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The Employment Outlook for Hospice Aides

Hospice News

The national average wage rate for hospice aides is $18.23 per hour, according to Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service’s (HHCS) 2023-2024 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report. Among stand-alone hospice agencies, this rate was slightly higher at an average of $18.37 per hour, compared to $18.15

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St. Croix’s New Minnesota Location Supports Staff Amid Growth

Hospice News

Now there is a care team that is expected, and its not just one person whos going to be coming in and out. You have a nurse, you have a chaplain, you have a social worker, you have a hospice aide. Croix Hospice has widened its geographic footprint across 10 Midwestern states. Launched in 2008, St. The post St.

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Los Angeles Hospice Home Care Launches Scholarship Program for Aides

Hospice News

Los Angeles-based Hospice Home Care recently rolled out a scholarship program for hospice aides in a move towards building career pathways and improving retention. Los Angeles County needs to hear the voices of those who provide Los Angeles hospice care to the residents of this county as they near the end of life.”

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Wages Rising for Hospice Workers; Aides See 9.09% Increase

Hospice News

Wages for hospice aides and CNAs are rising faster than those for other interdisciplinary team members as providers seek to stem rampant turnover among those employees. We need to make sure that we continue to press [reimbursement] rates in order to pass those wages down to caregivers to entice them back into the home care space.”.

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Understanding the Hospice Admissions Process

Traditions Health

Routine home care includes intermittent care such as nursing, aide support for activities of daily living, physical therapy, and more in the place they call home. Continuous home care provides a healthcare provider for 8-24 hours per day. Continuous home care is short-term in nature.

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Wage Hikes, Labor Shortages Put Hospices Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Hospice News

The State of New York’s recently approved budget for Fiscal Year 2023 required that home care and hospice aides be paid at least $2 more than the state’s $15 standard minimum wage. While this increase is specific to New York state, the issue of wages has national implications.

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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

Hospice News

A significant factor in the anticipated hospital spending increase is rising labor costs, which have also been afflicting hospices and other providers in the continuum. Nationally, registered nurses saw average salary increases of 5.95% in 2022.

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