Check out Alliance CEO Steve Landers MD, MPH live on TalkRadioNYC's 'Frank About Health' National Care at Home Month episode! https://lnkd.in/eT-kTkUB We will be sure to share the recording later if you're not able to tune in. #CAHM #CareAtHome #StrongerTogether #TheAlliance

The Alliance offers a variety of resources, guides, and webinars that aim to help providers improve access to high-quality home care. In honor of #nativeamericanheritagemonth, here are some of the Alliance’s most relevant resources for the American Indian/Alaska Native community. ◼ Inclusion and Access Toolkit https://lnkd.in/eEr-vjHG ◼ Project ECHO Equity Where It Matters: https://lnkd.in/duiAhUN5   ♦ “Best Practices for Inclusive Metrics in End-of-Life Care”   ♦ “Intentional Inclusivity in the Workplace”   ♦ “Identifying Cultural Needs to Enhance the Care Experience”  ♦ “Improving Patient Satisfaction Through Dignity, Respect, and Genuine Engagement”  ♦ “Exploring Lived Experiences to Address Social Determinants of Health in End-of-life Care” For questions about these resources or how best to utilize their practices within your organization, members can email diversity@nhpco.org.

New Resource! Partnership in Care: Best Practices for Hospice Provider and Facility Partner Collaboration 📘 Providing patient-centered, end-of-life care to residents of facilities is an important aspect of many hospice organizations’ services that can differ broadly from providing care in the home setting. Developed by a combined workgroup of Regulatory and Quality and Standards Committee members, Partnership in Care: Best Practices for Hospice Provider and Facility Partner Collaboration is a fillable tool to facilitate collaboration between hospice and facility staff, and to provide a framework to guide provider conversations between hospices and facility partners to establish best practices in caring for shared patients. Alliance members - Download now: https://lnkd.in/ePFn34yP

The hospice SFP continues to be an important focus for hospice providers. Check out this recent blog post from Strategic Partner, Axxess to review important information and gain compliance best practices from Zaundra E., VP of Hospice Professional Services for Axxess.

ICYMI...On the final episode of the NHPCO Podcast, host Elyssa Katz is joined by Tracy Wheeler, Executive Director for End Well, a leading non-profit at the intersection of end-of-life and culture change with a focus on making end of life, part of life. In this clip, Tracy speaks to finding a person with a passion for engaging on social media to help build your brand awareness and educate your community. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/dxhYiFR3 As the NHPCO Podcast concludes and we shape our future together in the Alliance, we want to hear from you! Share your feedback on the podcast, a miniseries, or an episode with communications@allianceforcareathome.org.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to carry out the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) based on bad data. If implemented with its current flaws, this program threatens patients and families’ ability to make informed decisions about the best hospice care. The bipartisan Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act (H.R. 10097) will ensure that CMS has the time and tools needed to fix this flawed program. Act today and express your support of this bill to ensure patients get the highest-quality care and providers receive fair assessments: https://lnkd.in/e4uDUXdA

We Honor Veterans Partners with Axxess to Expand Provider Education for Veterans 🔴 ⚪ 🔵 The Alliance’s We Honor Veterans (WHV) program has partnered with Axxess to provide prospective and current WHV partners with education that introduces them to or deepens their understanding of We Honor Veterans. In honor of Veterans Day, Axxess has launched the program with a course focused on providers new to the WHV program. The full Axxess training library will include courses tailored to care-at-home executives and current partners, in addition to the existing new partner course. Upon completing the training, partners will be equipped to continuously improve the care they provide to the Veteran community and successfully navigate the robust library of provider education available through the We Honor Veterans website. Together, these resources offer best practices and guidance for caring for Veterans at the end of life for organizations new to or at any level of the We Honor Veterans program. Anyone can create an Axxess Training and Certification account through the Axxess website (https://lnkd.in/gi3FWnRS). Once you’ve created your account, navigate to the Axxess Training and Certification homepage and click the link to visit the new WHV course (https://lnkd.in/eRUF2-My). #CAHM #WeHonorVeterans #WHV #StrongerTogether

This week is Hospice Week! 👏 Hospice care, and the Medicare hospice benefit, is one of the most sacred, successful, and high value parts of the United States healthcare system and the Medicare program overall. This week we recognize the many care team members nationwide who make this work possible, and we celebrate the demonstrated value of hospice care for patients and families and for Medicare. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering. Although some hospice care is provided in hospitals, nursing homes, or other facilities, most patients are cared for in the place they call home, which is where most people would prefer to be. Hospice provides all medications, services, and equipment necessary. Hospice also offers bereavement care (grief support) for up to 13 months. Learn more about hospice care and join us in celebration: https://lnkd.in/gszvXS-8 #HospiceCare #CAHM #StrongerTogether #HospiceWorks 

Veterans Day is reserved to honor and express gratitude to the brave individuals who have served and sacrificed for our nation. The Alliance celebrates the crucial role of We Honor Veteran (WHV) partners in ensuring Veterans receive the highest-quality care. WHV partners routinely conduct ceremonies of recognition for Veterans in their care and within the community. These ceremonies are important reminders that expressions of gratitude and honor can have a transformative impact for all involved. This Veterans Day, we invite you to explore Infinity Hospice Care’s impactful ceremony of recognition for Korean War Veterans: https://lnkd.in/gfnSHTyt Additionally, learn about Hope Hospice’s privilege of recognizing a Medal of Honor recipient: https://lnkd.in/g_2wv8mn  Ready to become a WHV partner? Register here: https://lnkd.in/g4UwfY_N

You can play a role in keeping your community healthy! 🏘 In partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we are proud to join the Risk Less. Do More. public education campaign to help reduce the effects that respiratory viruses have on the people of the United States. We aim to provide resources to the care-at-home community, who can, in turn, educate and empower the patients and families they serve. Our Risk Less. Do More. webpage has been updated with new resources, including a new fact sheet, Talking to Your Patients About Flu, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccines: nhpco.org/RLDM