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Newly Available: Improving Dying

May 7, 2025

For immediate release November 1, 2024Contact: Lisa Veglahn, Sr. VP for Education, [email protected] Newly Available: Improving Dying WASHINGTON — Virtual reality, physical therapy, music therapy, pet care, and even a haircut are therapeutic, innovative, and practical ways to improve the quality of life for people with terminal illness and are profiled in a new book and…

OnePoint Patient Care to Support Hospice Foundation of America’s Free Ask an Expert Service

Nov 1, 2024

Autism and Grief Project Reports Steady Increase in Website Traffic

Oct 11, 2024
Mar 21, 2023
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Autismandgrief.org Gaining Popularity by Addressing an Overlooked Topic

Mar 10, 2023
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End-of-Life Ethics in a Changing World, Examines Current and Emerging Issues in Hospice and Palliative Care Against a Backdrop of Evolving Legal, Medical, Business, and Social Realities

Sep 30, 2022
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Hospice Foundation of America Applauds Introduction of the GRIEF Act in U.S. House

Sep 16, 2022
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Hospice Foundation of America Warned of Scam Fundraiser

Sep 16, 2022
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Website to Help Adults with Autism Cope with Grief Now Available

Jul 12, 2022
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New Book Examines the Realities and Challenges of Trauma and Bereavement for Those Who are Grieving and Those Who Support Them

Apr 4, 2022
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Hospice Foundation of America and Leading Researchers Expand Scope of Advance Care Planning Project

Jan 6, 2022
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Hospice Foundation of America and major universities seek community partners for advance care planning project

Apr 12, 2021
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Former U.S. Congressman Elected to Serve on Hospice Foundation of America Board

Feb 15, 2021
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Experts Call on President Biden to Develop a Comprehensive Response to Pandemic Grief

Feb 4, 2021
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New Book Forecasts Grim Grief Outcomes for Those Bereaved During Pandemic

Sep 14, 2020
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Hospice Foundation of America to Host Webinar on Intimacy and Sexuality

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