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VITAS Community Access Program Spurs Upward Trend, but Staffing, COVID Headwinds Still Sting

Hospice News

The company saw nursing home admissions jump 6.2%, but sustained a 23.4% They also saw a 7% decline in assisted-living facility admissions. This suggests some normalization is occurring as COVID infection rates drop, as length of stay has been a pain point for many providers during the pandemic.

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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

Hospice News

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. The majority of these hires were nurses, Westfall indicated. VITAS saw nursing home admissions rise 9.4% from Q3 2022.

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

Hospice News

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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GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care

GeriPal

Attendee 14: I am most hopeful that as palliative caregivers, we will continue to authentically welcome the voices of our interprofessional team members, chaplains, social workers, and so we have true interprofessional collaboration. Alex: Nursing homes. Eric: Buying GeriPal podcasts. Eric: BlackRock.

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How to Start a Hospice Agency: A Step-by-Step Guide

CareAcademy Blog

Located in a tranquil, home-like setting, the facility offers a peaceful environment that prioritizes the quality of a patients remaining life over curing illness. At the heart of a hospice care is its staff, including nurses, doctors, social workers, and chaplains.

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

GeriPal

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. We have Alice Bonner, who’s Chair of the Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

By setting, so patients who are living in places like nursing homes and assisted living facilities, where it’s easier to visit very quickly patient to patient, as opposed to home-based care for people say in rural areas. I just want to highlight some work.

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