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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
Sep 9, 2020
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Hospice Foundation of America Announces Grant Project Focused on Bereaved Adults with Autism

Aug 11, 2020
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​Hospice Foundation of America to Host Dusk, a Play about End-of-Life Decision Making

May 15, 2020
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Hospice Foundation of America Offers Complimentary Live Webinar

Nov 5, 2019
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​Panel Issues Recommendations for Preventing Medication Diversion and Misuse in Hospice Care

Apr 12, 2019
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Dr. Kenneth J. Doka Receives ADEC Lifetime Achievement Award

Mar 8, 2019
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Hospice Foundation of America Publishes New Book on Supporting Aging Americans During Grief and Loss

Mar 30, 2018
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TAPS Institute for Hope and Healing to Host Transforming Loss Event

Mar 7, 2018
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Hospice Foundation of America Partners with Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors to Launch Institute for Hope and Healing

Feb 2, 2018
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Current Issues in Pain Management & EOL Care

Jan 26, 2018
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Liberating Unmourned Loss: Restoring Wholeness After Soul Injury New Continuing Education Program begins in February

Jan 9, 2018
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HFA Announces Grant Project Aimed at Understanding Advance Care Planning Needs of Underserved Communities

Nov 21, 2017
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Navigating the Complexities of Veterans Benefits

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