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Hospice, Home Health Nurses Unionize at Oregon’s St. Charles Health System

Hospice News

Charles is located in an isolated geographic area and we do cover many remote and rural communities with Home Health and Hospice care,” Debbie Robinson, director of home-based care for St. Charles Health System, told Hospice News in an email. “We

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Lawmakers Mull Bills to Ensure Hospice, Home Health Worker Safety

Hospice News

Connecticut Hospice CEO Barbara Pearce stated in a Public Health Committee testimony that the proposed new rules regarding background checks are unclear, redundant of some Medicare regulations and could also pose barriers for patients in need of end-of-life care.

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Future Leaders: Tej Dhillon, Founder and CEO, Seva Hospice

Hospice News

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Tej Dhillon, founder and CEO of Seva Hospice, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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National Nurses Month

AT Home Care & Hospice

In honor of this month, we express our appreciation for home health nurses, hospice nurses, and nurses who work in the skilled nursing facilities that partner with us as hospice and home health providers.

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The State of the Hospice Nursing Workforce 

Hospice News

Compensation, demographic trends Alongside complex interdisciplinary educational needs, nurses are also facing challenges related to their earnings potential, recent research has found. Courtesy of AGMA Consulting Hospices in particular face greater demographic pressures compared to other settings, according to Coppola.

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Hospice Care versus Home Health Care

Shining Light Hospice

In the next section, we will discuss the differences between Hospice and Home Health care. What Is Hospice Care? Hospice is the care provided for a terminally ill patient who has a life expectancy of six months or less. This ensures proper access to medical, emotional, and spiritual care.

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Mourning Dove Medical CEO Dr. Kaishauna Guidry: Physicians Need a Framework for Understanding Hospice

Hospice News

In medical school, we had a course in the Humanities, and they really took the time to introduce palliative care to us and hospice care to us. For the first two years of medical school, I actually didn’t really understand palliative or hospice care. I thought it was withholding care.

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