Hospice News June 7, 2024
Providing hospice and palliative care to patients in remote regions can come with significant challenges alongside innovative opportunities to improve quality, according to Cathy Stauffer Wozniak, executive director at Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard (HPCMV).
Established in 1981, the nonprofit provides care across Martha’s Vineyard island in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Approximately 7 miles off the state’s coast in the Atlantic Ocean, the island is a popular vacation and retirement destination.
Aging populations in the area, like many regions nationwide, are seeing swelling demand for hospice and palliative care. Seniors 65 and older represent roughly one-third of the estimated 20,000 annual resident population in Martha’s Vineyard, a Tufts University study found.
Rising demand comes at a time when...
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