Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

VITAS Healthcare Corporation has penned an agreement to acquire Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one of its assisted living facility locations for $85 million. The nonprofit provider operates a 32-bed assisted living facility in Pensacola, Florida.

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2024

Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a broader range of services. This is a piece of the puzzle of creating that continuum of care where we have a whole suite of services and support for people with serious and advancing illness.”

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2022

The organization provides services at its three inpatient hospice centers, in patient homes, and in facilities like assisted living, skilled nursing and other residential community care centers. million people), a rise from roughly 22% in 2020, according to the state’s Department of Aging. independent of the JV.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Iowa River Hospice provides community- and facility-based hospice to patients in the home or in hospital, assisted living or nursing facilities. He was also executive director and vice president of operations at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Maryland, now part of AccentCare through a 2020 merger.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Skyrocketing valuations were among the factors behind that decision, Westfall told Hospice News in 2020. The transaction also brought VITAS into the assisted living arena, as its acquired assets included one such community. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

In 2020 the company merged with Stratum Health, and earlier this year received a green light to expand services across three additional counties in the central region of the Sunshine State. Empath Health is the parent company of Tidewell Hospice and Suncoast Hospice, and offers a range of other senior care services.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The level of Medicare audit activity has increased, with a particular focus on long stay hospice patients and hospice patients who reside in long-term care and [assisted living] facilities,” Young told Hospice News in an email. We have been, and continue to be, very selective with our hospice acquisitions.”.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

New Day Health Care started in mid-2020, the middle of COVID at what seemed to be a peak of uncertainty. Assisted living facilities were restricted. Given that timing, we often rethink everything about home care when we’re facing a pandemic that is rapidly changing home care and hospice delivery dynamics.

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Hospice News

MARCH 10, 2023

Clark, our new board chair, and the other board trustees to carry out the mission of Goodwin Living by planning for the future and meeting the needs of the present through the Goodwin Living retirement communities, programs and services.” The nonprofit offers home- and facility-based hospice, skilled nursing and home health care.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Alivia Care came into existence in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. Patients in assisted living facilities, group homes, and other facilities received 3.2 Primary care is where it’s at.” Patients in the United States received more than 2.2

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

. #8: [UPDATED] VITAS to Acquire Covenant Health and Community Services Hospice Business for $85M Miami-headquartered VITAS Healthcare Corporation in March announced intentions to acquire Covenant Health and Community Services hospice operations and one of its assisted living facility locations for $85 million. 9: [ UPDATED] Rep.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

Crouch in 2016 became a home care and assisted living facilities physician at the organization. Prior to joining the organization, Cannone served as regional clinical advisor for the Ohio Department of Aging since 2020. Cannone as its new executive vice president and COO. We are thrilled to announce Dr.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MAY 24, 2023

et al, defined this phenomenon as suffering caused by the prospect of having to continue living with a very poor quality of life, not caused by a physical or psychiatric disease, and often closely associated with a death wish. The survey did not concentrate on residents in assisted-living facilities. 2020 May 15;60(4):735-44.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 28, 2022

growth seen in 2020. According to AARP, 95% of all American COVID-19 deaths were among people 50 and older, and approximately 40% of all deaths were in long-term care (nursing home, skilled nursing and assisted living) facilities. Home care providers experienced 7.3% client growth on average last year, surpassing the mere 5.0%

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eric: So before we talk about improving… So first of all, we just had a podcast not too long ago on assisted living facilities, so it seems very timely. You were on a National Academy of Sciences committee started in 2020? Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Jasmine. Jasmine: Thank you. Happy to be here, Alex. Jasmine: Yes.

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The Chaplain's Report

OCTOBER 23, 2020

His wife suffers from advanced dementia which has progressed over several years, and they both live in a senior assisted living community. During our visit the talk ranged across a wide range of troubles, of which we have no shortage in 2020. He could no longer do what he wanted when he wanted.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

You will call 1-800-510-2020 and that’s where you’ll get started and we’ll patch you through to your local area agency on aging. Susan: “…I want to live independently. I want to know where should I find out about the resources that I have available to my older adults?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Fantastic.

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