Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This expense and associated drops in patient volume put a dent in third quarter revenues, but CFO Jeff Shaner has indicated that enduring that disruption will set up Aveanna for a healthier 2023. . “In The post As Headwinds Rage, Large Hospice Companies Lay Groundwork for Potential 2023 Growth appeared first on Hospice News.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Guerisoli stepped into the CEO role in 2022 and has served on Pennants board since 2023. Baldwin most recently served as chief growth officer at Kara Health since 2023 and held leadership positions at Moments Hospice and Compassus prior to that. Lamb joined Pennants board in 2019 as chairman of its auditing committee.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. Social worker visits in the last days of life also rose to 9% in 2021, up from 7% in 2020. visits in the last seven days of life between May and November 2023.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Wages for hospice clinicians continue to go up amid widespread staff shortages, but they grew at a slower rate in 2023 compared to the prior year. Meanwhile, turnover rates declined in 2023, representing the first drop in several years, the report indicated. Social worker wages went up 3.78%, as well as a 2.58% increase for chaplains.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For VITAS in particular, increases in clinical capacity has fostered steady growth during 2023. Fueling the growth is an influx of new clinician hires, spurred by a bonus program the company offered between July 2022 and mid-2023. This, in tandem with a 3.1% base rate increase from the U.S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2023

What’s happening in these states has caused mounting concern around access to quality hospice care for LGBTQ+ individuals, according to Kimberly Acquaviva, social worker and professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

31, 2023, Contessa was a stakeholder in at least 10 joint ventures that were actively admitting patients, according to the SEC filing. Gavin Baumgardner, vice president and national medical director of Palliative Care at Home at Contessa, said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 2023 Annual Leadership Conference.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In 2023, Gentiva was among the comparatively few companies that actively pursued large hospice deals. In 2023, Gentiva began looking for ways to care for a broader swatch of the seriously ill population, including those who were not expected to recover but were also not yet eligible for hospice.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

So when you think about a home-based palliative care program, and you were hoping to include RNs and social workers in there, they’re not considered billable clinicians. That growth has continued into 2023, with at least 157 plans offering home-based palliative care, according to data from Washington, D.C.-based

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2023, Gentiva began looking for ways to care for a broader swatch of the seriously ill population, including those who were not expected to recover but were also not yet eligible for hospice. Patients enrolled in the program also receive services from nurses, case managers and social workers.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

The program, which includes one-time retention bonuses, is focused on building up the company’s supply of licensed nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers, Chemed CEO Kevin McNamara reported in an earnings call.

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Hospice News

APRIL 27, 2023

“I’ll stick my neck out a little bit and just say that if the current rate of capacity expansion continues, and running more like 50 to 75 increase in licensed health care workers per month, in 2024 we’ll return to our pre-pandemic census,” CFO and Executive Vice President David Williams said in a Q1 earnings call. This is down 2.1%

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The national average hourly rate for hospice aides and CNAs rose 9.09% in 2022, compared to a 4.52% increase in 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). . for nurses.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Meanwhile, providers are also rolling with the ups-and-downs of a market ripe for further consolidation after 2023’s M&A slump as workforce headwinds persist. Providers have reported shortages among social workers and nonclinical staff as well.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

That model is a mix of in-person and virtual visits, nurse practitioners, RNs, social workers and community health workers,” Baumgardner said. “I That growth has continued into 2023, with at least 157 plans offering home-based palliative care, according to data from Washington, D.C.-based

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Hospice News

MARCH 26, 2023

The bonus program includes a one-time retention payment ranging from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. The company expects the program to attract roughly 25 new health care workers each month during 2023 at an estimated cost of $40 million. Enhabit Inc.,

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Recipients will be announced in December 2023. Participants included hospice aides, social workers, nurses, clinicians, chaplains and other staff. Home hospice aides in the Los Angeles county region who have previously worked with the organization were eligible to apply for the scholarship.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

These are usually chaplains or social workers providing bereavement services, and some hospices also have clinical psychologists or therapists as part of that team. The language appeared in the 2023 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and related agencies.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

31, 2023, Contessa was a stakeholder in at least 10 joint ventures that were actively admitting patients, according to the SEC filing. That team includes nurse practitioners, social workers, nurses and community health workers, Baumgardner indicated.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Hospice executives in December 2022 shared their predictions for what would happen in the space during 2023. Providers have reported shortages among social workers and nonclinical staff as well. The labor shortage is unsurprisingly a top concern.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

But some indicators in Q3 point to an upturn in some areas as 2023 approaches. The company has instituted a hiring and retention bonus strategy focused primarily on nurses, nurse managers, home health care aides, and social workers, which includes payments to employees ranging from $2,000 to $15,000.

