Memory Care: Hospice of the Valley awarded grant to support first-of-its-kind in-home dementia program 
Lovin' Life, Tuscon, AZ; 9/6/26 
Hospice of the Valley has been awarded a $100,000 Mercy C.A.R.E.S. Community Reinvestment Grant to support its Supportive Care for Dementia Program across Maricopa, Pinal and Pima Counties. This unique service is the only in-home program in Arizona delivering clinical and emotional care to support families caring for a loved one with any stage of dementia. Specific features of the program include in-home guidance and custom care plans from an experienced dementia team; free family caregiver education and support; low-cost in-home respite care through the RISE student engagement partnership; and 24-hour access to clinical advice and care coordination.

Pathways is expanding! Bringing care to Longmont and surrounding communities 
KFKA 1310, Greely, CO; by Dustin Erbes; 9/8/26 
For nearly 50 years, Pathways has been part of Northern Colorado—walking alongside patients and families through serious illness, hospice care, grief, and some of life’s most difficult moments. Now, we’re bringing that care to Longmont. ... As we become part of the Longmont community, we’re building relationships with local hospitals, physicians, senior living communities, and organizations to help connect patients and families with the care and resources available to them.

Beyond the bottle: a whole person approach to pain management for veterans enrolled in inpatient hospice 
Medscape; by Tracy Shamas, APRN, MSN, ACHPN, Andrea Ruskin, MD, HEC-C, and Alexandra Laffer, PhD; 9/9/26 
Background: ... Veterans Affairs inpatient hospice units are uniquely positioned to implement non-pharmacological pain interventions due to longer lengths of stay and broader resources compared to Medicare GIP-regulated settings. This quality improvement project aims to support the uptake and utilization of non-pharmacological pain management interventions for veterans receiving inpatient hospice care. ... 
Conclusions: Initial findings show that veterans with pain at end-of-life express interest in holistic non-pharmacological options, and integrating these approaches is feasible within inpatient hospice care. ... 

End-of-life care behind bars: regular reviews of articles and reports on key issues in prison hospice and palliative care.
End-of-Life Care Behind Bars - A Periodic Literature Search; September 2026 issue 
Highlights: Prison palliative care and compassionate release should be treated as interconnected rather than competing mechanisms; the constitutional crisis of end-of-life care for incarcerated individuals; prison officers matter in end-of-life care; community hospice engagement in end-of-life care in prisons; person-first language in correctional healthcare – two perspectives; critical reappraisal of policy and practice in correctional healthcare; conducting ethical health research in prisons

Your culture isn't what you say—it's what you tolerate | part one 
Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN); by Chris Comeaux; 9/926 
Your organization’s culture isn’t defined by the values hanging on the wall—it’s defined by the behaviors leaders allow to continue. In Part One of Your Culture Isn't What You Say—It's What You Tolerate, host Chris Comeaux sits down with Tom Foster, President of Foster Learning Corporation and author of Premeditated Culture: The Consequences of What We Tolerate, for a compelling examination of how organizational culture is actually created.  Foster challenges a common leadership assumption: culture begins with defining what an organization believes. Instead, he argues that leaders should start by identifying the specific behaviors they want to see—because beliefs, values, customs, and ultimately culture become visible through what people actually do.

Update to 2026 hospice payment rate correction
From CMS; by Guest Editor Judi Lund Person; 9/9/26
CMS has informed us on September 9, 2026 that there is a correction notice in clearance right now, which hopefully will be out soon. The change is minor and the wage index issue was across all payment systems, not just hospice. 

Don’t let ‘bad actors’ sour the value of caring for California seniors at home 
The Press-Enterprise; by John Fund; 9/8/26 
We’re hearing a lot about fraud in federal programs lately. The new Ground Zero for fraud is in California, where a perfect storm of bad government has formed in the last few years. The worst cases involve Medicare and Medicaid. ... I’ve felt personal pain and anger over these types of scandals. A few years ago, my 87-year-old father in Sacramento mistakenly and prematurely went into hospice which meant Medicare payments for his ailments were foregone. ... Legitimate hospice remains important for people who actually need it. The fraud problem puts that care at risk.

Navigating generational shifts: strategies for sustaining organizational knowledge and future-proofing the workforce 
Recruit-Talent.com; 9/9/26 
The modern workplace is in the midst of an unprecedented demographic transformation, driven by the mass retirement of Baby Boomers and the increasing entry of Generation Z. This confluence of generational shifts presents both significant challenges and unique opportunities for organizations globally. ...

• The Shifting Demographic Landscape: An Overview ..
• The Imperative of Knowledge Retention and Succession Planning ...
• Bridging the Generational Divide: Mentorship and Reverse Mentorship ...
• Attracting and Retaining the Next Generations: Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z ...  

Time is of the essence: evaluating short-term prognosis tools in cancer and non-cancer patients 
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; by Kayla Sheehan, Navasuja Kumar, Julia Pudar, Susan Duong, Megan Bricely, Mohamman Alhameed, Mohammed Kabeto, Donglin Zeng, Adam Marks; 8/27/26 
Accurate end-of-life prognostication supports patient, family, clinician, and health system decision-making. The Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI), Palliative Performance Scale (PPS), and Short-Term Prognosis Signs (SPS) have been used in palliative care populations, particularly advanced cancer (1-3), but their utility for short-term prognostication in non-cancer patients is less established.

As home health moratorium nears expiration, advocates press CMS against extension 
Home Health Care News; by MK Manoylov; 9/9/26 
LeadingAge and the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) submitted new letters urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to allow the moratorium on Medicare home health enrollment to expire — even after LeadingAge has supported the freeze. These new letters also urge CMS to adopt more targeted enforcement measures to avoid implicating compliant providers.  

A new market for AI: preparing families for hospice care 
LeadingAge Texas; by Cast; 9/9/26 
Artificial intelligence tools can help family caregivers to better understand and locate hospice services. While aging services organizations are tapping artificial intelligence (AI) tools to serve their staff, communities, and residents, AI can fill gaps for a different audience—family caregivers who need education and support as their loved one transitions to hospice. ...

• AI End-of-Life Navigation Takes Flight ...
• LifeGuide ...
• Central Health Intelligence ...
• Hospice Intelligence ...

Before you rebrand your company, answer these 4 questions about the business 
Inc., by Michael Kaye; 9/9/26 
Dunkin’ and Calendly changed their identities only after their businesses had evolved. A new logo, color palette or name can help signal a new direction, particularly when a business is trying to enter a new chapter. But the most successful rebrands tend to have something in common. The change started long before anyone unveiled a new visual identity. ... A rebrand can communicate that a company has changed or where it is credibly headed. It can’t create the business transformation on its own.

• Start with the business problem, not the logo ...
• Don’t throw away what customers already know ...
• Make the change real before you announce it ...
• Treat the rebrand as a beginning ...