palliative Care Model for Older Adults with Heart Failure and Their Family Caregivers
Reports on an evaluation study to determine the feasibility and satisfaction of converting a cancer-focused concurrent palliative care (PC) intervention into early PC for rural patients with a diagnosis of heart failure.
Author(s): J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Alan Kono, Jennifer Frost, et al.
Citation: Journal of Palliative Medicine, 17(9), 995-1004
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
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Long-Term Care Services in the United States: 2013 Overview
Presents descriptive results from the first findings of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). Provides information on the supply, staffing, and services offered by providers of long-term care services; and the demographic, health, and users of these services. Figure 2 shows the distribution of providers among metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-metro areas by type of service: adult day services, home health, hospice, nursing home, and residential care community.
Author(s): Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Manisha Sengupta, Eunice Park-Lee, Roberto Valverde
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Hospice Workforce: An Annotated Review of the Literature
Contains an annotated review of hospice workforce literature published between 2000 and 2013. Review was completed to assist in identifying hospice provider types for a hospice workforce study by the Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center.
Author(s): Shawnda Schroeder
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
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Rural Hospice in the United States: A Review of the Literature
Explores the current environment of rural hospice care in the United States, provides a discussion of the current structure of hospice services, and serves as a formal review of current (2000-2013) rural research on the topic.
Author(s): Shawnda Schroeder
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
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Rural Hospice in the United States: An Annotated Review of the Literature
Contains an annotated review of hospice literature published between 2000 and 2013, focusing specifically on resources that address rural hospice care, access, and utilization. Includes an overview of hospice organizations and agencies cited most frequently in the literature, along with a discussion of their most recent research.
Author(s): Shawnda Schroeder
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
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Rural Implications of Changes to the Medicare Hospice Benefit
Policy brief highlights an April 2013 meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado, of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services. Presents the committee's recommendations and analyses of ACA provisions which may have rural implications regarding challenges and innovations in hospice and palliative care in rural and frontier areas.
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Summary, Grand Junction, Colorado, April 3rd–5th, 2013
Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 73rd meeting, which focused on rural poverty and human services programs, and rural hospice and end-of-life care.
Date: 04/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Elder Health in Rural America
Provides an overview of the interplay between rural communities and rural elder health. Discusses policy and practices. Covers recommendations for policy makers based on a systems approach, incorporating sustainability, best practice, quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Author(s): Rebecca M. Hartman, Florence M. Weierbach
Date: 02/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Palliative Care Rural Initiative Dissemination Model and Implementation Guide
Includes tools, best practices, and lessons learned associated with implementing care coordination models to help rural community hospice organizations meet the needs of veterans. Created within a collaboration of the National Rural Health Resource Center and the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23 and designed to be replicated by other VISNs.
Date: 11/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Respite for Rural Family Caregivers: Overcoming the Challenges
Discusses care recipients and their caregivers who live in rural and frontier areas. Offers suggestions to assist family caregivers, respite providers and administrators, and Lifespan Respite grantees in finding or developing respite resources.
Date: 10/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
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