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Federal Funds Reignite Hospice Nurse Recruitment Initiative

Hospice News

A new hospice nursing recruitment effort has launched in the New England region after being stalled by the pandemic. The recruitment initiative is the fruit of a collaboration between Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) and the Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire (the Alliance).

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Lawmakers Mull Bills to Ensure Hospice, Home Health Worker Safety

Hospice News

Lawmakers in Connecticut and Vermont have recently introduced legislation aimed at protecting hospice and home health workers. Similar to the Vermont legislation, forces driving the Connecticut bill forward include the aim to protect home-based health care workers from threats of violence or abuse.

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Enhabit Mum on Potential Sale

Hospice News

The Dallas-based home health and hospice company has been digging into a strategic review process since August that could result in a possible sale or merger of some or all of its assets. “As Enhabit built up steam around this strategy in Q3, opening a hospice de novo in Colorado in July. Enhabit Inc.

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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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Who Solves the Direct Care Workforce Shortage? Family Caregivers

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

When his home health nurse visited him the day after he returned home, I asked if we also could have a home health aide. “If I attended a home care conference last week and had an opportunity to listen to the directors of home care, home health and hospice organizations discuss their business.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Esther Conteh

Minority Nurse

I’m an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) and Associate Vice President at VNS Health , one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based healthcare organizations. After working as an aide, I went on to train and become a nurse and graduated as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) from NYU.

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Ep.6: The State of Training in 2022

Home Care Pulse

So, um, really enjoyed being a visiting home health nurse for years. And then I transitioned to clinical education first at the local level, and then at, at a corporate level for a, uh, national, uh, home health company. Linda Leekley ( 00:02:07 ): So, why start my own business?

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