Tag: workplace violence

A Tragedy for Our Entire Community

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW) are deeply saddened by the senseless murder of Providence VNA home health nurse Doug Brant, on December 1, as he was caring for a patient in Spokane, Washington. Doug was a highly respected health care professional, and his…

Bill Requiring Employers to Prevent Workplace Violence Passes House of Reps

The House of Representatives has approved legislation requiring certain employers, including in the health care sector, to take action to prevent workplace violence. H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), now heads to the Senate.  NAHC reported on this legislation in the previous…

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 and retaining qualified nurses and home health workers. Registered nurses are retiring faster than new ones can be trained1, and one of the primary causes…