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Burnout Brings Hospice Nurses to an ‘Urgent Crossroad’

Hospice News

Recent data may give hospice providers deeper insight around the driving forces of nursing shortages. million registered nurses expect to leave the health care workforce by 2027, representing roughly one-fifth of the nation’s overall health care workforce, the NCSBN research found. Nearly 900,000 of the nation’s 4.5

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New California Law Further Tightens Hospice License Oversight

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Gavin Newsom (D) recently approved legislation that expands upon last years’ moves to strengthen hospice oversight in the state, among other enforcement actions. The bills — Senate Bill 664 and Assembly Bill 1280 — followed a Los Angeles Times investigation into alleged misconduct among hospice providers statewide. California Gov.

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Partners In Care to Launch Clinician Burnout Prevention Program

Hospice News

Oregon-based Partners In Care is developing a program aimed at increasing the well-being of its hospice and home health clinical workforce and minimizing the impacts of burnout. We can’t wait to begin our project, Care for the Caregivers: A Holistic Approach to Wellness for Home Health and Hospice Nurses,” Bigness said in an announcement.

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New California Law Imposes Moratorium on New Hospice Licenses

Hospice Law Blog

On October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California bill SB-664 “Hospice licensure: moratorium on new licenses” (the “ Bill ”) into law. According the legislative history of the Bill, in December of 2020, the Los Angeles Times published an investigative series on the hospice industry.

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How Psychedelics Could Change Palliative Care

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billion industry by 2027, Forbes reported last July. The growing range of indications that are currently being explored will hopefully benefit millions of people suffering from treatable conditions,” Filament CEO Ben Lightburn, told Hospice News. “I Psychedelics are also attracting substantial financial investment.