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Renovus Capital Partners Acquires Hospice Provider Superior Health Holdings

Hospice News

Superior provides home-based skilled nursing care, therapy services, home health aides and hospice. Census Bureau estimates that nearly 25% of Louisiana’ population will be older than 60 by the year 2030, up more than 25% from 2012. Administration for Community Living. This is a rate of 48.2%.

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Gen Z Nurses: A New Era of Expectations and Engagement

Diversity Nursing

As Gen Z Nurses begin to enter the workforce, they bring fresh perspectives and unique expectations for their careers. This generation— born roughly between 1997 and 2012—has been raised in an era where digital technology is not only a tool but an integral part of daily life.

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Specialized SNF Clinicians Can Help Improve Care Quality at End of Life

Hospice News

Specialized nursing facility clinicians, or SNFists, have a strong potential to reduce hospitalizations and improve quality of care at the end of life, including access to hospice. The work of SNFists uniquely impacted the care of nursing home residents during their last 90 days of life, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

Hospice News

Researchers examined eight other studies from 2012 to 2021 that included virtual reality interventions among a rough total of 225 palliative care patients with diverse types of advanced illnesses and age ranges (20 to 103 years old). The post Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

Hospice News

Empath’s first center, Suncoast PACE, launched in 2012. The program will serve chronically ill seniors aged 55 and older who are certified by the state of Florida to need a nursing home level of care and are able to live safely in the home and community. “Me We exercise; we do all kinds of fun things.”

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Gentiva Expands with Mississippi De Novo

Hospice News

The organization includes a network of 13 hospitals, 2,600 physicians, a health plan, 400 skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, memory care communities and outpatient rehabilitation clinics. By 2023, the bureau estimates that more than a quarter of the state’s residents will be older than 60, an increase of close to 40% since 2012.

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Excel Hospice Owner Sentenced to 18 Years for Fraud, Kickbacks

Hospice News

The couple allegedly paid $2 million in kickbacks to multiple parties in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals, including payments to employees of hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, as well as spouses of those individuals, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert.

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