Overview
COVID-19 has made clear what you have known all along — hospice and palliative care are essential medical services that are critical to providing expert care at the end of life. The support of people with serious illness from the time of diagnosis with palliative care has never been more critical than during this pandemic. Hospice and palliative care providers have risen to COVID-19’s challenges to offer quality care, support to patients and families, and to work with their communities to overcome the emergent challenges. At LeadingAge California and LeadingAge, we understand these critical connections and weave them into all facets of our work.
For 60 years, our mission has been to make America a better place to grow old, and we believe our members — providers of hospice — are the ones to make this happen.
We help our hospice members make a difference every day.
Events and Education for Hospice providers
Tailored Education and Trainings for Hospice providers. LeadingAge California staff will work to design and execute an education and training curriculum for your staff. For more information, contact Melanie Ripley via email at members@leadingageca.org.
Resources
New Laws
In 2021, the California Legislature passed the following measures into law:
AB 1280 (Irwin) – Hospice
LeadingAge California Position: Neutral
This new law prohibits a hospice referral source from receiving, directly or indirectly, any form of payment in exchange for referring a patient to hospice provider or facility. Requires a hospice to provide verbal and written notice of the patient's rights and responsibilities in a language and manner the person understands, before providing care.
AB 353 (Roth) – Hospice Services to Seriously Ill Patients
LeadingAge California Position: Support
This new law extends the sunset date by five years, to 2027, on the authority of hospice licensees to provide palliative care.
SB 664 (Allen) – Hospital Licensure: Moratorium on New Licenses
LeadingAge California Position: Neutral
This new law imposes a moratorium on new hospice licenses until one year from the date that the California State Auditor publishes a report on hospice licensure.
Member Benefits
Be Heard
Grow Your Knowledge
- Access discounted content on the online LeadingAge Learning Hub, including topics like “Hospice: Policy, Practice and Partnership,” “Emergency Preparedness,” “PEPPER Tools for Improving Quality and Compliance,” and “Getting the Most out of CAHPS.”
- Learn about new trends in the field through monthly/weekly newsletters and participate in listservs to share experiences and advice.
- Grow Leadership skills in the EMERGE and Regional Programs.
- Acquire CEUs and licensing credits through online and in-person learning opportunities.
Generate New Ideas
Stay In The Know
- Access vital end-of-life research through the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston that focuses on palliative and end-of-life care, in addition to other topics.
- Receive Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) resources on technologies for hospice settings.
- Thrive through the Center for Managed Care Solutions’ tools, presentations, webinars, research findings, and other resources.
- Recruit and retain staff at all levels through the LeadingAge Center for Workforce Solutions.
- Connect with LeadingAge staff who have unparalleled expertise in the issues facing hospice providers.