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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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billion, swooping in after Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) agreed to buy the company. Meanwhile, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) and Gentiva also completed one of the largest deals of the year. Addus earlier this month closed a $350 million acquisition of Gentivas personal care business.

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New Leaders Emerge at Hospices Coast-to-Coast

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Fosinas 30-year career included health care leadership roles, including serving as president of NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital and its home health and hospice services, Lawrence Homecare and Jansen Hospice. Established in 1979, the nonprofit provides adult and pediatric hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice Executives Retire as New Leaders Rise

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A few hospice executives have recently announced their retirement as new leaders step forward at a number of organizations. Addus president, COO retires Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) President and COO Brad Bickham recently announced his retirement, effective March 2026.

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HAP Foundation Launches to Research and Advance Hospice, Palliative Care

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.” The new institution carries on the work of the Illinois-based JourneyCare Foundation, an affiliate of the former JourneyCare Hospice that supported community-based palliative and hospice care for patients without insurance or who lacked sufficient resources to pay for services.

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Staffing Shortages Weighing on Hospice Executive’s Minds in 2025

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Hospice leaders have lost sleep over workforce pressures plaguing the industry for several years running, a trend that is not anticipated to abate anytime soon. Staffing challenges were cited as the leading concern among 35% of 112 hospice professionals who participated in this years Outlook Survey by Hospice News and Homecare Homebase.

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Hospice Leaders ‘Scratching the Surface’ of Public Awareness Opportunities in 2025

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The ability to increase public awareness and community education efforts was cited as the third top concern by 16% of 112 hospice professionals who participated in this years Outlook Survey by Hospice News and Homecare Homebase. This challenge superseded consolidation trends in the hospice market and changing payment dynamics.

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Future Leaders: Deanna Bieniek, Director of Support Services, St. Croix Hospice

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The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].

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