Hospice Research Information 11/1/25

Hospice Research Information 11/1/25

1. National Healthcare at Home 2025 Best Practices and Future Insights Study. BerryDunn, in partnership with National Alliance for Care at Home, LeadingAge, and Council of State Home Care and Hospice Associations, announces the return of best practice research to the industry with the 2025 National Healthcare at Home Best Practices and Future Insights Study. The purpose of this study is to continue the involvement and commitment to research in the healthcare at home industry. [For additional information, see the press release; to participate in the online survey, click here.]
2. Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Across the Lifespan (ASCENT). Our first request for letters of intent for the Research Scholar Award and the Pilot and Exploratory Studies Award closed last week, and we received an impressive number of submissions... If you didn’t submit a letter of intent, we may reach out to ask for your help with the scientific review process and would be grateful if you would consider joining an ASCENT study section. If you want to learn more about the award programs, we invite you to watch our overview webinar. An additional call for proposals will be announced next year—keep an eye on your inbox and the ASCENT website for details.
3. National Alliance for Care at Home - Pediatric e-Journal submission information. For more than a quarter of a century, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Pediatric e-Journal (formerly known as the ChiPPS e-Journal/Newsletter), and now part of the Alliance for Care at Home, has been a critical and leading source of information and education relevant to pediatric palliative and hospice care (PPHC). The current and archived issues and other pediatric resources are available at https://allianceforcareathome.org/pediatric-e-journal/. Issue #81 is titled Adolescents and Young Adults. If you are interested in contributing an article in this genre, such as those on transitions, legal issues, and guardianship, the submission deadline is November 15, 2025. Please see this document for additional background and submission information.