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Hospice News
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
He was so intrigued that he gathered a few volunteers and began Hospice of the Valley, which was largely a volunteer organization living off of a few grants here and there prior to when hospice Medicare reimbursement came around in the early 1980s. We also have a home-based primary care practice called Geriatric Solutions.
Hospice News
APRIL 22, 2024
Hospices that see higher numbers of patients in assisted living facilities tend to have lower quality scores than other providers, research has found. The findings point to possibly growing gaps of unmet needs among hospice patients in assisted living (AL) settings, according to the researchers.
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Hospice News
JULY 11, 2022
million seniors who reside in Illinois are 85 or older, and 40% of Medicare beneficiaries in the state have four or more chronic conditions, according to HCCI. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is replacing the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model with ACO REACH. About 12% of the 2.1
Hospice News
JULY 10, 2023
million seniors who reside in Illinois are 85 or older, and 40% of Medicare beneficiaries in the state have four or more chronic conditions, according to HCCI. The gradual move of reimbursement systems to value-based care models is partly fueling a resurgence in home-based primary care, according to a 2018 study in the journal Geriatrics.
Hospice News
JANUARY 1, 2024
“We have an existing group of primary care providers, but we’re very aggressively pursuing acquiring as many primary care providers who are already in the geriatric care space, because when you look at most of the risk-based models — the GUIDE model that’s coming out and ACO REACH,” Ponder Stansel said. “[The
GeriPal
APRIL 27, 2023
And I think with the Medicare hospice benefit not meeting the needs of older adults, it’s very hard to even have a segue to have those conversations because you can’t really offer people a path forward in a way that aligns with their values. Eric: Buying GeriPal podcasts. Alex: Nursing homes. And with that, thanks everybody.
Seasons Hospice
MAY 21, 2024
Many older adults are living on fixed incomes, making it difficult to afford dental services, especially if they lack insurance coverage for dental procedures. Limited availability of dentists specializing in geriatric care or trained to address the unique oral health needs of older adults can further exacerbate access issues for seniors.
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