Hospices can benefit from staying abreast of the latest innovations in end-of-life doula care delivery, particularly when it comes to seeing improved quality and bereavement outcomes. Important for hospices to understand about recent evolutions in doula support is that training for these professionals varies vastly across the country, according to Anna Marie Adams, founder and […]
Today’s hospice leaders need a creative and innovative approach to sustainability and growth as evolutionary trends occur in end-of-life care delivery. This is according to Beth Klint, executive director at Goodwin Hospice. The Alexandria, Virginia-based hospice is part of the nonprofit Goodwin Living and Goodwin Living Health. Founded in 1998, Goodwin Hospice provides palliative care […]
End-of-life doulas can offer additional avenues of support when it comes to communicating the value of hospice care to referral sources and the general public. Doulas can help create proactive educational touchpoints about patients’ end-of-life care options across a range of diverse populations, said Beth Klint, executive director at Goodwin Hospice. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, […]
Hospice providers are facing an uphill battle when it comes to communicating quality as scammers step into the industry, leading to new misconceptions about their services. Fraudulent activity in the hospice space has exacerbated common misconceptions about end-of-life care, according to Beth Klint, executive director at Goodwin Hospice, which is part of Goodwin Living. Hospices […]
A rash of states are restructuring their medical licensing requirements to allow more trained clinicians from other countries to find employment in the United States. The trend is an aim to address prolific workforce shortages, including in hospice, but could also have impacts on improving diversity, equity and inclusion. Some states have restructured medical licensing […]
Hospice and home health care providers’ recruitment and retention strategies have narrowed their focus on workers’ key priorities, with organizational culture among the heaviest hitters on their lists. Amid workforce shortages, hospice and home health providers are often at a disadvantage when it comes to competing with other health care organizations that can have greater […]
Some hospices that have layered end-of-life doulas (EOLDs) into their workforce are seeing a return on these investments in various forms – including quality outcomes, retention and care continuity. Among the largest benefits of investing in doula workers is that these professionals can help hospices address unmet needs among terminally ill patients and their families, […]
End-of-life doulas (EOLDs) and community health workers can add an additional layer of support that can help hospices improve connections and outcomes among patients and families. However, building these collaborations has come with financial barriers. EOLDs have had a growing presence in the serious illness and end-of-life care space, but their services are not reimbursed […]
Shake Ups in St. Croix’s Executive Level St. Croix Hospice recently made changes to its executive team. The changes are intended to support the organization’s future growth. St. Croix provides hospice to nearly 4,000 patients daily across the Midwest. The hospice provider operates 60 locations in 10 states. The hospice promoted Eric Lewis to chief […]