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2023

In addition to nurses, the retention program also aimed to recruit admission nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. We’re prepared for an uptick, but there’s been a lot of effort and expense in developing that workforce.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

visits in the last seven days of life between May and November 2023. Not only have daily clinical visits in the last week of life improved, so too have bedside presence from other interdisciplinary team members such as social workers and chaplains, she stated. Through the predictive analytics data, hospice patients at St.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And while hospices offer social workers and spiritual care, many families continue to have unmet needs that could impede some patients’ access to hospice. At the same time, the ratio of potential caregivers to seriously ill seniors is expected to shrink to 4-to-1 by 2023, a “sharp decline” from 7-to-1 in 2010, AARP reported.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A bonus program implemented last year has accelerated hiring, which in turn has relieved some of the capacity constraints that have been a stumbling block for several quarters running.The initiative included a one-time retention payment that ranges from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers.

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2024

Phoenix Children’s palliative program began in 2009 and includes nine physicians, social workers, mental health therapists, child life specialists and bereavement support professionals. Four medical students have graduated from the fellowship program as of July 2023, with a fifth fellow anticipated this year.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Close to 60% of nearly 330 hospice professionals indicated that their organizations planned to launch palliative care programs for the first time during 2023, according to Hospice News’ Industry Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. In addition to the expansion of existing programs, more are cropping up.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The provider has expanded to four new states and nearly doubled its patient census bring 2023 alone. At the end of this year we’ll be serving almost 1,700 patients, which would be an increase of about 2x, or 100%, in terms of our census at the beginning of 2023. Most recently, it secured $30 million in growth capital in a Jan.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

11, 2023, the U.S. Case in point, social workers left the health care field at record-high rates that exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 35%, data from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker reflected. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is likely to endure past another extension.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

More than half (56%) of nearly 330 hospice professionals indicated that their organizations planned to launch palliative care programs for the first time during 2023 in this year’s Hospice News’ Industry Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. This marks a climb from 52% last year.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

These interesting, unusual or groundbreaking deals could signal what’s to come in 2023 and help shape the hospice market’s long-term future. The transaction, now expected to close in the first quarter of 2023, also marked one of the most unexpected and expensive deals to take place in the hospice sector. Optum to pick up LHC Group.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Becky has served with distinction as our Interim CEO since December 2023 and during this time has proven her readiness to assume the helm of Hospice of the Chesapeake.” Hospice of the Chesapeake in 2023 cared for more than 3,900 hospice patients and over 2,200 supportive/palliative care patients across four Maryland counties.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In May 2023 McDonald was added to a pilot program at The Miriam Hospital that combines palliative care and emergency medical services. That is the most important thing as we think about the need for nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers and case managers.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The bonus program, which ended in July, included a one-time retention payment that ranges from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers who completed at least 12 months of employment.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As VBID now, we’re approaching the end of 2022 and then emerging into 2023, we’re going to be in 15 plans, 119 plan benefit packages, and across 806 counties. HSPN: Now, of course, VBID isn’t available nationwide, yet it’s in certain markets. You can’t take it as one size fits all.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Earlier this year, it was awarded the prestigious 2023 Circle of Life Award from the American Hospital Association, which recognizes programs for their efforts in palliative and end-of-life care. Historic run Getting the Global Partners in Care program to this level has been quite the journey for CHC.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Alexandria, VA) Congress has released the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, an omnibus funding package that will fund the government through Fiscal Year 2023. There is no requirement for hospices to use MFTs or MHCs and a social worker is still required if needed under a patient’s plan of care.

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