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No One Left Behind: Building a Culture of Staff Retention in Hospice

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The company has been recognized as a great place to work, seven years running, including by Fortune magazine who listed them among the best employers in the aging services sector.

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Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

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magazines 2024 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States. She is charged with overseeing the home health and hospice providers Colleague Assistance Fund, which supports employees during times of personal need. The nonprofit organization has grown into one of the largest hospice providers in the nation.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

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Arif Kamal recently became the new president-elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). Kamal became director-at-large at the academy in 2018. He is also the inaugural chief patient officer at the American Cancer Society and serves as an associate consulting professor of medicine at the Duke Cancer Institute.

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Seven Oaks Health Appoints New President, CMO

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She has been recognized as a “Top Doc” in hospice and palliative medicine by Coastal Virginia Magazine. Big Bend Hospice has appointed new c-suite leaders for its newly formed parent company, Seven Oaks Health, which oversees its palliative care arm. The nonprofit has tapped Jon Wood to become president of Seven Oaks Health.

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Black Communities Face Barriers to Advance Care Planning

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Black people tend to trust their faith leaders, and so if the church is saying this is a good thing to do, then we will be willing to try it,” Bullock told the digital magazine Undark. Black populations have long-faced a history of racism that has affected the ways they access and receive care, according to a recent study.

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The Fastest Growing US Hospice Companies

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magazine,” said Traditions President and CEO David Klementz. Tradition’s footprint has ballooned from a single location to more than 75 nationwide since Dorilton started backing the company in 2011, with acquisitions as a key driver. Traditions has completed more than a dozen transactions during the last three years. “We

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

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A recent Human Rights podcast discussed the story of a Canadian seeking MAID because he could not afford to stay housed. We talk about how Canada got to this point, including the degree to which offering MAID to anyone who is eligible has become standard practice in many places. Bill, welcome back to GeriPal. Bill: Thank you.