HopeHealth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

An inpatient hospice nurse opens up about his experiences at Hulitar Hospice Center, and what it means for patients and their families spending their final moments together. The post In the halls of Hulitar: An inpatient hospice nurse opens up appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Let Patients Lead the Way: Hospice Veterans Advice for New Nurses Hospice nurses share the benefits of their experience with new recruits to the space as providers nationwide work to improve recruitment and retention.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 9, 2025

I can’t tell you how many times hospice nurses reached out to me requesting help to get organized and manage their schedules. In this article, I’ll share 7 tips to help you set up hospice scheduling and visits that work for you and your patients. Hospice Scheduling Tips 1. Why is that? Ready to get started?

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HPNA podcast

MAY 1, 2025

In this deeply personal and resonant episode, longtime hospice nurse and podcast host of The Heart of Hospice , Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN, shares an intimate look at the soul of hospice nursing the part thats rarely documented but always deeply felt.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Hospice and home health nurses at PeaceHealth’s Sacred Heart Home Care Services have announced an impending strike following failed attempts to reach wage agreements in negotiations with the organization. Home care and hospice nurses at PeaceHealth have given notice that the strike will launch on Feb. 1 and end on Feb.

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Hospice News

MAY 28, 2025

Just as some hospice nurses have used social media to inform people about end-of-life care, a handful of physicians are doing similar work for palliative care. Palliative care physicians are taking to social media to help educate the public and other clinicians about the care they provide.

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Diversity Nursing

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The primary goal of hospice care is to manage the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients, as well as provide support to their families. It is provided by a team of healthcare professionals, including hospice Nurses, who play a crucial role in ensuring that patients receive the best possible care.

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Daily Nurse

JANUARY 31, 2024

Communities across the midwest feel the impact of recent snowfall and below-zero temperatures, but that weather didn’t stop Iowa hospice nurse Tiffany McArdle. McArdle, a hospice nurse for St. Daily Nurse proudly names hospice nurse Tiffany McArdle as the Nurse of the Week.

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Hospice of the North Coast

MAY 4, 2023

Hospice nurses help bring dignity and compassion to those who are suffering from a terminal illness. It’s a unique type of nursing that requires special skills and an understanding of the emotional challenges that come with end-of-life care. Choosing a career as a hospice nurse is a meaningful and rewarding experience.

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Hospice News

MAY 14, 2024

Nurses with three years of experience now receive an hourly wage of $47.74. This was close to double the 4.75% increase the health system most recently offered home health and hospice nurses, or an hourly wage of $43.31.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Roughly 90 of its home health and hospice registered nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) recently voted in favor of strike, though ultimately decided to postpone that action as wage negotiations continue. Nurses with three years of experience now receive an hourly wage of $47.74.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This can only be achieved if care teams, including hospice nurses, know the latest evidence-based strategies for dementia care. But hospice nurses also recognize the challenges these patients and their families face every day and are ready to help ease their distress and fear. Recognizing challenges and risks.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Hospice nurses pointed to this issue as their number-one concern about their jobs in a recent survey by The Amity Group. Nurses are saying, ‘I love being a hospice nurse. ’ I think we’re losing a lot of nurses because of this because their family is so unhappy.”

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2023

Several years ago, my grandfather was in hospice, and throughout his experience, he was extremely agitated and anxious. However, everything changed when a compassionate hospice nurse approached my grandmother and asked her a simple question: “Have you told him you’re going to be okay?”

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2022

Our hope was that if we created this residency, we could build a pipeline of nurses who had exceptional training and could then go on and train further nurses. It would open up the opportunity, and show how rewarding it could be to be a hospice nurse and how it differs from other fields.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2022

“Face-to-face encounters for purposes of patient recertification for the Medicare hospice benefit can now be conducted via telehealth (i.e., two-way audio-video telecommunications technology that allows for real-time interaction between the hospice physician/hospice nurse practitioner and the patient),” CMS said in a fact sheet.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Charles Hospice nurse Cherie Iannucci, who helped organize the movement to seek union representation. The home health and hospice unit had undergone a leadership change, and new management came in with a different set of priorities, Iannucci said. The push to unionize began in 2020, according to St. A top priority for the St.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In late December 2023, home health and hospice nurses at Oregon’s PeaceHealth Sacred Heart health system threatened to strike unless they receive wages that are comparable to the hospital’s inpatient teams. Vincent Medical Center in Oregon voted to join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association (PNCHMA) labor union.

