New York state-based Hospice & Palliative Care Buffalo is requiring all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in a two-phase approach. Vaccinations will be mandatory with the exception of staff members who have approved medical or religious exemptions. More than 80% of the organization’s staff have been vaccinated thus far. Prior to the mandate, the […]
New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System recently launched a community-based palliative care collaborative in concert with Marquis Health Consulting Services. The initiative aims to improve access to palliative care for patients in skilled nursing settings, as well as expand education and staffing resources. Marquis Health Consulting Services provides back-office operational, administrative and consulting services to skilled […]
The number of dementia patients is expected to rise by 40%, or 139 million people globally, by 2050, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Hospices have been caring for dementia patients in larger numbers in recent years and will have a significant role to play as rates of cognitive decline continue […]
Wisconsin-based Aspirus Health System has expanded its hospice and palliative care programs to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The services will operate under the nonprofit system’s Aspirus at Home Brand. Aspirus’ 11,000 employees provide care through four hospitals in Michigan and 13 in Wisconsin, in addition to 75 clinics, home health and hospice agencies, pharmacies nursing homes, […]
Hospice providers are working to expand resources, services and programs for people who are homeless or experiencing housing insecurity. Homeless seniors are an overlooked and underserved population in the U.S. health care system, including hospice, facing an array of barriers preventing access. The high prevalence of mental illness among the homeless further complicates hospice providers’ […]
Hospice providers are competing more intensely to fill their ranks from a smaller pool of prospective employees. Hospices will need to offer flexible schedules, mental health support and a diverse and inclusive culture to attract and retain staff in what has become a job seekers’ market. Workforce shortages have long predated the coronavirus pandemic, but […]
Tech company Rendever, whose platform focuses on the needs of isolated seniors, is collaborating with the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) on a multi-site clinical trial on the effects of virtual reality on older adults and their families. The National Institutes on Aging (NIA) is financing the research with a $2 million Phase […]
Dallas-based CC Young Senior Living next month will open its new hospice general inpatient care (GIP) unit. The move comes at a time when demand for hospice is on the rise as the aging population burgeons across the country. Set to open doors to hospice patients in September, the new 16-bed unit will be housed […]
ProCare Hospice of Nevada and CareOusel Pediatrics are opening a new inpatient care unit (IPU) that will provide palliative and hospice care to both adult and pediatric patients in the state’s southern region. The facility comes at a time when hospice providers and policymakers alike are recognizing and responding to a growing need for pediatric […]
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Minority Health Association (NMHA) are partnering to increase vaccination rates among the home health and hospice workforce. The combined $11.1 million effort, part of NMHA’s Flex for Checks program, aims to break down barriers preventing vaccination and curb the rising tide of COVID-19. […]
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