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1Care’s COO: Executives with Bedside Experience Give Hospices a Competitive Edge

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This has been the case for Nevada-based 1Care Hospice & 1Care Kids, particularly as they contended with the pandemic and widespread workforce shortages, according to COO Eddie Belluomini. A group of hospice and palliative care leaders with nursing experience established 1Care in October 2020. 1Care was their first venture.

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California-Based Community Hospice Responds to Worker Lawsuit

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Established in 1979, the nonprofit organization provides hospice and palliative care in three counties near the San Francisco area of northern California. The hospice company is accused of violating the California Labor Code that stipulates employers must provide sick leave to workers.

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

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“If you think about how they’ve taken on strains in their capacity, these post-acute services – home health and hospice – they can get patients out of very expensive settings,” Klementz told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 Conference. Among the 1.6 They rolled out the program across roughly 75% of its mid-Atlantic facilities.

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Future Leaders: Tej Dhillon, Founder and CEO, Seva Hospice

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When I took the reins over the business, I had always wanted to get into hospice care from personal experiences. We know people who have gone through hospice care. So in 2019 I launched a hospice company, which became Seva Hospice. It’s turned me into a huge advocate for hospice.

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Hospices Increasingly Invest in Environmental Sustainability

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Established in 1978, Agrace provides hospice and palliative care in southern Wisconsin. The company has established a Net Zero Climate Transition Plan with an aim to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from operations by 2050. The nonprofit’s other services include personal care, adult day services and grief support.

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Hospital, Health System Activity Creating ‘Very Disruptive Point’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

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In part, the trend of more hospitals and health systems in hospice is a response to growing demand and strain on acute care services. More health systems are looking to expand into community-based hospice and palliative care to complement existing offerings while creating new care delivery channels.

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5 Numbers that Shaped Hospice in 2022

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Hospices simply did not have enough staff to meet demand, which drove some of them out of business. Executives from almost every publicly traded hospice company raised this issue in earnings calls and presentations throughout the year. Hospice utilization fell in 2020 for the first time in years, to 47.8%

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