Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

National Alliance for Care at Home Announces New COO National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) recently announced Sherl Brand as its new COO, who will ascend into the role in January. HHCAH operates eight locations, employing more than 900 staff that provide care throughout the state of Connecticut.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents reached 52.23% in Texas during 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. New Day launched in 2020, led by a group of former hospice and home health professionals. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.8% of the states overall population, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Close to 18,000 Medicare decedents in Kansas elected the hospice benefit in 2022, a rate of nearly 52%, which exceeded national averages that year, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. Administration for Community Living.

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2025

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. New Day Healthcare provides hospice, home heath, pediatrics, clinical decision support and personal care to more than 150,000 patients annually from 33 locations across Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Illinois.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hospices’ public outreach efforts have evolved in recent years, with providers finding new strategies to dispel myths that have long impeded access to care. Nearly half, or 49.1%, of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice services in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. We found the best partner for Christian Senior Care Services to work with moving forward, said Quintin Faison, founder of Christian Senior Care Services, in a statement. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported. in 2022, the National Alliance for Care at Home reported. Details in the data trends The U.S. hospice industry as a whole is projected to bring in roughly $34 billion in revenue during 2024, Jackson indicated. This is a rise from Medicare hospice expenditures that reached $23.7

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2025

The two known for-profit hospices operating in New York have both been under the supervision of the states Department of Health, which to date has not found any issues with fraud or quality of care at either company. Hospice utilization rates reached 26.34% among Medicare decedents in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

among Hispanic populations in 2022, the largest increase across all minority groups that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. End-of-life care decisions are also impacted by misconceptions about hospice alongside historic issues of mistrust in the health care system at large. An increase of 3.3%

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

More than 27,550 Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. Census Bureau estimates that nearly 25% of Louisiana’ population will be older than 60 by the year 2030, up more than 25% from 2012. This is a rate of 48.2%.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

More than 57,100 Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in South Carolina during 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. About 25% of South Carolinas population are seniors older than 65, a number expected to double within the next 25 years, according to the states Department of Aging.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the home health and hospice provider acquired in 2021 for $250 million. million in Q3 2022.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

More than 16,000 people elected the hospice benefit in 2022, about 46% of the states Medicare decedents that year, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. About 17.4% of Nevadas 3.1 million population are older than 65, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“For hospice services specifically, an aging population, along with better informed family members about the positive aspects of hospice care, along with an increased dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, are all drivers of these crucial services,” he said. Among Medicare beneficiaries, 45,760 elected the hospice benefit in 2022.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The average length of stay for a patient with a neurological condition in 2022 was 159 days, compared to 106 days for those with cardiac conditions and 52 days for those with cancer, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. These calls can help the sales team design their near-term strategy.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.8% of the Lone Star States overall population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Hospice utilization rates hovered at 49.1% nationwide that year.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Hospice utilization rates in Oklahoma reached 47.77% among Medicare decedents in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Heart to Heart provides hospice, palliative care and grief support. Seniors 65 and older represent 17.7% of the state’s overall population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Initiatives like these allow health systems the opportunity to not only capitalize on growing demand, but also to address a more comprehensive range of their patients’ health needs in the setting that most prefer, according to Angel Vargas, vice president of Care at Home for Kaiser Permanente. billion in 2021.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nearly half (49.1%) of all Medicare descendants utilized hospice services in 2022, which was a similar rate to prior years, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) introduced the Hospice CARE Act last month. this summer.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Hospice utilization rates reached 51.81% among Medicare decedents during 2022, which was above the national average of 49.1% that year, according to National Alliance for Care at Home. Census Bureau reported. Socioeconomic trends are also a strategic factor, Williams indicated. of South Carolina’s population, the U.S.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Generally, Amedisys’ palliative care services will benefit BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s members living with complex and serious conditions such as cancer or heart failure. We are proud to work with innovative companies like BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to offer high-acuity care in the home,” Kusserow continued.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“Mount Sinai at Home builds upon this momentum and offers consolidated opportunities for patients and physicians, decreasing the fragmentation that often plagues the health care industry. It’s exciting to be creating a care model that is blazing the trail for advanced care at home.”. As of 2019, the U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

million that the organization reported in 2022. The organization provided hospice to 457 patients and served 121 palliative care patients last, according to its annual report. Hospice utilization rates in the state reached 40.96% in 2022, which fell below the national average of 49.1% Its overall revenue reached more than $6.22

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Contessa is currently in talks with a number of other Medicare Advantage organizations to pursue similar, but not identical, contracts, Dr. Gavin Baumgardner, vice president and national medical director of Palliative Care at Home at Contessa, said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 2023 Annual Leadership Conference.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The article is based on a webinar hosted by Zaundra Ellis, Vice President of Hospice Solutions at Axxess with input from Cristina Montanez, Care Advocate and Lead Educator at Hospice of the North Coast and Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, VP for Quality and Standards at Community Health Accreditation Program. The webinar took place in September 2022.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

in Georgia during the calendar year 2022, hovering around the national average of 49.1% that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Seniors 65 and older represent 14.5% of the population in Gainesville, Georgia, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Hospice utilization rates reached 48.7%

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Tennessee-based Contessa has been among the palliative care providers forging numerous community-based partnerships with hospital systems. For example, the company in 2022 formed a joint venture with Mount Sinai Health System.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Coupled with the telehealth disparities are inequities pertaining to hospice care. About 38% of a total 50,400 Asian American Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. This is compared to 51.6% of more than 2.1

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2022

Finish this sentence: “The top strategy that hospice providers should employ in 2022 to best prepare for 2023 is…”? I think we’re seeing care models change. Austin: Continued monetization.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2024

” AccentCare in January 2022 unified its seven business lines under the company’s main brand. The move included subsidiaries Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, Sta-Home, Gareda, HRS, Texas Home Health, Southeastern Health Care at Home and Guardian.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Samaritan rebranded in 2022 to reflect its expanded scope of services. There are four areas that we primarily focus on as we look at what we call life-enhancing care and care around serious illnesses. It’s hospice, palliative medicine, primary care at home, and our grief support.

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

. “We have a comprehensive transition plan in place and are confident that the board’s diverse background and experience will help guide us into the future as we work to expand what’s possible for patient care at home.” in Q1 2022 to $49.4 Home health revenues rose 2.3% million, down from $50.6

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Hearts for Home Care

JANUARY 14, 2022

Home care would not be possible without these compassionate heroes that help families stay together. And while 2021 was filled with accomplishments, two advocates share their New Year’s hopes and show us why we all must recommit ourselves to home health care advocacy in 2022. Below, see what home care client Ari A.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NHPCO is currently integrating into the Alliance, a newly-formed national organization that is combining the two leading organizations supporting the care-at-home community – NHPCO and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). The total number of beneficiaries enrolled in hospice care in 2022 was 1.72

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Longer stays reduce health care costs in the last year of life by as much as 11%, according to a 2023 report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and NORC at the University of Chicago.

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2022

“These innovative at-home solutions will empower those we serve, enhancing the recovery process and improving outcomes.”. The new care model offers an alternative to conventional inpatient hospitalization or skilled nursing care at home. It also gives patients, families and caregivers additional options for support.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

After my mom died in 2022, I decided to count how many systems we manage as family caregivers. I moved my parents twice in six months and then helped clear out the family home a year later. Keeping a safe home for my parents that they liked was a huge challenge. We navigate these systems largely on our own. I first counted 10.

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