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Senate Again Takes Up Hospice, Palliative Staffing Bill

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These include the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Hospice Action Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, among many others.

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Ep. 27 - Racial and Cultural Competence in Palliative Care

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She is a Robert Wood Johnson, Future of Nursing Scholar (2017-2020) and Jonas Scholar for Chronic Health (2017-2020). In 2019, Amisha received the 2019 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation Scholarship to fund a study in advance care planning through simulation with registered nurses.

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Executive Changes at Niagara Hospice, Transcend Strategy Group, AMOREM, HomeCare & Hospice

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This followed the launch of its dementia care and family support program in 2019. Established in 1971, the organization provides hospice, palliative, nursing and home care services across four counties in western New York.

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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

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million cases in 2019 to 152.8 With the rise in life expectancy and increased risk of dementia in older adults, the demand for nurses who are trained to care for people with dementia is also growing. Let us help you prepare for your hospice and palliative nurse certification exam.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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About 10% of hospice patients were enrolled for only two days or less during 2019, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Two previous iterations of the bill passed in the House but stalled twice in the Senate, most recently in 2019, despite its nearly 300 bipartisan cosponsors.

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Hospices’ 2024 Public Policy Priorities 

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The legislation would establish fellowships through new palliative care and hospice education centers to provide short-term, intensive training, as well as incentivized award programs across all the relevant disciplines. PCHETA was first introduced in 2017 and again in 2019. I’m ever hopeful that we’ll be able to cross the finish line.

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Hospices Have High Hopes for PCHETA, But Is It Enough?

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The legislation would establish fellowships through new palliative care and hospice education centers to provide short-term, intensive training, as well as incentivized award programs across all the relevant disciplines. PCHETA was first introduced in 2017 and again in 2019. Third time’s a charm?

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