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- A spiritual assessment must be part of the comprehensive assessment, completed within 5 days of the election of hospice care.
- Spiritual needs, goals and interventions belong in the interdisciplinary plan of care, reviewed at least every 15 days.
- Each visit note should connect what you offered to the patient's stated goals, not only list the activity.
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The Daily Wire
All briefingsRegulation | October 1, 2026
Hospice election statement addendum now required for every patient
Since October 1, hospices must give each electing patient a written addendum explaining what the hospice will not cover.
Research | September 20, 2026
Spirituality sustains patients and caregivers in a compassionate community in two Brazilian favelas
A mixed-methods study explores how palliative patients and caregivers in socially vulnerable settings draw on faith and community.
Research | August 10, 2026
Standardized spiritual needs screening increased chaplain involvement, German study finds
After introducing the Spiritual Needs Screener, a palliative consult service recorded more chaplaincy visits and more thorough documentation of patient requests.