Hospice News
JULY 11, 2022
Hospice have lost social worker employees at a faster rate than any health care setting in the care continuum. . Social workers have left the health care field at record-high rates during the pandemic, according to data from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker.
Hospice News
MAY 26, 2023
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.
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Hospice News
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
All hospices provide some form of bereavement care after a patient dies, but many families need help with anticipatory grief as well. It’s coming on hospice, knowing a doctor says you have less than six months to live. We have social workers that address anticipatory grief in the sense of: Is your will up to date?
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Blue Ridge Hospice has developed a unique, gamified approach to bereavement care that the agency will test in partnership with seven other providers across the country. The program aims to foster emotional healing through creative, low-risk social interactions guided by professional grief counselors.
Hospice News
JANUARY 10, 2025
Hospice chaplains often have little recourse for upward mobility along their career ladders. More professionals from a wider range of interfaith groups are entering the field, according to Shana Sullivan, bereavement coordinator of Texas-based Heart to Heart Hospice. He has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.
Hospice News
JANUARY 23, 2025
Montana-headquartered Stillwater Hospice has found a successful rhythm to strategic rural-based growth and sustainability. Launched in 2017, the hospice company serves predominantly rural-based populations in Montana, northern Wyoming and South Dakota. If youre a rural hospice, you may have higher reimbursement needs.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has launched a volunteer-based hospice service for terminally ill incarcerated individuals. Volunteers in NDCS’ hospice program provide bedside companionship, emotional support and assistance with daily activities of life.
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