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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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Howe to the care team at The Denver Hospice,” Interim President Tricia Ford said in an announcement. “Dr. Established in 1978, The Denver Hospice provides care to more than 4,000 hospice and around 1,200 palliative care patients annually in nine counties in Colorado. . “His

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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. The following are the most-read Hospice News articles of 2022. #1 Billion (April 21). s (NYSE: HUM) $2.8

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. Started as a direct case manager, worked in a variety of different places including the state legislature and I’ve been with the state office now since 2006. Greg: Yeah, great question. I got into this 31 years ago. Eric: And Susan?