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Hospice News

MARCH 31, 2023

The newly proposed rule also included updates around quality and compliance.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The Care Team offers home-based care that includes hospice, nursing and occupational, physical and speech therapy services, as well as medical social workers. Established in 2016, 1st Care provides home health and hospice in the Indianapolis area and surrounding counties across Central Indiana.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

AHHMC offers services exclusively in the home setting, but plans to provide care in local nursing facilities and among inpatients at Adventist Health Mendocino Coast Hospital, according to Miller. The program now is staffed by one full-time and one part-time hospice nurse, as well as a chaplain, home health aides, and a medical social worker.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The legislation passed this week requires the forthcoming emergency regulations to do the following: Establish standards that put a cap on staff travel time and distance to patients in rural and urban settings Set standards for hospice nursing staff patient caseloads Limit the number of hospice agencies that management personnel can be involved with (..)

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

In addition to Tidewell, Empath also operates Suncoast Hospice. The organization is the parent company of 17 affiliates and two philanthropic foundations.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The hospice provider has plans on the horizon to extend its geographic reach in the state as well as in Pennsylvania. Guaranteed’s technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2025

I think Susan said earlier, I know when my pizza is going to get delivered, but I dont know when the hospice nurse is coming. So how can you build mechanisms and operational processes that allow you to get that feedback without overburdening your staff? That illustrates the need for a real-time communication loop.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

New Jersey-based BAYADA provides home-based hospice, nursing, rehabilitative, therapeutic and assistive care services to adult and pediatric patients. Established in 1975, the nonprofit operates 347 locations in 22 states and in eight countries, employing 26,000 health care professionals.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2024

I was drawn to the way that the hospice team addressed multiple aspects of health. Care of the whole person — mind, body and spirit — was what pulled me to nursing originally. It didn’t take long to realize that hospice nursing aligned well with that approach.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Historically, caseloads for hospice nurse case managers have hovered around 10 to 12 patients, but these numbers have been trending upwards. Among the hospices that BerryDunn surveyed, 88% of the best performers kept case managers’ workloads between 13 to 18. Whereas once that increases, you can no longer maintain that.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

APRIL 14, 2022

Whether you’ve been a nurse for one day or 20 years, there are 5 strategies you need to survive hospice nursing. It’s not unusual for hospice nurses to say that it’s their calling. However, it takes more than a calling to make it as a hospice nurse. Let’s get real for a moment.

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Hospice Promise

JUNE 12, 2022

Carol Gilmore (BSN, RN) shares several lessons she’s learned as a Hospice Nurse. Carol has been a nurse for over 40 years and loves everything about it. Being a Hospice Promise nurse has given her the opportunity to serve and help those in her community.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

Hospice Payment Update for 2024, But Industry Stakeholders Fear It Falls Short appeared first on Hospice News. The post CMS Finalizes 3.1%

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2023

Staffing shortages have long plagued the hospice industry, but the pandemic’s impacts have spelled heftier headwinds against sustainability.

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Traditions Health

MAY 11, 2025

Palliative care nurses Our palliative care nurses provide comfort and improve the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses. Rather than focusing on treatment, palliative care nurses concentrate on helping to relieve symptoms, pain, and discomfort.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Despite the gains, the company relied more heavily on contract nurses during Q4 as its new hires were onboarded. Currently, 30 of its 41 new hospice nurses are in orientation. This factored into a 12.1%

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

He was inspired by their dedication to preserving the dignity and comfort of his father during his final days, igniting a fire within him to give back to his community in a similar way, leading him to become a BAYADA hospice nurse. What is the most rewarding about your nursing career after serving in the U.S.

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Hospice News

APRIL 27, 2023

Safety concerns among community-based home health and hospice workers may be on the rise. An unidentified hospice nurse and her patient were recently robbed at gunpoint in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

“About a year ago, we did a kind of a deep dive into some of our challenges, and we realized that we needed to do a new staffing model, one that would attract dedicated, experienced hospice nurses,” Kalvaitis said at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference in Chicago. “So

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