As the hospice labor pool continues to dwindle, employers are seeking to understand what their workers need to continue on in the field. Researchers from Transcend Strategy Group have developed a stratified “hierarchy of needs” for hospice workers, based on data showing what those employees value most. Transcend found that the top priorities for hospice […]
Two hospices have lost the battle against workforce shortages, with one halting some of its service lines and another shutting down altogether. Hospice and Home Care of Juneau shutters Alaska-based Hospice and Home Care of Juneau (HHCJ) recently announced its closure, citing high staffing costs and lack of clinicians. HHCJ had two hospice and 17 […]
As hospices expand their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, more are putting cultural competency at the forefront of their hiring and training processes. Understanding and awareness of cultural beliefs and practices makes a difference when it comes to attracting and keeping staff, according to Keith Everett, CEO of Louisiana-based Hospice of Acadiana Inc. A key […]
Wisconsin-based Agrace Hospice and Supportive Care is implementing a plan to become carbon neutral by 2025. The move will ultimately help to ensure sustainable services for patients in more ways than one, according to executives. Among the hospice’s key objectives is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The initiative involves new operational strategies, as well as […]
Early access to advance care planning can be a vehicle for greater health equity among underserved Latino communities, recent research has shown. Early advance care planning can help strengthen trust between providers and patients and families, according to a recent report from Compassion & Choices and the National Hispanic Council on Aging. As with other […]
Stakeholders in end-of-life and serious illness care are urging payers to develop a national standardized quality assessment tool for hospices to bridge gaps in health equity. Senior care association LeadingAge recently penned a letter to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calling on the agency to formalize data collection standards for hospices […]
A group of health care organizations is developing interoperable systems for sharing information on social determinants of health across care settings. The Sync for Social Needs Coalition seeks to standardize the types of data that providers collect from patient screenings for social determinants and develop ways to integrate that information into electronic medical records (EMR) […]
Post-acute nurse triage company IntellaTriage has secured growth investment dollars in a round led by Pacific Lake Partners. Brentwood, Tennessee-based IntellaTriage provides after-hours triage services to hospices and home health operators, as well as health care organizations in other settings. Several other investment firms participated in the round, including Trilogy Search Partners, TTCER Partners, The […]
Globally, the need for hospice and palliative care services has been growing faster than people can access them. This was the impetus behind the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), which emerged from an Oct. 8, 2005 meeting of health care leaders in South Korea. During those discussions, it became apparent that a sizable portion […]
The hospice, palliative care, and home health network Care Synergy has become the national center for the Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program, developed by Johns Hopkins University. CAPABLE is a patient-directed initiative designed to keep seniors in their homes through interventions designed to improve mobility, function, and quality of […]
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