Vermont Hospice Study Summary of Findings Released

In Vermont, hospice use is particularly low. National Medicare hospice utilization trend data through 2012 indicated that Vermonters were less likely to use hospice services than residents of other states, and they used fewer days of care. To explore more deeply why the hospice use rate in Vermont is among...

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The Smell of Bacon

An Outsider’s Perspective on Hospice in Vermont Author:  Coleen Wright, Madison-Deane Initiative Coordinator, UVM Health Network – Home Health & Hospice of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont One morning, I walked into the McClure Miller Respite House for a committee meeting on the Vermont Hospice Study, a study being...

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Family Room Hosts 2015 Mayor’s National Service Recognition Day

Colchester, Vermont – On Tuesday, April 7, the UVM Health Network – Home Health & Hospice Family Room joined Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and Winooski Mayor Seth Leonard to honor AmeriCorps and other service members and highlight the value of their national service to the Burlington community. AmeriCorps members who...

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Story Time

It’s time to tell a story. Participants in our Grand Way Adult Day Program gather around the room, a picture in hand. Phyllis Boczar, LNA, starts by asking a question about the photo. As people share what they see, Francesca Creta-Merrill, Site Manager, captures everything that is said on a...

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