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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

Hospice News

The bonus program included a one-time retention payment that ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. Since its implementation in July 2022, VITAS has bolstered its ranks with 275 newly hired licensed clinicians, including 103 during Q4, the company reported.

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Frontline Honors: Richard Honzel, Angels Grace Hospice, LCC

Hospice News

Richard Honzel, Hospice Admission Nurse for Angels Grace Hospice, LLC, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Honzel: Back when I was working as a social worker in an assisted living program I was able to witness the comfort and compassion a hospice nurse provided to one of our residents and her family.

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

Hospice News

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.

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Incoming Samaritan CEO Phillip Heath: Reduce Dependence on Medicare

Hospice News

One of the things that we’re doing also is launch our new program on social isolation and loneliness with the frail elderly. I personally have aging parents, and they live in an assisted living environment. Samaritan rebranded in 2022 to reflect its expanded scope of services. So what do we do?

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Creating Spaces

Chicago Caregiving

The C wing of Westminster Place , an assisted living community in Evanston, used to be a sleepy corridor with dull, mass-produced artwork. Around the same time, Jacqueline Willrich, 86, a retired French teacher at Northwestern University and social worker, also arrived at Westminster.

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Always Best Care Franchise Owners in Texas Expand El Paso Territory

Always Best Care Senior Services

12, 2022) — Always Best Care Senior Services, one of the leading senior care franchise systems in the United States, announced today that existing franchisees Carlos Camacho Jr. The Camachos have also developed a strong reputation in the community for their assisted living placement and skilled nursing services.

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Documenting Caregiver Experiences

Chicago Caregiving

After retiring in 2022, I was asked by the Illinois Family Caregiver Coalition to collect stories from caregivers. Although I was busy doing more for my father, who lived six hours away, I felt like continuing to learn from the experiences of other caregivers would be meaningful.