Hospice News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Social workers have an increasingly important role to play in breaking down barriers among underserved populations, including misconceptions about hospice that can deter or dampen utilization. The New York-based health system offers home care, hospice and behavioral health, among other services.
Hospice Promise
JUNE 26, 2023
Meet Mikaela, BSW, one of our newest Social Workers! Mikaela recently graduated from NAU in the Spring of 2022. “I could not imagine starting my career in social work at a greater place other than Hospice Promise.
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Hospice News
APRIL 11, 2024
Black Americans are frequently denied access to hospice and palliative care due to structural racism, and many of those communities lack sufficient information to make end-of-life care decisions, new research has found. The issues identified in the report exist across the country. were Hispanic; 1.8% were Native American.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Hospice leaders have kept their eyes on four key numbers as 2022 progressed: clinical capacity, length of stay, labor costs and utilization. The workforce shortage had an influence on each one of these indicators, making it perhaps the most significant, though unfortunate, hospice trend of 2022. Clinical capacity. Length of stay.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The move comes nearly a year after California-based Guaranteed launched in August 2022, when founder and CEO Jessica McGlory began her own provider company two years after her father passed away. The platform also connects patients to in-person end-of-life care services.
Hospice News
MARCH 8, 2023
“I look forward to partnering with this team and all its employees, immersing myself in the culture and executing on strategies that ultimately contribute to ensuring VITAS as the premier provider of end-of-life care.” This includes having the financial means to recruit and retain clinical staff. “We
Hospice News
AUGUST 7, 2023
Jane Schell, section chief of palliative care and medical ethics in, division of Nephrology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), told Palliative Care New. All palliative care, no matter the setting, seeks to alleviate symptoms and pain for people living with chronic illnesses. In May 2022, Sen.
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