Literature Review

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Designing the dream house of an 87-year-old tech visionary DNYUZ; 6/16/26 Brand’s life has been going for 87 years, but lately the going has been tough. The man known for creating the Whole Earth Catalog—the 1960s countercultural guide to self-sufficiency that Steve Jobs was fond of—has an incurable disease and is down to 130 pounds, an alarming weight for a nearly 6-footer. Brand’s mind is sharp as ever; you can’t talk to the man for five minutes without learning something. ... Brand is a world-class pragmatist and a philosopher of structures; he once wrote a book called How Buildings Learn about how homes and commercial properties evolve over time. ... We do a walk-through of the studio, all 715 square feet of it. Off of the living space, under an arch, is a motorized bed. There are no rails, and it looks nothing like hospital equipment. Brand grabs a remote and playfully shows me how it rises and kneels. The kitchen counters are lower than usual, to accommodate Brand if he ever needs a wheelchair. The bathroom is the space that’s most optimized for accessibility. ...

CHAP: CMS posts Accrediting Organizations (AOs) Oversight Final Rule with Comment Community Health Accreditation Partner; Press Release; 6/16/26 Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions was posted on the Federal Register Public Inspection desk on 6/12/2026 and is estimated to post in the Federal Register on June 16, 2026. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will accept comments related to the proposed rule through August 15, 2026, 11:59 pm. Information about submitting comments appears at the beginning of the rule. This final rule is effective June 16, 2027.

Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow. ~ Toni Morrison, Beloved

Olio and WeCare Centers raise the bar for transitions of care across Western Pennsylvania and New York BusinessWire, Indianapolis, IN; Press Release; 6/16/26 Olio announces a new partnership with WeCare Centers, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation operator with nine facilities primarily across Western Pennsylvania. Known for its commitment to compassionate, high-quality care, WeCare is adding Olio to bring the same rigor to what happens after a patient leaves the building. The partnership gives WeCare the infrastructure to formalize its outbound referral workflows, gain post-discharge visibility into home health and hospice partner performance, and demonstrate to payer and hospital partners a consistent, outcomes-driven approach across the full continuum.

Hospice of Davidson County rebrands as Alderwood, expands care  The Dispatch; by Staff; 6/16/26 Hospice of Davidson County has changed its name to Alderwood of Davidson County as it expands beyond traditional hospice care to offer a broader range of services for people facing serious illness, including new palliative care options and enhanced grief support programs. "For over 40 years, we have provided our community with exceptional care," said Kristi Johnson Marion, senior communications and marketing consultant. "As the needs around us have grown, we continue to evolve: expanding our services, elevating our expertise and ensuring we remain a steadfast and trusted presence wherever serious illness calls for us."

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Well-timed nudges help care providers to honor the wishes of patients with cancer according to study National Comprehensive Cancer Network; edited by Gaby Clark and reviewed by Andrew Zinin; 6/15/26 New research in the June 2026 issue of Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that small, targeted prompts delivered to both patients and providers at the right moment can significantly increase the number of serious illness conversations that take place. The randomized controlled trial out of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute tested two simple nudges designed to encourage important conversations between patients with cancer and their oncologists about goals and preferences for care. ... When these nudges were combined, these conversations occurred significantly more often.

LA City fraud: How many millions has the county lost? FilmDaily; by Simone Barbon; 6/15/26 Los Angeles County continues to tally losses from multiple fraud schemes that targeted public funds during and after the pandemic. Taxpayers want concrete numbers on how much money disappeared and whether recent prosecutions are closing the gaps. 

The pain of caring for a parent who abused youDNYUZ; 6/16/26 It started in January 2024, with a call from her father’s eye doctor. Did Carole know that Andre was still driving, even though his vision was so poor? Even though it was illegal to drive with eyesight so bad? Well, no, she didn’t; she made a point not to know this sort of thing about her father. Also, she didn’t really care. Still, Carole drove to his house, on the outskirts of Santa Rosa, Calif., down long dirt roads surrounded by vineyards. ... And there was her father, 93, standing by the front door, on that filthy rug, next to the maroon-colored walker that he hated to use. Looking small, looking weathered. ... 

Vance’s fraud task force is sweeping up legitimate small businesses The Washington Post, Washington, DC; by Isaac Arnsdorf; 6/15/26 The vice president and other officials have downplayed evidence of collateral damage in their crackdown on fraudulent hospices. In April, when the Trump administration began suspending about 800 hospices in the Los Angeles area suspected of fraud, a small local agency started accepting patients from the affected providers. The owner never thought he would be next. ... “The Trump administration is taking a pretty aggressive tactic here, but the downside is you’re often going to catch up legitimate actors because you’re not really taking the time to do your due diligence,” said Hillary Loeffler, vice president of policy and regulatory affairs for the National Alliance for Care at Home, an industry group, who worked on hospice issues at CMS until 2025.

Connecting through emotions: a social constructivist grounded theory on how palliative care clinicians use their emotions during consultations Journal of General Internal Medicine; by Katrien Moens MSc, Johan Bilsen PhD and Sofia C. Zambrano PhD; 6/15/26 Background: Palliative care clinicians are regularly exposed to emotionally laden situations. While emotions are an intrinsic part of their encounters with patients and relatives, the role of clinicians’ own emotions has remained understudied. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that palliative care clinicians use their strong emotions during consultations to build connection. When met with awareness and reflection, these emotions can serve as a valuable resource for delivering patient- and relationship-centered palliative care. Future research should explore clinicians’ training needs and attitudes towards emotional skills training more broadly.

Hospice care takes a community: Lynn Mock Cleveland.com, Cleveland, OH; by guest columnist Lynn Mock, chief strategy officer for Reserve Care; 6/14/26 ... Across Northern Ohio, families face some of life’s most difficult moments when a loved one is living with serious illness. In those moments, medical expertise matters. But so does something less clinical, but just as essential: human presence. Hospice brings both. ... This support allows patients to focus on what matters most in the time they have. But hospice does not stand alone in that work. It is strengthened by the community around it. ... Community support also makes grief care possible.