Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The national average hourly rate for Hospice registered nurses rose 4.58% in 2023, down from a 5.95% increase in 2022, according to a new report by the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Nationally, hourly wages for hospice RNs reached $38.08

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

The 272 participants polled in the 2022 research included clinicians and administrators from 11 health systems nationwide, among other key stakeholders. Currently, this includes only physicians, physician assistants, clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, along with clinical social workers. “If

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Since at least 2022, Contessa has been pursuing palliative care reimbursement through Medicare Advantage. That model is a mix of in-person and virtual visits, nurse practitioners, RNs, social workers and community health workers,” Baumgardner said. “I million in Q3 2022. million, compared with $3.5

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

“So when you think about a home-based palliative care program, and you were hoping to include RNs and social workers in there, they’re not considered billable clinicians. This year, the number of MA plans swelled to 3,998 nationwide, up 6% from 2022.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

The research began in August 2022 with participation from NORC, the HAP Foundation and Arreola Research. If there was someone like a social worker or patient advocate who could listen to their concerns and help them, it might make their situation better. Comparatively, that year, slightly more than 8% were African-American; 6.7%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A bonus program implemented last year has accelerated hiring, which in turn has relieved some of the capacity constraints that have been a stumbling block for several quarters running.The initiative included a one-time retention payment that ranges from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Fueling the growth is an influx of new clinician hires, spurred by a bonus program the company offered between July 2022 and mid-2023. Over the initiative’s 12-month period, VITAS brought on a total of 784 licensed clinicians, the majority of which were nurses.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The national average hourly rate for hospice aides and CNAs rose 9.09% in 2022, compared to a 4.52% increase in 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). .

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Dr. Leena Dutta, medical director of hospice and in-home palliative care for the center, joined the program in May, 2022 and oversaw the initiative. The Northeast Georgia model provides a nurse practitioner, who works under the advice of a physician, and a social worker. That’s when we started to revamp the program.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

If enacted, PCHETA would support hospice and palliative care training programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and chaplains. This is the latest attempt to pass the bill, which has been reintroduced several times, most recently in May 2022, also by Baldwin and Capito. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.)

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million in 2022. That model is a mix of in-person and virtual visits, nurse practitioners, RNs, social workers and community health workers,” Baumgardner said at the NHPCO conference. Contessa saw an operating loss of $5.9 million in Q4 2023, an improvement from $6.6

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Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2023

What’s happening in these states has caused mounting concern around access to quality hospice care for LGBTQ+ individuals, according to Kimberly Acquaviva, social worker and professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing.

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2023

In addition to nurses, the retention program also aimed to recruit admission nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. million compared to the first half of 2022. rise from the same period in 2022. VITAS’ net service revenue reached nearly $321 million during Q2, a 7.8% year-over-year rise.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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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Hospice News

MARCH 26, 2023

One consistent message these providers reported in their Q4 2022 earnings was that — while labor is improving —the upward swing comes with a hefty price tag. This is evidenced by VITAS expanding our licensed health care staff by 275, coinciding with the launch of our hiring and retention program, beginning on July 1 of 2022.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Nelson helped Memphis-based Regional One Health’s Trauma ICU launch an inpatient palliative care program in July 2022 to better support those patients and their families, along with more typical palliative care patients. The hospital houses the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.

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Hospice News

APRIL 27, 2023

.” – Chemed CFO and Executive Vice President David Williams The bonus program includes a one-time retention payment that ranges from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers. from the first quarter of 2022 but represents a 9.1% sequential improvement from Q4 2022.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Referral rejection rates among hospices reached a record high of 41% in 2022, according to data from CarePort, a WellSky company. Providers have reported shortages among social workers and nonclinical staff as well. Only LPNs and LVNs had higher rates, reaching 31.52% turnover and 25.12% for vacancies.

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2023

We want to be able to add clinical capacity to absorb the demand we see, and we’re still ramping up to that,” Westfall said in a Q4 2022 earnings call. The program included a one-time retention payment ranging from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, social workers and home health aides.

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Hospice News

JULY 29, 2022

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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Hospice News

APRIL 13, 2023

In 2022, Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley performed 2,622 registered nurse visits and assisted 1,638 individuals in its community, according to a recent newsletter. Luke’s Community Health to hold a Spanish-speaking group through a translator.” In 2021 the organization had seven employees.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Turnover remains a big risk Health care workers have increasingly dropped out of the workforce in the past few years, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare (NASDAQ: DH). This is in addition to widespread attrition among registered nurses, social workers, back-office staff and other professionals.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Aides in 2022 represented a large percentage of job vacancies in the hospice space at nearly 20%, according to research from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) and the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Participants included hospice aides, social workers, nurses, clinicians, chaplains and other staff.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 7, 2023

In the face of staffing shortages, especially of nurses and social workers, telehealth also helps coordinate visits with those team members, Schell explained. You need schedulers and social workers. In May 2022, Sen. Patients can set up a telehealth check-in with their team rather than make a clinic visit.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Trinity Health in 2022 convened a panel of palliative care experts that included pharmacists, social workers, and providers in home health, hospice and primary care, among others. She is also president-elect of the Case Management Society of America in Detroit, Michigan.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The bonus program, which ended in July, included a one-time retention payment that ranges from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers who completed at least 12 months of employment. This program was designed to stabilize turnover and our tenured staff and expand patient capacity.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A state of stress Palliative professionals of all walks are navigating symptoms of burnout, including social workers, grief counselors, chaplains, physicians and nurses. The most important thing is that people have a safe space for reflection … because you need to provide relational human space.”

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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. Medicare Advantage organization SCAN Group has invested an undisclosed dollar amount in tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

I started advocating pretty early on that I thought it would be really beneficial to form a separate, dedicated team of nurses, physicians, social workers and chaplains to take part in this care. Our team officially began towards the end of 2021 heading into 2022.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Hospice executives in December 2022 shared their predictions for what would happen in the space during 2023. Providers have reported shortages among social workers and nonclinical staff as well. Only LPNs and LVNs had higher rates, reaching 31.52% turnover and 25.12% for vacancies.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The company opened the facility at the Broward Health Medical Center in 2022, which is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and bereavement experts provide 24/7 care.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Another barrier is the ongoing shortage of trained palliative care professionals — including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, nurses, social workers, chaplains and community health workers. For example, the company in 2022 formed a joint venture with Mount Sinai Health System.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

“We had excess clinical worker retirements, people beyond the normal retirement age … With those developments, we had burnout of the retained employees.”. Those struggles have continued through 2022, but developments in the second half of the year are showing signs of an upward trend.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2022, the company rebranded as VyncaCare to reflect its broadened scope of clinical services. 2022 funding round led by Questa Capital with participation from Generator Ventures, First Trust Capital Partners, 4100 Group and OCA Ventures. Schulte became CEO this past June, succeeding the company’s co-founder Dr. Ryan Van Werte.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Through the partnership, Livio Health provides care to Minnesota Oncology patients in their homes through interdisciplinary teams including nurse practitioners, social workers and nursing care coordinators with a focus on symptom management and improving quality of life.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

billion in 2022, making it the sixth consecutive year the program has generated significant savings. By enabling more social workers, more community health workers, you can then address some of those disparities and hopefully start to address some of those health inequities. This takes it one step further.”

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

Caitlin Berry, Registered Nurse, Hospice for Advocate Aurora Health, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. I think the voice of bedside staff (nurses, CNAs, social workers, and chaplains) is still undervalued and underutilized. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers.

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