Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Hospice of Northwest Ohio is buying the operations of ProMedica Ebeid Hospice Residence. ProMedica’s Ebeid Hospice Residence is a 12-bed inpatient facility that opened in 2008, attached to ProMedica’s Flower Hospital campus. The purchase gives Hospice of Northwest Ohio an inpatient facility in Sylvania, Ohio. “We

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Hospice providers, industry groups and other stakeholders recently penned a letter urging Congress to improve payment infrastructures that would increase access to end-of-life care among rural populations. For some rural areas, they’re not seen as financially feasible or sustainable to larger programs,” Kuhlman told Hospice News. “So,

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Hospice News

JANUARY 14, 2025

Croix Hospice recently acquired Hospice of Siouxland in Iowa and some of Mayo Clinic Health Systems hospice assets in its home state, two moves that stretched its widening footprint across the Midwest. Croix Hospice. The hospice provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm H.I.G. Croix Hospice team.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

A few hospice executives have recently announced their retirement as new leaders step forward at a number of organizations. Texas-headquartered Addus provides personal care, home health and hospice services in 22 states. Established nearly 45 years ago, Hospice of the Chesapeake provides services in four west coast Maryland counties.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Michigan-headquartered Residential Hospice has acquired Comfort Hospice in Missouri and Grace Hospice in Ohio for undisclosed amounts. Residential purchased the two hospices from health care company U.S. Medical Management will retain its hospice locations outside of St. in 2008, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Louisiana-based CommCare Corporation recently acquired Notre Dame Hospice and Notre Dame Home Health for an undisclosed sum. CommCare’s purchase of Notre Dame’s home health and hospice operations marks the transaction of this divestiture Its nursing home services are next in line as part of a separate deal set to close in 2023.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Rising interest rates and unlikely to deter investors or strategic buyers from acquiring hospice companies. Higher interest rates will push up borrowing costs, making hospices more expensive to purchase in the long-run. Higher interest rates will push up borrowing costs, making hospices more expensive to purchase in the long-run.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

A federal court has dropped a False Claims Act (FCA) case against hospice provider Care Alternatives that has been working its way through the legal system for 16 years. Department of Justice (DOJ) and four whistleblowers in 2008 filed the qui tam lawsuit against Care Alternatives Inc., doing business as Ascend Health.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent court decision in a False Claims Act (FCA) case involving hospice provider Care Alternatives may set a precedent that could influence similar cases. The case has been meanerding through federal district and appellate courts since 2008. The case has been meanerding through federal district and appellate courts since 2008.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

IntellaTriage has acquired NurseLine, a national provider of hospice and home health triage services. Established in 2008, IntellaTriage provides after-hours nurse triage services for a range of health care providers, including hospice and home health providers, hospitals, physician groups, health plans and specialty practices.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Despite obstacles to expanding pediatric hospice care, Community Hospice & Palliative Care, has seen its program’s census and workforce grow. In addition to hospice and palliative care, the pediatric program also helps families with medication management and durable medical equipment (DME).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc. The company’s more than 10,000 employees provide care from 105 hospice and 252 home health locations in 34 states. The company plans to deploy $50 to $100 million annually towards transactions, leaning 60% to 70% in the direction of hospice, Jacobsmeyer previously told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Currently, the palliative care space is dominated by hospices and health systems. Only 7% of community-based palliative care programs are operated by home health organizations, compared to about 50% for hospices and 7%, according to 2019 data from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. There is tremendous opportunity in the hospice and palliative care landscape to add great organizations to the Agape Care portfolio, merging resources to enhance providers and reach more patients.”.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

One of the agencies that uses the clinic model is Hospice of Northwest Ohio, which serves both Ohio and Michigan. Their palliative care subsidiary, Sincera — Supportive Care and Symptom Relief, launched in 2008 and recently opened a location in Oregon City, Ohio. The program currently works with 180 physicians in its service area.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The Lousianna-based home health and hospice provider is in the process of being acquired for $5.4 Through LHC Group-CHRISTUS JV, the two acquired CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospice in San Marcos, Texas, which rebranded as CHRISTUS Hospice — Central Texas following the deal’s close. (NASDAQ: LHC).

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Traditions Health

APRIL 1, 2025

Franklin, TN Traditions Health, a leading multi-state provider of home health, hospice, and palliative care, announced the addition of Miriam Campbell, who joins the team as a vice president of sales for the hospice service line. About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 15, 2025

About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services. Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008. For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website. Since then, the company has continued to grow and now provides care across 18 states.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Four former employees of Care Alternatives have alleged that the New Jersey-based company billed Medicare for hospice services when patients were not eligible to receive them. The case has been winding through the courts since 2008. Additional allegations of hospice fraud came the following year in November 2009, when the U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“When we think really along the lines of that full continuum [of home-based care], we are developing our provider line, or home health line and hospice,” Choice Health at Home CEO David Jackson previously told Hospice News. “We With that infusion of capital, Choice purchased Kindful Hospice and Amed Home. By 2050, nearly 2.5

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 27, 2024

About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services. Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008. For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website. Since then, the company has continued to grow and now provides care across 18 states.

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Traditions Health

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

All 117 branches have earned The Joint Commissions Gold Seal of Approval for Hospice and Home Health Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

“[Arizona has] a fantastic state government, a Medicaid program that truly aims to support families with intermediaries that share that vision, and a demographic that needs our services,” Jackson told Hospice News in an email. The company initially launched as a rehabilitation service provider in 2008.

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2023

” VNA Health Group is a multi-state provider of home health, hospice, primary care and public health services, among others. Hyatt previously was the organization’s CEO and president from 2008 and 2016. At that time, the organization was called Hospice of Larimer County. Members include AccentCare, Centerwell, Enhabit Inc.

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Hospice News

JULY 7, 2022

Croix Hospice has expanded in Missouri with a Jefferson City de novo in the central region of the state. Croix Hospice serves in the Show-Me State to 44. “We have been steadily growing our presence in the state to provide expert hospice care to those who need it and are excited to place a team in this centralized location.”

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Indiana-based palliative care provider Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is looking beyond its immediate community and has developed networks that impact palliative care on a global scale. hospice leaders. hospice leaders went on this trip, saw the need and felt like more could be done to help the situation.” So, these U.S.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 26, 2025

Franklin, TN Traditions Health is pleased to announce that Eric Corley has joined the Traditions Health leadership team as vice president of operations for the hospice service line. About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services. I am delighted to welcome Eric to the team.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2024

These patient populations had less hospice access and utilization of pain medications such as opioids when approaching the end of life, researchers found. Black or Latino patients in socially vulnerable areas were less likely to utilize hospice than white patients, and there’s a compounding effect on end-of-life pain management.”

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Traditions Health

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Kingwood, TX has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Kingwood hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Enid, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Enid hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. For more information, please visit The Joint Commission website.

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Traditions Health

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Selma, AL has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Selma hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Florence, SC has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Florence hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Cartersville, GA has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Cartersville hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Traditions Health

AUGUST 1, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Augusta, GA has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Augusta hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Dalton, GA has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Dalton hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Blairsville, GA has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Blairsville hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Traditions Health

JULY 23, 2024

Franklin, TN – Traditions Health of Roswell, GA has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Roswell hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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