Former VITAS Manager Returns to Fill Operational VP Role Chemed Corporation (NYSE: CHEM) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare recently named Laury Bliss as its new vice president of operations in southern California. She returns to the company after nearly three years at the helm of San Diego-based The Elizabeth Hospice as its chief strategy officer. Prior to […]
Current immigration policies are straining hospices’ ability to grow and retain their workforce amid widespread shortages. Immigrant workers help to fill some of the biggest areas of need in the hospice and palliative care labor supply. But national policies are contributing to a diminishing pool of these workers, putting pressure on providers’ capacity to accept […]
The hospice chaplain shortage is reaching a tipping point. As they work to recruit and retain their chaplain labor force, hospices are contending with a barrage of issues that also can impact patient access. Hospice chaplains are being asked to do more with less time and resources available, which can adversely affect the quality of […]
Some hospice providers are walking a tightrope as they decide how to invest in recruitment and retention. Hospices have been pouring financial resources into efforts to bolster their workforce and are seeking ways to balance the costs associated with recruitment that differ from retention expenses. However, the process of calculating and comparing those costs can […]
What some hospices are referring to as “on-demand payroll systems” have become a way for employers to get creative financially without stretching their bottom lines too thin. Through these systems, staff can view and access their earnings in real-time, prior to traditional payroll days. With inflation and gas prices soaring, giving employees flexibility in receiving […]
Hospices have lost social worker employees at a faster rate than any health care setting in the care continuum. Social workers have left the health care field at record-high rates during the pandemic, according to data from the Peterson-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker. As of October 2021, attrition rates exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 35%. […]
With longstanding labor shortages reaching unprecedented levels, hospices are getting creative on recruitment and retention. The factors contributing to this scarcity are multi-faceted. They include questions about employee compensation, burnout, work-life balance, reimbursement levels, and rising rates of retirement as hospice workers age with the rest of the population, among others. As part of their […]
As hospice providers contend with industry-wide nursing shortages, some are taking matters into their own hands with in-house residency programs. A lack of hospice-specific clinical training is a significant recruitment barrier. Few nursing students receive exposure to hospice or palliative care during their education, and most do not feel prepared to provide end-of-life care to […]
Hospices are developing new services to meet patients’ complex needs and capitalize on value-based payments, but the workforce shortage is causing complications. Ensuring appropriate staffing is a key consideration in service diversification. This goes beyond numbers alone — employee interest and engagement also count, according to Christina Andrews, director of professional services at Axxess. “When […]
Empath Health appoints chief medical executives Florida-based Empath Health recently appointed two new chief medical executives. Dr. Carol Li serves as its chief mission medical administrative officer, and Dr. Neville Sarkari as its chief mission medical affairs officer. In these roles, both will be crucial to the company’s clinical staff retention capabilities, according to Empath […]
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