Hospice News November 30, 2022
Wages for hospice aides and CNAs are rising faster than those for other interdisciplinary team members as providers seek to stem rampant turnover among those employees.
The national average hourly rate for hospice aides and CNAs rose 9.09% in 2022, compared to a 4.52% increase in 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report, published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).
These occupations also represented a large percentage of job vacancies and saw high turnover rates, 19.05% and 29.84% respectively. Only LPNs and LVNs had higher rates, reaching 31.52% turnover and 25.12% for vacancies.
Workforce pressures and associated costs are overwhelmingly the industry’s most...
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