Hospice News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. Additionally, I draw on my own personal experience as a caregiver to my older adult father, which started when I was twelve. This article is sponsored by CHAP.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Goals-of-care conversations, referrals to hospice, supporting a patient and a caregiver, symptom management,” Chiang said. “We The program is in the process of hiring its first social worker as a part-time employee. There is an intersection between what we do, We do a lot of the similar things. We do a lot of the same thing.
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Hospice News
APRIL 23, 2024
Cotter has been a board certified physician in family medicine since 1981 and worked as a hospice medical director from 1988 to 1989. For individuals who take part in the program, they are required to be visited by a nurse and a social worker once per month.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Medical directors saw the lowest rate of increase at 0.6% Medical social workers saw an average 4.07% hourly increase, but in terms of productivity tended to have larger caseloads, with a national average of 29.15 These nurses saw average national salary increases of 5.95% in 2022. patients compared to 14.12
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
“Guaranteed Health is redefining the end-of-life-care experience by building a-first-of-its-kind technology and AI-enabled platform that supports patients, caregivers, providers and payers. Additional services include medical equipment assistance, a telehospice program, and music, reiki and pet therapies, among others.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Terminally ill seniors in these locales often experience higher levels of loneliness and isolation at the end-of-life due to a lack of nearby hospices or support from family caregivers. She also serves as medical director of palliative care at the nonprofit organization. Nurses have a right to speak out.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Clinicians face relatively high rates of burnout “due to the secondary trauma and emotional exhaustion that develops from working with death and dying daily,” Aprille Waldrop, social services manager for Florida-based Hospice of Health First told Palliative Care News. Nursing is not the same kind of work it used to be.
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