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Culture, Compensation, Education Are Keys to Hospice Chaplain Turnover

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“When someone is overwhelmed, it is impossible for them to provide quality care.”. On average, the tenures of more than a third of hospice chaplains in the United States lasted only one to two years between 2010 and 2019, according to research from Zippia. A shrinking labor pool.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

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Recently, Oreofe Odejide, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and colleagues published an analysis of hospice utilization among patients who died with lymphoma, and they made recommendations for improving patient care. 2010; (29): 4457-4464. Family perspectives on end-of-life care at the last place of care.