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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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Addus earlier this month closed a $350 million acquisition of Gentivas personal care business. Though Addus has focused on growing its personal care and home health services, hospice remains a pillar of its strategy. The company seeks to co-locate its three services in the markets it serves.

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Inside AccentCare’s New, Centralized Approach to Bereavement Care  

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After five years of planning, the post-acute services provider AccentCare recently re-organized its bereavement care services, which are now coordinated from a national center. The company operates more than 250 locations in 31 states and the District of Columbia, caring for roughly 200,000 patients and families annually.

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Hospices Unveil New Inpatient, Grief Facilities Amid Rising Demand

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In addition to hospice, Anthony House also offers grief services as part of its Supportive Care Ministries program for bereaved individuals. Individuals also receive personal care assistance with meal preparation, medication management, personal hygiene and companionship.

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Betterleave to Expand to 12 States Following $2.4M Funding Round

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The bereavement care tech company Betterleave has secured $2.4 Austin-based Betterleave Bereavement launched as a venture capital-backed startup in March 2022. The company’s bereavement care platform is designed as a benefit that companies can offer their employees who have lost a loved one, a pregnancy or a pet.

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Agrace Takes 3-Pronged Approach to Widening Midwest Footprint

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Additionally, the office will be the central hub for Milwaukee-based patient care coordination, administrative support, team meetings, volunteer coordination and staff training and education. Established in 1978 as HospiceCare Inc., the nonprofit rebranded in 2011 with a goal of being more distinctive across its service lines.

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VITAS, Gentiva, Home Health & Hospice Care Expand Inpatient Services; Banner Health Shutters Hospice Programs in Phoenix

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Patients at the hospital-based center receive care in a home-like clinical setting that includes overnight accommodations for friends and family. An interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, volunteers and bereavement experts provide 24/7 care. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

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In some respects, the two sectors are already inextricably linked, given the holistic nature of hospice care, including attention to patients’ psychosocial and spiritual needs as well as bereavement support for families. Hospices also lack quality measures associated with bereavement care.

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