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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. Medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6% Only LPNs and LVNs had higher rates, reaching 31.52% turnover and 25.12% for vacancies.

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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. Medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6%. Nationally, registered nurses saw average salary increases of 5.95% in 2022.

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HopeHealth’s Expanding Scope of Pediatric Hospice, Palliative Services

Hospice News

HopeHealth has been growing its pediatric hospice and supportive care service lines in recent years to address a range of unmet needs among seriously ill children and their families. HopeHealth provides home care, hospice, palliative and dementia care, as well as caregiver and grief support services.

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