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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

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The bonus program included a one-time retention payment that ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. Since its implementation in July 2022, VITAS has bolstered its ranks with 275 newly hired licensed clinicians, including 103 during Q4, the company reported.

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As Headwinds Rage, Large Hospice Companies Lay Groundwork for Potential 2023 Growth

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Labor shortages and other headwinds have battered hospices during 2022, including large companies. This has been a longstanding problem since the start of the pandemic, but average length of stay among the publicly traded firms tumbled at a faster rate in Q3 2022 (3%) than they did in the third quarter of 2021 (2%).

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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Board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, Howe has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and medical director for various health care organizations in the Denver area, including a number of rehabilitation, assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities.

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Incoming Samaritan CEO Phillip Heath: Reduce Dependence on Medicare

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One of the things that we’re doing also is launch our new program on social isolation and loneliness with the frail elderly. I personally have aging parents, and they live in an assisted living environment. Samaritan rebranded in 2022 to reflect its expanded scope of services. So what do we do?

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Frontline Honors: Richard Honzel, Angels Grace Hospice, LCC

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Richard Honzel, Hospice Admission Nurse for Angels Grace Hospice, LLC, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Honzel: Back when I was working as a social worker in an assisted living program I was able to witness the comfort and compassion a hospice nurse provided to one of our residents and her family.

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Nonprofit Startup Emmaus Catholic Hospice: Supportive Culture Key to ‘Rapid Growth’

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The organization began as a home health agency and added a hospice segment in 2022, according to Vicki Owens, CEO of Emmaus Catholic Hospice, DBA under the nonprofit Dominican Home Health Agency. Owens: The inception of pivoting from home health to hospice was in 2022. Emmaus Catholic Hospice established services within the last year.

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

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Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. For example, bachelor’s degrees for social workers. Jasmine: Thank you.