Telling patient stories while maintaining trust 
Penn Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; by Bre Ransome; 10/20/26 
Penn Medicine clinicians, scholars, and a determined medical student are building something the field has needed for decades—the framework for writing about patients with care. ... ... [Ashlan] Willett helped launch a collaboration among clinicians, scholars, and students at Penn and beyond, and became a co-author of a paper published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) earlier this year, that invites others across the field to continue collaborating on a framework for sharing stories about patients with care for ethical complexities.

• A patchwork of standards for consent to tell a patient’s story ...
• The continuum of consent ...
• Where the next generation leads ...

The debate: vertical integration, payvider, or world-class care—which path forward? | part one 
Teleios Collaborative Network (TCN); podcast by Chris Comeaux; 10/21/26 
What if hospice succeeds at the wrong strategy?  Chris Comeaux explores three paths for the future of hospice and palliative care: vertical integration, the payvider model, and world-class specialty care. In Part One of The Debate: Vertical Integration, Payvider, or World-Class Care—Which Path Forward?, Chris Comeaux confronts a defining question for healthcare leaders: What should our organizations become to best serve patients and families? With competition intensifying, financial pressures mounting, and workforce demands growing, he introduces three possible paths: build an Vertical Integration continuum of care, participate in financing as a Payvider, or make World-Class Hospice and Palliative Care the central strategy.

Q2 earnings highs and lows: Chemed (NYSE:CHE)vs the rest of the senior health, home health & hospice stocks 
FinancialContent; by StockStory; 10/20/26 
Looking back on senior health, home health & hospice stocks’ Q2 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Chemed (NYSE: CHE) and its peers. ...

• Chemed (NYSE: CHE) ...
• Best Q2: BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ: BTSG) ...
• Weakest Q2: AdaptHealth (NASDAQ: AHCO) ...
• Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ: ADUS) ...
• Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) ...
• Market Update ...

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.  

New hospice locations crop up as facility relaunches 
Hospice News; by Holly Vossel; 10/20/26 
Some hospices have seen recent growth through new locations in the South, Midwest and East. Meanwhile, one organization plans to soon reopen its hospice facility after a temporary closure.

• Gentiva unveils Midwest de novo: Gentiva has plans to open a new location in Peoria, Illinois. ...
• Avow Hospice expands in Florida: Florida-based Avow Hospice has acquired property to open a new inpatient facility in its home state. The hospice also recently opened a new office location. ...
• Lewis County Hospice’s new location: New York-based Lewis County Hospice will soon open a new facility in its home state. ...
• Brian’s House reopens: The end-of-life care facility Brian’s House recently reopened after a temporary closure. ...

The wisdom circle 
Buccino Leadership Institute, South Orange, NJ; by Tom Dahlborg; 10/19/26 
I have watched brilliant leaders make decisions in isolation that later cost them everything. Not because they lacked intelligence, but because they lacked a circle. Good judgment, I’ve come to believe, is rarely a solitary act. It is built in relationship, tested in trust and sharpened by the courage to be truly seen and truly heard. This is the story of how we discovered that and how Circle changed the way we led, decided and cared for one another.

Before the holidays, Glenview families are invited to learn how to start the conversations they keep putting off 
Newsnet, Glenview, IL; by EIN Presswire; 10/20/26 
For many families, the holidays are when they finally notice it. A parent who seems more tired, a few new dents on the car, a house that isn’t quite being kept up the way it used to be. And then everyone goes home without saying anything. ...

• What to do when Mom or Dad says “I’m fine” and you know they’re not
• How to approach the driving conversation when nobody wants to take the keys
• Getting siblings on the same page, especially when one is carrying most of the caregiving
• Lesser-known resources such as VA benefits and care planning support

Editor's Note: How might you replicate this--using your own resources and connections--for the families in your community who might need your services?

Feds hold back an additional $1.2 billion in California Medicaid reimbursements 
ArcaMax; by Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times; 10/20/26 
The Trump administration is deferring an additional $1.2 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California, citing concerns about potential fraud in a state program that helps older adults and people with disabilities with everyday tasks. Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said federal officials took action after they grew concerned about the rapid expansion of California's personal care services program in recent years. State officials were notified of the decision Tuesday, he said.

In home hospice care in assisted living: a family guide to comfort, teamwork, and peace of mind 
WriteUpCafe; by Oakdale Heights Assisted Living; 10/20/26 

• What does "in home" hospice actually mean? ...
• Who does what when hospice comes to assisted living? ...
• How do you know when it might be time to ask about hospice? ...
• What should families ask the assisted living community? ...
• How can you make a loved one's room more comforting? ...
• How can family caregivers take care of themselves? ...

Child-specific bioethics: Review of pediatric palliative care ethics guidelines 
Nursing Ethics; by Christina Lamb and Dimitra V. Pouliopoulou; 10/17/26 
... Care for dying children needs to be consistently grounded in child philosophies. Recommendation: Expanding access to pediatric palliative care requires ethics education research toward pediatric-specific pedagogies and bioethics frameworks to support consistent, ethically robust, holistic, and child-centered care to improve access across clinical, international and interdisciplinary settings. This review study provides a comprehensive ethical analysis of ethical frameworks guiding pediatric palliative care with a focus on end-of-life care. We identified a lack of pediatric specific bioethics originating in pediatric theory and research informing and supporting pediatric palliative care delivery.
Guest Editor's Note by Judy Zeringue: This international scholarly research article from the Nursing Ethics Journal reveals the need for a pediatric-specific bioethics framework to guide the care of dying children. This framework should be focused specifically on the unique needs of pediatrics, not taken from the same framework applied to adults at the end of life, and must extend to ongoing pediatric clinical education and research. This ethically robust approach must be promoted to help close the gap to guide the care of dying children everywhere.

People who choose to end their lives 
Global Issues | Inter Press Service, Portland, OR; opinion by Joseph Chamie; 10/20/26 
People who choose to end their lives through voluntary assisted dying typically face terminal, incurable, or debilitating conditions that cause severe physical or psychological suffering. Research on requests for medical assistance in dying and euthanasia shows that most individuals seeking these options have advanced, irreversible illnesses or incurable, debilitating conditions that cause severe suffering or diminish their autonomy, dignity, or the ability to engage in meaningful activities. Despite becoming legally permitted in an increasing number of countries, voluntary assisted dying remains controversial. The debate centers on a fundamental tension between respecting personal autonomy and relieving suffering, on the one hand, and protecting human life, on the other.

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