Problem

Hospice care is nearing its 25th anniversary as a Medicare benefit – and many of the original hospice leaders are nearing retirement. Without these founding leaders, who transformed care for the seriously ill and dying, hospices are in danger of losing the core values which make hospice care unique. With new managers moving up through their organizations, surveys demonstrate the need for a hospice manager training program rooted in hospice values and state-of-the-art, hospice-specific information.

The Gift

Your donation will enable one hospice manager to participate in NHPCO’s Hospice Manager's Development Program (Hospice-MDP) 2-day foundational course.

The Hospice-MDP intensive involves active learning and focuses on how to integrate the values-based content into existing practice. Leaders are enmeshed in the founding hospice values, which include caring for the entire family; providing support for people regardless of ability to pay; focusing on physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the dying experience; and access to care providers 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.

The Hospice-MDP covers a variety of topics including manager roles and skills, situational leadership, problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, interviewing, evaluation skills, information technology and hospice financial management.

Supporting a hospice leader to attend this course, your gift will help safeguard the values that make hospice a special kind of caring for those in need.