With burnout as a major cause of turnover, hospices are applying technology to take some of the pressure off of staff in hopes of boosting retention. A frequent goal is reducing the amount of time spent on documentation. Though complete and accurate documentation is essential to regulatory compliance, patient safety and securing payment, the sheer […]
As more members of “Gen Z” come into the hospice workforce, employers will need to adapt to their unique perspectives, needs and priorities in order to maximize recruitment and retention. Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2025, according to the Pew Research Center. This generation is coming of age in a very different […]
Oregon-based Partners In Care is developing a program aimed at increasing the well-being of its hospice and home health clinical workforce and minimizing the impacts of burnout. The hospice and palliative care provider recently received a $50,000 grant from the Oregon Center for Nursing to support the program’s launch, which is dubbed Care for the […]
Home Health of the Ozarks and Hospice of Care Names New Director Missouri-based Texas County Memorial Hospital (TCMH) has appointed Cheryl Maley, registered nurse, as new director of Home Health of the Ozarks and Hospice of Care. Maley joined the hospital system’s home health department in 2012 as a certified nurse assistant, later becoming a […]
Assessing clinician satisfaction and streamlining onboarding can pay off for hospices when it comes to staff retention. Hospices have poured dollars into retention amid widespread workforce shortages exacerbated by the pandemic. Some have expanded employee benefit packages, raised wages and revamped their scheduling and paid leave policies to improve work-life balance. Investing in retention efforts […]
Though most U.S. hospice providers have the same problem — a workforce shortage — many seek to address it using unique solutions. Worsening workforce shortages have been keeping hospice leaders awake at night for several years running. Rising turnover due to the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the crisis, leading some hospice providers to shut down their […]
By implementing new technologies and investing in leadership development programs, Elara Caring boosted its caregiver workforce by 21% during the second quarter. The Dallas-based home-based care provider operates 200 locations in 17 states. Among the strategies driving these gains were initiatives to speed the hiring process. In the second quarter, Elara reduced to nine days […]
Amid widespread staffing shortages, hospice and other health care workers may seek to leverage collective bargaining to secure higher wages or improved working conditions. Meanwhile, many providers have leaner resources, having been hit with inflation, rising wages, lingering pandemic headwinds and the labor shortage itself. For these reasons, a number of hospice leaders and industry […]
The Denver Hospice – an affiliate of the Care Synergy network – has named a new president. The end-of-life care provider announced the hiring of Ernesto Lopez on July 11. The hospice veteran officially takes over as The Denver Hospice’s president on Aug. 21, according to the organization. “We know [Lopez] will make a significant […]
Hospices often lack the financial and staffing resources needed to fully support bereaved families. As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice […]
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