Literature Review

Community Hospice & Palliative Care highlights the importance of choice during National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Jax Chamber, Jacksonville, FL; Press Release; 10/28/26 November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and Community Hospice & Palliative Care is encouraging individuals and families across Northeast and North Central Florida to learn more about their care options and make informed decisions when facing serious illness.

Luke’s Wings Hospice Foundation of America; 10/28/26 Luke’s Wings’ Veterans in Hospice Transportation Assistance Program (H.T.A.P.) provides free flights for the loved ones of Veterans in hospice care. Through H.T.A.P., Luke’s Wings is honored to provide a final salute to these extraordinary men and women and ensure their loved ones have the opportunity to be physically present when it matters most. Join Ms. Yaede who will discuss this impactful program as well as their No Service Member Spends The Holidays Alone campaign, which helps ensure service members, Veterans, and their families can be together during the holiday season. This is a free 30-minute informational session. Continuing education not available.

Sacramento Hospice lets homeless residents die with dignity, not alone on the street hoodline, Sacramento, CA; by Michelle Johnson; 10/25/26 Curtis Burdan lived on the streets of Sacramento starting in 2012, and for years he carried congestive heart failure that eventually left his heart functioning at about 10%. Today he has a private room, daily necessities and professional hospice care at Joshua’s House, a South Natomas facility built specifically so people experiencing homelessness do not have to die in a hospital bed or on the pavement. ... Joshua’s House opened in summer 2025 and is operated by YoloCares, according to CapRadio. As KCRA 3 News reports, the facility hosts six cottages with capacity for 15 patients, and each cottage includes three private rooms along with shared kitchen, dining and bathroom spaces. 

Tuscora Stamp Club raises $4,500 for hospice: annual auction sold about 200 lots to support Ohio’s Hospice care for patients and families Your Ohio News; 10/22/26 The Tuscora Stamp Club raised $4,500 for Ohio's Hospice during its annual charity auction at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in New Philadelphia Oct. 20. The event brought together club members, local stamp dealers and collectors to support the organization's mission of providing care and comfort to patients and their families. ... The annual auction reflects the club's continuing partnership with Ohio's Hospice and its commitment to supporting the community through stamp collecting.

Hog Town Inc. donates $5.5K to United Hospice Service following charity run  Tri-City Times, Marlette, MI; by Newsroom; 10/20/26 Members of Hog Town Inc. recently presented a $5,500 donation to United Hospice Service of Aspire Rural Health System following the organization’s 21st annual Hog Town Run. The charity ride, held Aug. 8, drew motorcyclists from across Michigan to raise funds for end-of-life care. With this year’s contribution, Hog Town Inc. has donated more than $230,000 to the hospice program since the event’s inception. Proceeds from the annual run directly support United Hospice Service in providing compassionate care to terminally ill patients and their families throughout Sanilac, Lapeer, Huron, Tuscola and St. Clair counties.  

Valley Hospice continues end-of-life care conversation with second theatrical performance TAPinto.net, Paramus, NJ; by Valley Health System; 10/19/26 Following the thoughtful discussions generated by The Final Act Part I: A Conversation on End-Of-Life Choices, a theatrical performance hosted by Valley Hospice last November, community members are invited to continue the conversation at The Final Act Part II: Setting the Stage for Hospice Care. ... Through storytelling, drama, humor, and education, the program explores what hospice care truly provides beyond the final days of life, including expert symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, caregiver education, crisis prevention, and guidance through difficult transitions.

The workforce crisis healthcare leaders can’t afford to ignore | part two Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN); podcast hosted by Chris Comeaux with Ron Hetrick; 10/16/26 The greatest threat to your organization’s future may be having too few people to deliver the care you promise. In Part Two of The Workforce Crisis Healthcare Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore, Chris Comeaux welcomes back Ron Hetrick to explore how healthcare leaders can prepare for a future shaped by an aging population, growing care needs, and a shrinking pipeline of workers. Hetrick moves from demographic warning signs to practical leadership decisions: redesigning difficult jobs, building training pipelines, creating workplaces people want to stay in, and evaluating expansion through the lens of available talent. He also explores how private home care could intensify competition for caregivers ...  

Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties brings veterans together for a salute to servicefocusmedia, Montgomery, NY; Client News; 9/30/26 Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties brought veterans, families and community members together on September 23 for a Veterans Brunch: A Salute to Service at The American Grill at Stony Ford Golf Course in Thomas Bull Memorial Park. The gathering honored local veterans and provided an opportunity to share experiences, form connections and learn about available support.With the surrounding mountains in view on a bright fall morning, attendees exchanged stories across generations and branches of service. Before the panel discussion, the program featured a medley of military service songs, with veterans standing for their branches.

Geographic disparities in hospice quality and family caregiver experience: the roles of ownership, social vulnerability, and workforce capacity arXiv; by Jinho Cha and Misun Roh; 9/29/26  Hospice quality should be interpreted in relation to both provider organization and the local conditions under which care is delivered. This study develops a provider-county performance assessment framework by linking national Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospice data and Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Hospice Survey outcomes with county measures of rurality, social vulnerability, health burden, and workforce and health-resource context. The adjusted analysis includes 2,928 providers in 1,078 counties and combines geographic mapping, blockwise regression, six secondary CAHPS outcomes, and eight sensitivity analyses.

Industry veteran launches ServingOverSelling movement to encourage health systems to curb promotional marketing News Chief, Minneapolis, MN; Press Release; 9/27/26 Chris Bevolo, former healthcare marketing agency owner, CEO and author of seven books calls on health systems to redirect money from self-promotion. One year after retiring from a 25-year health system marketing career, industry veteran Chris Bevolo has launched ServingOverSelling, a movement that encourages health systems to reallocate their promotional marketing spend and instead put those resources, energy and focus of those institutions back where they belong: on helping the people they exist to serve. The initiative, launched during the 2026 Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development 2026 Connections Annual Conference, already has a number of signatories to the movement’s pledge for health system marketing leaders to reallocate their promotional marketing spend in whatever way possible.

4th Annual Walk for Hospice raises over $75,000 for the Aroostook House of Comfort The County, Caribou, ME; 9/25/26The Aroostook Hospice Foundation held its 4th Annual Walk for Hospice on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Caribou High School Track & Trails, bringing together over 442 participants and 31 teams and raising more than $75,000 in support of the Aroostook House of Comfort. The annual walk brings the community together to raise funds and awareness while remembering and celebrating the lives of those touched by hospice care. This year marked the largest Walk for Hospice to date. 

Labor Day auction raises more than $1 million Hospice & Community Care, Lancaster, PA; online letter to their sponsors, volunteers, and community; retrieved from the internet 9/22/26 Thanks to your incredible generosity, we are proud to share that more than $1 million was raised to support hospice and palliative care, bereavement services, and grief support programs for the thousands of patients and families served by Hospice & Community Care each year. This remarkable achievement reflects the compassion and commitment of our community. Because of you, we can continue our mission of helping patients and families live better with serious illness through end of life. From all of us at Hospice & Community Care, thank you for making a difference.

Valley Oaks Health awarded $828,375 GROW grant to expand rural health access across northwest central Indiana PR Newswire, Lafayette, IN; 9/17/26 Valley Oaks Health announced today that it has been awarded $828,375 through the Growing Rural Opportunities for Well-being (GROW) Region 3 Grant initiative to strengthen access to integrated healthcare services across rural communities in northwest central Indiana. The funding is part of the Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program (Indiana RHTP), a statewide initiative designed to improve healthcare access, strengthen healthcare infrastructure, promote innovation, and support strategic partnerships that improve the health and well-being of Hoosiers.