by aht | Apr 20, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Patient Care
Google “hospice weekend shifts” and you’ll see pages and pages of hospice care providers looking for extra help. The challenge hospice providers face is to find professional staff who can provide professional support, patient and family education, determine the...
by aht | Apr 3, 2020 | Hospice Nursing, Industry News
The growing population of elderly patients in need of home health, hospice or palliative care, combined with the government healthcare mandate for employers, is a one-two punch that is forcing hospice care providers to do more with less. The good news is that home...
by aht | Mar 20, 2020 | Hospice Nursing
Last week (May 6-12) was National Nurses Week celebrating the role nurses play in our communities, our families and our lives. May 12 was Florence Nightingale’s birthday, so it’s only fitting that the American Nurses Association chose the founder of modern nursing’s...
by aht | Mar 7, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Industry News, Patient Care
Since 2000, the hospice industry has experienced unprecedented growth. So where are we, in 2015, as an industry? We’ve reviewed the latest statistics from the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Medicare, and a study of team attitudes and...
by aht | Mar 6, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Industry News, Patient Care
The Annual NHPCO Management and Leadership Conference is only three weeks away – and we are looking forward to one of the best opportunities of the year to meet the leading professionals in the home health and hospice industry. About the 2015 NHPCO MLC NHPCO...
by aht | Feb 19, 2020 | Hospice Administration, Hospice Nursing, Industry News
Call For Hospice Expertise After-hours care can be one of the most challenging aspects of hospice administration—but few studies focus exclusively on the industry’s weekend and evening care standards. Without this critical data, it can be difficult for hospice...
