Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Figliomeni currently serves as CFO and COO at Niagara Hospice and also manages other providers in the HPCG group, as well as The HomeCare Partners. HomeCare & Hospice Appoints New Director HomeCare & Hospice has named Meme Yanetsko as its new director of advancement. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater.

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2024

Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gentiva’s personal care business for about $350 million. CDR in 2022 purchased a 60% stake from the insurance mammoth Humana, Inc., Gentiva’s personal care segment brings in annual revenues of close to $280.0 NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Charles Home Health and Hospice in Bend joined ONA in late 2022 to negotiate for improved working conditions, compensation and other issues. A number of the system’s hospital employees also belong to the union. This is the latest in a series of unionizations among hospice and palliative care workers, particularly in California and Oregon.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Physician offices were identified among the most significant referral growth opportunities in 2024 by about 6% of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase. Meanwhile, 7% reported that their hospice organizations saw memory care settings as a significant referral source. Among those, roughly 6.7

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The report – produced in collaboration with Homecare Homebase and released earlier this month – is based on an online survey of nearly 330 hospice professionals. The year ahead is likely to bring significantly more technology investment as well, the 2023 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report suggests.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Nearly half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase, said that joint ventures and partnerships were the growth tactics they planned to pursue the most this year. Memorial Hermann established a similar relationship with Contessa in 2022.

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2022

During the first half of 2022, providers continue to hemorrhage dollars to boost hiring while adjusting wages and purchasing for skyrocketing inflation. VITAS has been on a recruitment blitz during late 2021 and early 2022 to counter the industry-wide workforce shortage. CMS had temporarily suspended sequestration during the pandemic.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Staffing was identified as a main 2024 pain point by 36% of 143 respondents to the Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase. This is down from 54% of respondents in 2023’s survey and 68% of 2022 respondents. Created in partnership with Homecare Homebase. 2024 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched four de novos thus far in 2022. The company purchased three Missouri companies from LifeCare Collective last October — HomeCare of Mid Missouri, Nurses & Company, and Transitions Hospice. The national average that year was 50.3%. In June, St.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In 2022, close to 15% of all MA plans – about 1,000 in total – offer in-home support services, according to Washington, D.C.-based These businesses accounted for 48% of all home-based care transactions during the first two quarters of 2022, up from 42% during the last half of 2021, according to Mertz Taggart. As of 2019, the U.S.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

billion , which closed at the end of 2022. A pattern of “megadeals” occurring in 2021 and 2022 set a high bar for transaction valuations and volumes, which contributed to this year’s slump compared to previous record-breaking levels. Another significantly-sized deal in the industry came in August when Addus HomeCare Corp.

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Hospice News

JULY 5, 2022

Strong hospice and home health consolidation continued during the first quarter of 2022, according to a recent report from Provident Healthcare Partners. A complex web of factors can influenced hospice deal volume in early 2022 and could play a role going forward. Market forces at work.

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Hospice News

JULY 7, 2022

In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched four de novos thus far in 2022. Also in Missouri, the company purchased three Missouri companies from LifeCare Collective last October — HomeCare of Mid Missouri, Nurses & Company and Transitions Hospice. Croix acquired Lombard, Ill.-based

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

September 14, 2022 . National Association of Homecare and Hospice. For Immediate Release. These flexibilities allow patients to take part in telehealth visits from wherever they call home and allow for the use of telehealth for low-touch, administrative face-to-face visits prior to recertification for the hospice benefit. .

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Hospice News

APRIL 17, 2023

As the demand for palliative care continues to grow, so too has the way businesses have bolstered their programs to better serve patients. Providers are consistently looking for new methods to deliver responsive, value-based services that can generate savings and reduce high-acuity utilization. Enter UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Fewer than half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase, reported that their hospice organizations would pursue new care types this year. The nonprofit’s pediatric program grew its capacity to 120 patients in 2022, a rise from a previous census volume of 40.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Case in point, roughly 38% of adults nationwide conflated hospice with palliative in a March 2022 study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Nearly two-thirds of the participants were c-suite leaders, vice presidents or directors. There were 143 respondents in total.

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Home Care Pulse

DECEMBER 20, 2022

You know if, if providers out there, doesn’t matter what type you are, haven’t been paying attention to this, this is, you know, as you jump out of the out of the gate from 2022 into 2023, put that on your strategic plan cuz you’re gonna need to, you’re gonna need to, as I said, dedicate resources to the support of quality.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Bailey Woodhams, business development manager for consulting firm Maxwell Healthcare Associates, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. She introduced me to the electronic medical record (EMR) company, Homecare Homebase. In 2022, we saw the aftermath of the first two-year stint with COVID that continues to linger today.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2025

Many companies are focused on bolstering their nursing workforce, who are also in high demand, but providers also need to prioritize hiring a sufficient number of aides, according to Cooper Linton, associate vice president of Duke HomeCare & Hospice. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report. However, this may not be enough.

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