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Social Work Appreciation Month

High Peaks Hospice

March is National Social Work Appreciation Month! As we celebrate National Social Work Appreciation Month, it’s important to recognize the significant role Hospice Social Workers play in providing compassionate care to patients and their families during end-of-life care.

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3 Keys to Hospice Social Worker Recruitment and Retention

Hospice News

Ensure social workers have a voice To keep social workers on staff, hospices should focus on creating a respectful workplace culture in which all members of the interdisciplinary team can feel heard, according to Vickie Leff, a palliative care consultant and interim director of the Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network.

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VA Study Finds 95% Increase in Palliative Care Utilization When Patients Have Access to Social Workers

Hospice News

They found a 95% increase in hospice or palliative utilization among veterans served by VA providers participating in the agency’s Social Work Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). These findings suggest that social workers may increase access to and/or use of palliative care.”. The average age among the veterans was about 65.

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‘Upgrading’ the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

Wladkowski, the Larry and Patty Benz Professor and an associate professor of social work at Bowling Green State University. Votsmier Endowed Chair and a professor in the Valentine School of Nursing at Saint Louis University, and Stephanie P. Among the changes that the U.S.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

Hospice News

This can result in patients coming to hospice later in the course of their illnesses, according to Lee, who also serves on the board of directors at the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN). A late referral often means that the patient will not receive the full benefits of hospice care.

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Hospices Likely to Ramp Up Behavioral Health Investments

Hospice News

For hospices, behavioral health investments present an opportunity to extend their mission, diversify revenue streams, and capitalize on the swelling demand, according to Ken Albert, CEO if Androscoggin Home Health Care + Hospice. I think that’s going to be a continuing area of focus.”.

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Incorporating Palliative Care in Hospice: The Tech Perspective

Hospice News

The shift does present challenges, however. Whether an organization is providing palliative care as part of an interdisciplinary team, or if it includes nursing or social work documentation, a palliative platform builds in the flexibility for care providers to offer care and bill for their services in the current dynamic landscape.