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The Employment Outlook for Hospice Aides

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Current reimbursement structures for aide services represent the most significant challenge in maintaining a sufficient workforce, according to Kenneth Albert, president and CEO of Maine-based Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice. For example, the average length of employment for home health aides is 1.3 Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Nonprofit Hospices See Rebound in Thrift Store, Resale Revenue

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The nonprofit operates three stores, dubbed Suncoast Hospice Resale Shops, in its home state of Florida. “We Purchasing or repairing those items is funded through some of what we receive in the resale shops. We also use these funds to support bereavement programs.”

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Hospice Savannah Fuels Expansion of CAPABLE Program to Enable Aging in Place

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More importantly, in a nation that is absolutely aging, CAPABLE addresses the needs and issues with functional impairment that allow people to stay in their home and age well. Hospice Savannahs CAPABLE program is designed to help improve general safety, reduce falls and increase accessibility and improve functional abilities in the home.

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St. Croix’s Strategic Executive Moves; NHPCO’s Ben Marcantonio Named Goodwin Living’s Board VP

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Goodwin provides assisted living, home health and hospice across northern Virginia, including in the Washington D.C. The nonprofit offers home- and facility-based hospice, skilled nursing and home health care.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

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Hospice Collaborative Care Synergy Taps New CMO Dr. Robert Howe is stepping in as chief medical officer for Care Synergy, a group of nonprofit hospice, home health and palliative care providers in Colorado. Howe oversees a newly-formed medical group that includes all providers across the Care Synergy network.

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Program Integrity, Health Equity, Workforce Pressures Top of Mind for Hospice Leaders in 2024

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reduction, according to a joint report released in March by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and NORC at the University of Chicago. Garrett The backbone of a quality provider of in-home health care services will remain [its] employees.

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Post-Hurricane Reflection: Does Mom or Dad Need More Help?

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In the wake of a hurricane, we focus on immediate concerns—power outages, repairs, and general safety. first appeared on Bayshore Home Care. But for those with aging parents, especially if you evacuated with them, these times. The post Post-Hurricane Reflection: Does Mom or Dad Need More Help?