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St. Croix’s New Minnesota Location Supports Staff Amid Growth

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Its launch was in part driven by rising demand for hospice in the area, including more referrals from hospitals, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities and community members. Demographic trends are pushing up hospice demand in Minnesota. Seniors 65 and older represent 17.8%

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

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Catholic Health Services provides home health, hospice, palliative care, skilled nursing and assisted living services, as well as acute rehabilitation in hospital and outpatient settings. His track record of success, combined with his dedication to improving care at home, makes him an invaluable addition to our team.

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Leveraging Sales Strategies in Hospice Payment Cap Management

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For one, Sales and marketing staff can benefit from knowing what types of patients each provider is referring to their hospice, as well as the type of diagnosis and site of care, such as the patient’s home or assisted living or other facility. In essence, the number one admitted diagnosis was neurological.

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

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The grant will also support efforts to address social determinants of health, according to Dr. Heidi Young, associate chief medical officer for Capital Caring and medical director of the Primary Care at Home program. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found.

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Key Trends to Watch: Health Systems Moving into Hospice, Home-Based Care

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California-based Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest integrated health systems, is among those making big investments in the home setting, including hospice and palliative care. The division offers home health care, palliative care and hospice in addition to high-acuity services like hospital-at-home. “We

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The Senior Living Opportunity for Hospices

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Many hospices in 2025 are driving to expand in the senior housing and assisted living space. More than 818,000 people in the United States dwell in more than 30,600 assisted living communities nationwide with an aggregate 1.2 My generation, baby boomers, were not going to a nursing home.

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Alivia Care Inc. Launches New Home-Based Care Business in Florida

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Featuring these three service areas was key in designing a care model aimed at meeting patients’ individualized needs, according to Susan Ponder-Stansel, Alivia Care’s president and CEO. The services also include palliative care consultations, pain and symptom management and transitional care.

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