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3 Keys to Hospice Social Worker Recruitment and Retention

Hospice News

Three important considerations can help hospices recruit and retain social workers — a respectful workplace culture, reasonable workloads and continuing education opportunities. Workforce shortages remain the industry’s most damaging headwind, and that includes social workers. patients compared to 14.12

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Breaking Down Barriers: The Crucial Role of Social Workers in Dispelling Hospice Misconceptions

Hospice News

Social workers have an increasingly important role to play in breaking down barriers among underserved populations, including misconceptions about hospice that can deter or dampen utilization. The New York-based health system offers home care, hospice and behavioral health, among other services.

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Thank you, Social Workers

AT Home Care & Hospice

Thank You, Social Workers To the Advocates, Problem Solvers, and Champions of Care: Every day, you rise to the challenge of bringing hope and resources to those who need it most.

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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. As with other health care workers, burnout has been a contributing factor. They also had high turnover rates, reaching 29.84% last year.

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Social Workers in Home Health

AT Home Care & Hospice

Social Workers: The Glue of Home Healthcare Social work is a sector within the world of healthcare that is aimed at meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, and communities. They can often refer patients The post Social Workers in Home Health appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Break Down Advance Care Planning Barriers

Hospice News

“Those of us working to improve care for those impacted by serious illness have known that high copays for advance care planning were a barrier to equitable, patient-centered care,” C-TAC CEO Jon Broyles said in a statement.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

Hospice News

1 Social Workers Leaving Hospice, Health Care in Record Numbers (July 11). One seldom-discussed aspect of this year’s pervasive labor shortage was the number of social workers who had left the field. Philadelphia-based All-American Home Care and Innovative Homecare Solutions in Illinois also appeared on the list.

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