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Four Western Nonprofits Affiliate with Chapters Health System

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Following the company’s 2023 affiliation with Capital Caring Health, its network expanded to Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, encompassing 14 counties and four metropolitan areas. The MSO program is oriented around hospices, whereas CareNu is designed for those who provide upstream services.

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Staffing Shortages Weighing on Hospice Executive’s Minds in 2025

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This represented an 18% decline compared to the 2023 survey results. Providing more bereavement services to staff has become an invaluable piece of retention at Butte Home Health & Hospice, with this support becoming a permanent part of its program, according to Love. The most significant concern is qualified staff.

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Lack of Staff, Guidelines Build Hurdles for Hospice Bereavement Care Programs

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Hospices often lack the financial and staffing resources needed to fully support bereaved families. As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health.

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Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

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Empath Health offers hospice, home health, palliative care, bereavement support, adult day services, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) programs, and primary, elderly and geriatric care. Guerisoli stepped into the CEO role in 2022 and has served on Pennants board since 2023. from 2008 to 2020.

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Massachusetts Ramping Up Pediatric Palliative Care Funding

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million in the state’s 2023 fiscal year budget to support pediatric palliative care access. Services provided through the program include consultation for pain and symptom management, nursing services, mental health counseling, family support and bereavement care. Massachusetts legislators recently allocated more than $8.7

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Caring for the Caregivers: Keys for Helping Family Members in Palliative Care Roles

Hospice News

Given the crucial role that caregivers play in families, their well-being is central to palliative care, and providers need to assist these caregivers by developing sustainable models of support for them. In the United States, more than 40 million adults provide palliative care for family members.

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4 For-Profit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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’s (NASDAQ: AMED) trajectory in 2023 is a tale of three companies, and they should be watched for three reasons. Amedisys expects Contessa’s revenue to triple in 2023 with palliative care as the main accelerator, the company’s executives have said in earnings calls. A forthcoming second story will focus on nonprofit providers.

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