Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2023

“Based on these results, we find that institutionalized beneficiaries were less likely to receive SIA services, and even among those that did, received shorter visits,” Christian and Plotzke indicated at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Providence hospice workers include 130 registered nurses, social workers, and other staff who joined the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) in January 2023. This is the latest in a series of unionizations among hospice and palliative care workers, particularly in California and Oregon.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Coping with “anticipatory grief” can be amplified among pediatric palliative and hospice clinicians, which could be contributing to higher risk of burnout, according to Debbie Vallandingham, director of social work and grief care services at Angela Hospice. Others are also banding together to form collaborative partnerships.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

I started advocating pretty early on that I thought it would be really beneficial to form a separate, dedicated team of nurses, physicians, social workers and chaplains to take part in this care. The nonprofit health system serves Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The Community PedsCare program has an interdisciplinary staff of about 22 employees including a chaplain, social workers, child life specialists, music therapists and a respite program with registered nurses that provide care to families, among others. The Florida-based provider is an affiliate of Alivia Care Inc.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

However, researchers should pay more attention to potential risks in ongoing research, according to Ladybird Morgan, a registered nurse and social worker for the palliative care company Mettle Health and co-founder of The Humane Prison Hospice Project. “I I don’t see a lot of focus on the possible harms.

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Hospice News

JUNE 15, 2023

A registered nurse started the company back in 1985, and it was 100% volunteer-based. Even the nurses just volunteered their time. We have nurses, a social worker and chaplains that donate their time. I am the new executive director for Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley.

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Hospice News

JUNE 13, 2022

Strategies revealed in the study include increasing the amount of social workers and re-allocating non-clinical responsibilities, such as scheduling, to other areas of the organization.”. Close to 8-0% claimed that at least 20% of their registered nurse positions are currently unfilled.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. I made my way through the ranks as a CNA, then a registered nurse, and then a nurse practitioner and now, I’m in a leadership position. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Things that are unique for rural and frontier providers are trying to find qualified staff, registered nurses, physicians, social workers or spiritual care providers,” Wood said. Among the persisting obstacles in rural communities is an insufficient supply of hospice and palliative clinicians.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

“We were seeing retention as being harder and harder, competing with other organizations for doctors, nurses, CNAs and other clinicians,” Nathan Adelson Hospice CEO and President Karen Rubel previously told Hospice News. Registered nurses also saw high turnover rates at 25.15% turnover and accounted for 16.97% of vacancies.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

One contingent of providers who benefited significantly from the rebasing were those who have respite care contracts with nursing homes, according to Judi Lund Person, NHPCO’s vice president of regulatory and compliance. Though the is not yet final, the proposal included a 4.2%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff. Holstein is a registered nurse with more than a decade of hospice and health care experiences in community-based and hospital system programs. “It

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Hospice News

APRIL 3, 2024

She is a registered nurse who has also served as a hospice case manager, nursing aide, director of nursing and regional director. VNAHSR employs more than 250 certified home health aides, rehabilitation therapists, social workers and visiting nurses.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

From the usual suspects, like physicians, nurses, and chaplains, to the more nontraditional ones, like veterinarians, dentists and death doulas, McPherson said she has seen all sorts of learners come through the doors. Of the Class of 2024, 36 students received their Master of Science degree and seven received a graduate certificate. “We

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

For more than 40 years, Community Hospice has grown from an inspired idea by two registered nurses to a respected and leading provider of vital service for those with serious and life-limiting illness in the Central Valley area. Agape Care Group Appoints M&A VP. Mission Healthcare Make Clinical Leadership Moves.

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2022

The hospice also brought on Carolyn Wesoloski as a registered nurse and Catherine Whinery as an infection control and prevention nurse. Recent hires also include nurse case managers Caitlin Cunningham and Annette Drouin. It also welcomed a new hospice aide, Meagan York.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, Howe has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and medical director for various health care organizations in the Denver area, including a number of rehabilitation, assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities. Agrace Expands Medical Team.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

Caitlin Berry, Registered Nurse, Hospice for Advocate Aurora Health, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. I think the voice of bedside staff (nurses, CNAs, social workers, and chaplains) is still undervalued and underutilized. Ask “why” or “why not?”

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Hospice of the North Coast

AUGUST 25, 2023

The hospice care team comprises medical experts, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers who collectively address the needs of patients and their families. This team may include a family member, social worker, or friend taking on a daily role, with assistance from home healthcare aides as necessary.

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Home Care Pulse

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) currently collects claims data showing the percentage of hospice patients who receive in-person visits from a registered nurse or medical social worker on at least two of the last three days of life. H ospice and Palliative Care Month has arrived.

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Hospice News

MAY 23, 2023

A growing cadre of hospice and palliative care clinicians and experts are becoming proponents of psychedelic therapy when appropriate for individual patients — and their families, according to Ladybird Morgan, a registered nurse and social worker for the palliative care company Mettle Health and co-founder of The Humane Prison Hospice Project.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

But Barbara is an award-winning, end of life educator and registered nurse. You need to, and, and to say, well, you know, you can talk to the social worker anytime or you can talk to our chaplain anytime. If you’re really a, a healthcare worker is really struggling. Speaker 2 ( 00:40 ): Mm-hmm. ,

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