Hospice News March 22, 2023
When retiring hospice nurses are ready to pass the torch, often no one is there to take it. The same applies to instructors in nursing schools who could help replenish their ranks.
A dearth of nursing educators is contributing to hospice workforce shortages, leading providers to compensate by expanding in-house training programs.
Currently, nursing schools and hospices are experiencing some of the same difficulties. For one, more of their employees are reaching retirement age without sufficient numbers to replace them.
Generational gaps among educators represent one of the most pressing obstacles to ensuring a sustainable supply of trained hospice clinicians, according to Terese Acampora, COO of MJHS Hospice and Home Care, part of the New York-based MJHS Health System.
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