Literature Review

How Texas healthcare facilities can prepare for new workplace violence prevention standards for healthcare workers JW News; by Jeffrey H. Frost; 8/14/24 ... On May 15, 2023, Governor Abbott signed SB 240, relating to workplace violence prevention in certain healthcare facilities. ... Texas healthcare facilities must meet Chapter 331 workplace violence prevention requirements by September 1, 2024. ... Covered facilities [which includes hospice] must establish a workplace violence prevention committee, prevention plan, and policy. ... At a minimum, the prevention plan must: (i) be tailored to the practice setting; (ii) define “workplace violence”; (iii) provide for annual training; (iv) review physical security and safety; (v) create a reporting system; and (vi) adjust the care assignments (if possible) of employees and providers who have been assaulted or threatened. Editor's Note: For non-Texas hospice and palliative providers, what Workplace Violence Prevention Plan do you have in place, or not? This article provides excellent information and action plans for you to use.

15 Employee engagement examples to inspire you in 2024 Academy to Innovate HR (AIHR); by Andrea Boatman; 8/14/24 Employers should heed Apple’s former Senior VP Angela Ahrendts’ words: “Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first.” But how can HR help foster this relationship? ... Incorporate the examples in this article into your company’s employee engagement plan for positive long-term results. ...

Age bias declines in the workplace, but work remains McKnights Senior Living; by Lois A. Bowers; 8/12/24 Some good news, according to the results of a recent survey by the Age-Friendly Institute, is that it appears that fewer Americans aged 50 or more years believe that “age bias is a fact of life in the workplace” compared with 15 years ago, according to the institute. The organization has been conducting research involving a nationally representative sample of this age group for more than a decade, and the percentage of people answering yes about the existence of age bias at work has decreased over time, going from 96% in 2009 to 83% in 2019 to 65% in 2024. ... But the decrease doesn’t mean there isn’t work to do. “In a society that is increasingly focused on equality and inclusivity, ageism lurks in the shadows,” the institute notes.

Beyond a project management office: Why transformation offices are the futureHuman Resource Executive; by Riley Smith, Maura Koehler-Hanlon; 8/6/24Very few transformations deliver on their goals. Over the past decade, project management offices (PMOs) and change management offices (CMOs) have been able to reduce the percentage of transformations that fail from 38% in 2013 to 13% in 2023, according to research by Bain. What a transformation office does:

Fearless hospice patient takes joyrideWest Valley View (AZ); by Lin Sue Flood; 8/7/24Don Tamuty, a beloved former Madison Unified School District teacher, had one thing left on his bucket list. The 95-year-old shared with his hospice nurse, Monisha Roe, that he would love to ride in a driverless car. Monisha and the rest of Don’s Hospice of the Valley care team knew exactly how to fulfill that wish! They booked a driverless cruise on Waymo One to take Don out to a nice restaurant.

Jelly Roll stops concert to help ‘cancer survivor’ find better seatYahoo!Entertainment; by Erin Carlson; 8/5/24When Jelly Roll spotted a woman at his concert using an IV drip, he pointed her out from the stage. “I've seen a lot of crazy s—t at my shows. But this young lady is out here with a full-blown IV," the country star (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) declared while performing at the Tailgates N’ Tallboys festival in Midland, Michigan in late July. In footage uploaded on TikTok, the woman told Jelly Roll, 39, that she’s a “cancer survivor.” After hearing this, he turned to his team and said, “Let’s get her a chair” to watch the rest of the show. He then looked at the fan standing in the crowd and assured, “We'll get you off your feet, baby. OK?” ... But while his career takes off, he has been known to make time for fans battling cancer. In July 2023, Taste of Country reported that Jelly Roll met with 65-year-old Suzanne Durham, a Nashville-based hospice patient with lung cancer whose dying wish was to see him perform live. He gave Durham and her friends a private show...

How the best leaders get unstuckMcKinsey & Company; 8/7/24Great leaders know that success isn’t a singular achievement—it’s an ongoing journey. That’s why they avoid the “complacency trap,” or getting too comfortable with their existing knowledge and routines. If you’re feeling stuck in life or at work, consider taking a page from the best CEOs, who tend to prioritize these four things to sustain a high level of performance throughout their tenure:

Families whose loved ones were left decaying in Colorado funeral home owed $950M, payout unlikelyAP [Denver, CO]; by Jesse Bedayn; 8/5/24The Colorado funeral home owners who allegedly stored 190 decaying bodies and sent grieving families fake ashes were ordered by a judge to pay $950 million to the victims’ relatives in a civil case, the attorney announced Monday. The judgment is unlikely to be paid out since the owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, have been in financial trouble for years. They also face hundreds of criminal charges in separate state and federal cases, including abuse of a corpse, and allegations they took $130,000 from families for cremations and burials they never provided.

Oak Ridge Boys speak out about longtime member Joe Bonsall's death. See what they saidNashville Tennessean; by Audrey Gibbs; 7/11/24Earlier this week, Oak Ridge Boys member and tenor vocalist Joe Bonsall died at 76 years old due to complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis... We would also like to thank the amazing people with Alive Hospice and encourage donations...

National plan on aging ‘essential’ to addressing key issues: AARPMcKnight's Senior Living; by Kimberly Bonvissuto; 7/18/24Aging, itself, isn’t a challenge - but being unprepared for aging is, according to AARP, which on Wednesday released a white paper that lays out a blueprint for developing a national plan on aging. The paper marks the launch of the organization’s Aging Well in America Initiative, for which the AARP took best practices from federal, state and local initiatives to create a blueprint for the development of a “robust” national plan to foster the well-being, quality of life and dignity of older Americans.

Skagit Regional Health comes to tentative agreement with nurses Skagit Valley Herald; by Racquel Muncy; 7/30/24 After 14 negotiation sessions over the past five months, Skagit Regional Health and its nurses reached a tentative agreement ... The contract would affect about 600 registered nurses at Skagit Valley Hospital, its clinics and at Hospice of the Northwest. The nurses were represented in their contract negotiations by the Washington State Nurses Association. Prior to Monday’s bargaining session, there had been three major sticking points for the nurses — wages, a desire to have annual raises based on experience rather than hours worked, and retirement benefits.

Another healthcare, pharmacy chain files Chapter 11 bankruptcy Idaho Statesman; by Daniel Kline; updated 7/30/24 ... Rite Aid has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy since October and has closed nearly 700 locations. CVS (CVS) and Walgreens (WBA) have managed to stay solvent, but both companies have been closing stores as well. That's partially something that can be blamed on Covid. The pandemic caused a population shift and that left thousands of pharmacies in locations that lack audience. If you used to pick up your prescription, and maybe a snack, at a pharmacy during your lunch break and you now no longer go into the office most days, that makes it hard for those locations to thrive. Now, another pharmacy chain that also operates an array of services for older Americans is facing financial distress.

[Community & Caregivers] Stay ahead of Medicare fraudsters The NB Xpress, North Baltimore, OH; by Sue Miklovic; 7/26/24 Every day, criminals target older Americans with one goal – to steal their Medicare numbers and other protected health information. To fraudsters, this information is just as valuable as credit card information. These criminals steal Medicare numbers and unlawfully bill Medicare for medical services that were never provided to the patient or overbill for provided services. ... Consider these tips to help protect yourself against Medicare fraud and stay one step ahead of fraudsters: ...