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Four Seasons wins $600,000 grant to expand telepalliative care

Four Seasons Compassion for Life has received a $600,000 grant that it will use to expand its telepalliative care model to serve more in-home hospice patients, the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation announced.

The Hillman Foundation announced the 2016 recipients of the Hillman Innovations in Care Program, a multi-year initiative funding leading edge, nursing-driven programs that address the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations. The two winning projects – the otehr is an advanced illness care program supporting the communities served by African-American churches in Alameda County, Calif., — were selected from a diverse field of over 160 applicants.

"This year’s grant recipients are potential game changers,” said Ahrin Mishan, executive director of the Hillman Foundation. "Each person-centered, community-focused program is uniquely positioned to make a national impact on the care of underserved populations with advanced illnesses.”

Four Seasons serves a number of rural, low-income counties in a geography and climate that does not allow for consistent, coordinated health care and poses numerous challenges for nurses charged with regular hospice care home visits. It will receive a $600,000 three-year grant.

“Telehospice is a promising care delivery innovation that can enhance communication among caregivers and the care team, and improve the hospice experience for those most in need,” said Bobbie Berkowitz, RN, PhD, FAAN, Dean of the Columbia University School of Nursing and chair of the Foundation's Advisory Committee. “With over 35 years of award-winning experience in hospice care, Four Seasons is well equipped to implement and lead this effort.”

The goal of the Hillman Innovations in Care Program is to advance leading edge, nursing-driven models of care that improve the health and health care of vulnerable populations, including the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBQT, the homeless, rural populations, and other groups that encounter barriers to accessing healthcare services.