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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.

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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. Medical social workers saw an average 4.07% hourly increase, but in terms of productivity tended to have larger caseloads, with a national average of 29.15

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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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Hospice CEOs: Action Needed on Staffing, Value-Based Care, Oversight

Hospice News

More access to care is critical,” Alex Mauricio, CEO of Bristol Hospice, told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 conference. “I I think providers need to come together and figure out how we continue to attract more talent to the health care space, how we partner with schools, how we partner with each other.”

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Amedisys Makes Executive Moves, Bristol Hospice Names New CFO

Hospice News

Amedisys cited Muscato’s integral roles in strategic investments such as the joint venture strategy the company is pursuing with its Tennessee-based subsidiary Contessa Health, which grew its reach into the high-acuity home care space. It also welcomed a new hospice aide, Meagan York.

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Hospice of Cincinnati, Adventist Health Expand Hospice; Labor Pressures Shutter Midwest-Based Programs

Hospice News

To make sure that we have physical therapy, an RN, volunteers and home health aides readily available for the Paradise and Butte County areas was key to reestablishing services here.” Adventist Health Feather River facility began accepting referrals for new home care and hospice patients in January.

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