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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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Established in 1988, AAHPM is a professional organization for hospice and palliative care clinicians, social workers and other health and spiritual care providers in the space. Arif Kamal recently became the new president-elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). Annes Nursing Center.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

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1 Social Workers Leaving Hospice, Health Care in Record Numbers (July 11). One seldom-discussed aspect of this year’s pervasive labor shortage was the number of social workers who had left the field. Social workers cited a lack of employer engagement as a leading cause of burnout and turnover, sources told Hospice News.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

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Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. And what she found most compelling was the work of the peer workers. Shout out to the UC Berkeley-USCF Joint Medical Program.

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Normalcy, Introspection, & the Experience of Serious Illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad Stuart

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You’re a senior author on this article in JPSM, where you interviewed some geriatricians and other people caring for older adults, nurse practitioners, social workers, et cetera. And I get to play a Bob Dylan song that’s been on my bucket list to learn. Brad: I completely forgot about that. That’s great. Juliet: Lund, yeah.

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Balancing Quality Care and Compliance for Hospice Nurses

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For instance, some states allow chaplains and social workers to attend a death. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Collaborating with other healthcare professionals, including social workers and administrators, can help hospice nurses share knowledge and insights about regulatory changes.