Apr 26, 2021 | home health care, Homepage, safety, violence at work
At around 1 a.m., a home hospice worker had just pronounced her patient deceased. The patient’s husband, who had been drinking, was holding a large knife and screaming as he approached the worker. What did she do- read more…
Apr 26, 2021 | home health care, Homepage, safety, violence at work
The utilities and energy industries have strong safety cultures and pride themselves on promoting and supporting safety in their organization. Yet, despite remarkable gains in workplace safety, there are still an alarming number of fatal and non-fatal injuries on the...
Jun 15, 2020 | home health care, Homepage, safety, violence at work
Give employees the tools & training to avoid workplace violence One of the greatest limits on growth in the home health and hospice sector is the labor shortages that make it difficult to recruit and retain qualified nurses and home health workers. Registered...
May 1, 2020 | home health care, Homepage, safety, violence at work
NAHC Report September 27, 2018 Workplace Violence and Reducing Turnover of Home Health Employees A special to NAHC Report by Louis C. Kirby, MD One of the two most significant limitations on growth in the home health and hospice sector is labor shortages – recruiting...
Feb 19, 2019 | Homepage, rehab, safety, substance abuse recovery
By Louis C. Kirby, MD Re-entering the community and staying sober following inpatient rehabilitation for substance abuse is difficult. This stage of the recovery process “marks the beginning of a new state of risk related to continuing biobehavioral vulnerability and...
