Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The standout on length of stay was VITAS Healthcare, a subsidary of Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHEM). Another is the company-wide integration of Homecare Homebase at Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ: AVAH). Pennant is also starting to see occupancy rates improve among its skilled nursing and assisted living referral partners. .

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GeriPal

APRIL 27, 2023

Attendee 5: That we are so integrated into the very fabric of healthcare that it’s a no-brainer in every single discipline because you know what? We deepen ourselves into the fabric of care and we make healthcare work for people who are seriously ill. We are not an extra layer of support. We are actually the integrator.

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2024

NYSE: CHE) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare is ramping up its strategic growth plans in both hospice and palliative care amid rising demand for these services. VITAS earlier this month completed its $85 million acquisition of Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one assisted living facility location.

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CareAcademy Blog

APRIL 30, 2025

At the heart of a hospice care is its staff, including nurses, doctors, social workers, and chaplains. In addition to medical care like pain management and assistance with daily activities, the hospice team supports the emotional and spiritual journey of a terminal illness.

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AlayaCare

DECEMBER 18, 2019

“Home care is seeing greater participation in Medicare Advantage Plans and Transitional Care programs for healthcare systems and skilled nursing facilities, which are also important programs for Lifematters. metropolitan area.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to the 2021 Home Care Benchmarking Study , 6 out of the top 20 marketing sources for home care clients came from healthcare professional referrals. For example, you could list your preferred hospice provider or an award-winning assisted living facility in your area. Think outside of healthcare too.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

According to the 2021 Home Care Benchmarking Study , 6 out of the top 20 marketing sources for home care clients came from healthcare professional referrals. For example, you could list your preferred hospice provider or an award-winning assisted living facility in your area. Think outside of healthcare too.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 20, 2023

Their social worker calls with four new referrals to begin hospice services. Take a deep breath, respect the social worker who must have reasons behind their expressed needs and wants, and dig deeper. Consider this scenario: You are an Admissions Director at a new assisted living memory care unit.

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Seasons Hospice

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hospice Care For Everyone Hospice care is a specialized form of healthcare that focuses on providing support and comfort to individuals facing life-limiting illnesses. Hospice care is generally available to individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness and a prognosis of six months or less to live, as certified by a physician.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So like as an example, in New York State, if someone has no healthcare proxy that they’ve designated, there is a legal structure by which we can assign a surrogate, whereas other states don’t have that same structure. Yael 10:52 Yeah. And I think that’s where there’s so much state by state variability.

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Home Care Pulse

MAY 16, 2023

Linda Leekley ( 01:11 ): And Gary, as mentioned, is the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest accrediting body and healthcare in a career spanning more than 30 years. That’s what every successful healthcare organization should strive to achieve. Brett Ringold ( 04:39 ): Yeah, absolutely.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Marylander is also a licensed clinical social worker and practiced law for 35 years prior to stepping into health care. One of the greatest challenges facing bereaved families when a loved one dies is the lack of a will or other estate planning tool (for example, living trust),” Marylander told Hospice News in an email.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eric: So before we talk about improving… So first of all, we just had a podcast not too long ago on assisted living facilities, so it seems very timely. For example, bachelor’s degrees for social workers. Eric: So Isaac, is the actionable item change in US healthcare system financing? Plain and simple.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

By setting, so patients who are living in places like nursing homes and assisted living facilities, where it’s easier to visit very quickly patient to patient, as opposed to home-based care for people say in rural areas. There’s also been some differences in things like staffing. I just want to highlight some work.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 30, 2023

Most patients do not view this as giving up, but as coming to peace with their prognosis and deciding to live the best possible life for the time that remains. This may involve coordinating in-home or office visits for care or consulting directly with the healthcare provider as part of the hospice care team.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 25, 2023

And so all of us in the healthcare profession, in in the he caring profession, I like, that’s my new thing, health, right? We can guide them to have a more total experience without the denial that that goes through our healthcare system. Hospital residential care assisted living, nursing facilities resident.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. Eric: Which is, so let’s say I am a provider, a healthcare provider taking, let’s say a nurse practitioner working in an older, a clinic that’s mainly caring for older adults. Greg: Yeah, great question. I got into this 31 years ago.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Eric: And looking back at that time, what do you think the healthcare system could have done to help with that? We have all of these models that are out there that have proven benefits for patients, for caregivers, and some of them for healthcare systems as far as saving money for, let’s say, Medicare. Why do we need to do more?

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