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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

Hospice News

“In our NHE accounting, you will find spending on palliative care or hospice care in the hospital, nursing home and home health care sectors. Medicare sequestration was established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act. ” In 2022, CMS paid $23.9 billion for hospice care, according to the trustee’s report.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Hospice News

Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure.

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Nurse Finds Her Passion as Nurse Educator

Minority Nurse

It was not long before I started picking up per diem job opportunities to explore and broaden my horizons as a nurse. I worked in home care as an intake nurse, home care nurse, and infusion nurse for different companies.

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How the right technology can support recruitment and retention during the caregiver shortage

AlayaCare

At-home care is one of the fastest-growing healthcare segments in North America, even before the pandemic. US Government stats rank home care as one of the US’s fastest-growing occupations, with an additional million workers needed by 2026 (an increase of 50% from 2014). This has a high impact on steady care for the clients.

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How the right technology can support recruitment and retention during the caregiver shortage

AlayaCare

At-home care is one of the fastest-growing healthcare segments in North America, even before the pandemic. US Government stats rank home care as one of the US’s fastest-growing occupations, with an additional million workers needed by 2026 (an increase of 50% from 2014). This has a high impact on steady care for the clients.

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Home Healthcare Benefits for Nurses and Patients

Nurse.com

Entering the hospital or a nursing home long-term poses both physical and mental risks. A research study found that approximately 20% of all nursing home residents have major depression (about 350,000 people in the U.S.), Transitioning to Home Healthcare. and an additional 30% have significant depressive symptoms.

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Turnover reporting: This is going to be good*

The World According to Dr. El

Attending to turnover has the potential to improve quality, reduce certain expenditures, and rehabilitate the public’s image of nursing homes. I’d also suggest attending to the emotional tenor of the nursing home. See my 2014 piece, “ The keys to reducing turnover in long-term care.” Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.,