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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Though Addus has focused on growing its personal care and home health services, hospice remains a pillar of its strategy. VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. Hospice nurses with decades of experience have stated that training clinicians to provide goal concordant care involves an empathetic and unbiased approach.

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Burnout Brings Hospice Nurses to an ‘Urgent Crossroad’

Hospice News

“The pandemic has stressed nurses to leave the workforce and has expedited an intent to leave in the near future, which will become a greater crisis and threaten patient populations if solutions are not enacted immediately.” Around 62% of the surveyed hospice nurses indicated that their workloads had increased during the pandemic.

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Hospices Leverage Technology to Improve Patient, Employee Satisfaction, Reduce Turnover 

Hospice News

Hospice nurses pointed to this issue as their number-one concern about their jobs in a recent survey by The Amity Group. Nurses are saying, ‘I love being a hospice nurse. A frequent goal is reducing the amount of time spent on documentation. But my family doesn’t love it because I’m never there.

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The Role of Hospice Nursing in End-of-Life Care

Diversity Nursing

The primary goal of hospice care is to manage the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients, as well as provide support to their families. It is provided by a team of healthcare professionals, including hospice Nurses, who play a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive the best possible care.

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Unionized Hospice Workers Reach Agreement with Providence Health System Amid Growing Trend

Hospice News

Hospices that are affiliated with larger health systems, like Providence, may be more likely to see staff participate in labor unions. The Providence hospice workers include 130 registered nurses, social workers, and other staff who joined the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) in January 2023.

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Voices: Kody Johnston, Director of Business Analytics at Maxwell Healthcare Associates

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by Maxwell Healthcare Associates. In this Voices Interview, Hospice News sits down with Kody Johnston, Director of Business Analytics at Maxwell Healthcare Associates, to learn about the top tech trends agencies should be watching, as well as how they can use this technology.

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Aging Media Network, a WTWH Healthcare Company, Announces the Frontline Honors Class of 2023

Hospice News

Aging Media Network, a WTWH Healthcare company, is proud to announce the Frontline Honors Class of 2023. About Aging Media Network, a WTWH Healthcare Company Aging Media Network, a WTWH Healthcare company, is an innovative publishing company based in Chicago, Illinois.

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