Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2025

Organizations included the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM), the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care (NCHPC), the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and the National Alliance for Care at Home, among others.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

National Alliance for Care at Home Announces New COO National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) recently announced Sherl Brand as its new COO, who will ascend into the role in January. Elizabeth Healthcare, Trustbridge Hospice and Jackson Health System. Nasdaq: PNTG). million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2025

Hospice utilization rates reached 26.34% among Medicare decedents in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Data suggest that hospice care is underutilized in New York compared to other states, straining other elements of the health care system, Hochul previously wrote in the veto.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

The initiative is an effort to ensure sustainable access amid rising demand for end-of-life and serious illness care. The new collaborative includes Hawaii Care Choices, Hospice Maui, Kauai Hospice, Navian Hawaii, North Hawaii Hospice and St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaiis hospice program. Ho told local news.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

Florida-based Big Bend Hospice and the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare system are partnering to provide transitional care to seriously and terminally ill patients. The initiative is designed to ensure smooth and effective transitions of care and to prevent patients from slipping through the cracks in a fragmented health care system.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2025

He most recently served as hospice executive director of Hartford Healthcare at Home, part of The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG). Elizabeth Healthcare and Trustbridge prior to its affiliation with Empath Health. Can you share what led to the launch of Mahogany Home Health and Hospice?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Several hospices have reported undergoing multiple audits simultaneously within a six-month period in 2023, according to research from LeadingAge, the Alliance and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI).

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Some other hospice industry organizations praised the lawsuit, including National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation. However, stakeholders in the hospice space have contended that the agencys methodology for selecting hospices for the program is deeply flawed.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

Smith-Lopez has more than 26 years of experience in hospice and palliative care, beginning her career as a registered nurse before taking on leadership roles. Prior to joining Catholic Hospice, she served as senior general manager at VITAS Healthcare in Palm Beach, Florida. Catherines West Rehabilitation Hospital and St.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2025

Florida-based VITAS Healthcare has expanded the reach of its hospice services into a new region of its home state amid rising demand. Florida ranked second highest nationwide in hospice utilization, reaching a rate of 55.97% in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. The Chemed Corp.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The home health and hospice segment accounted for $135.7 The Pennant Group agreed to acquire Signature Healthcare at Home’s hospice and home health assets for a price tag of $80 million. million, representing a 33.7% increase over Q3 2023. Hospice average daily census grew to 3,444, a 27.7% jump year-over-year.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This conference is the final conference that legacy NHPCO is hosting as it joins with the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) to become the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). NAHC will host its final conference on October 20-24, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Galen Miller Leadership Award, created in memory of NHPCO’s Executive Vice President, is presented to hospice champions who exhibit the same dedication and passion for the hospice and palliative care community that Galen Miller did.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

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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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

31, these flexibilities allowed hospices to perform routine home care visits virtually and conduct face-to-face recertification visits. The National Alliance for Care at Home spearheaded the effort. Currently set to expire Dec. Several state-based hospice and palliative associations signed the letter.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2024

We will ensure that health care at home continues to evolve as an integral and vital partner in the continuum of care in America.” The home-based care community is very fortunate to welcome Dr. . We look forward to what the future will bring under the leadership of Dr. Landers. NYSE: CHEM).

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Community Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This is why Community Home Healthcare offers personalized homecare plans to ensure that every client receives the support they need to live comfortably and independently at home. Home Safety Assessments: Identifying and addressing potential hazards like loose rugs or poor lighting to prevent falls.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Hospice CARE Act has a “long road ahead” before enactment, but its introduction presents both significant challenges and opportunities for hospice providers, said Ethan McChesney, policy director at the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). this summer.

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Hospice News

MARCH 26, 2025

Dombi also recently joined New Day Healthcare LLCs board of advisors. He has supported leadership of the combined organization, the National Alliance for Care at Home, throughout its integration process. But I also honestly wanted to know more about what it takes to be successful in providing high quality care at home.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

More than half of hospices nationwide underwent multiple audits simultaneously during 2023, according to survey findings from LeadingAge, the National Alliance for Care at Home and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI).

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This proposed Transition Board is made up of experienced veterans of the care at home community, who possess the vision to understand both the opportunity and obligation to build an even stronger future for our sectors of the American health care delivery system,” Ken Albert, proposed chair of the Transition Board, said in a statement.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents reached more than 54% in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. MD Home Health plans to pursue aggressive growth strategies for its new business lines. “We This exceeds the national average that year at 49.1%.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

VITAS Launches New Florida Location VITAS Healthcare has opened a new location in Florida, expanding the hospice provider’s footprint in its home state. that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. of the county’s overall population, the U.S. Hospice utilization rates reached 48.7%

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 12, 2025

Your family can arrange hospice care at a hospital, inpatient hospice facility, long-term care facility, or home. People often choose hospice at home because its a familiar, relaxed environment. And we hope youll find peace of mind knowing your hospice care team will support you through every step of the process.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2023

It’s important to tell people that our palliative care program is comprehensive and includes more than medical care, but also behavioral health and things like food, diet, home safety and medication management. Capital Caring offers palliative services through its Primary Care at Home program.

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NHPCO

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act moves closer to becoming law (Washington, DC) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) celebrates the historic passage of H.R. House of Representatives last […]

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Traditions Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A Look at Hospice Care at Home for Cancer Patients The Role of Hospice Care at Home Hospice care is a type of care based on the philosophy that comprehensive care for seriously ill patients should attend to more than just their physical symptoms, and instead, focus on all their holistic needs.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

“Mount Sinai at Home builds upon this momentum and offers consolidated opportunities for patients and physicians, decreasing the fragmentation that often plagues the health care industry. It’s exciting to be creating a care model that is blazing the trail for advanced care at home.”.

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AlayaCare

MAY 3, 2022

Home care is on the precipice of seismic shifts. Throughout the history of modern healthcare to date, care has been primarily centred around providers. While this has increased efficiency for clinicians and health systems, it can render care inaccessible to patients.

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2022

“These innovative at-home solutions will empower those we serve, enhancing the recovery process and improving outcomes.”. The new care model offers an alternative to conventional inpatient hospitalization or skilled nursing care at home. It also gives patients, families and caregivers additional options for support.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

What is age-friendly care, and why is it important now? One of the significant innovations that I’m very happy to bring forward on behalf of CHAP is Age-Friendly Care at Home. Hartford Foundation for bringing age-friendly care and the 4Ms Framework into the home and community-based health care settings—especially hospice.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Longer stays reduce health care costs in the last year of life by as much as 11%, according to a 2023 report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and NORC at the University of Chicago.

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AlayaCare

MAY 2, 2022

Home care is on the precipice of seismic shifts. Throughout the history of modern healthcare to date, care has been primarily centered around providers. While this has increased efficiency for clinicians and health systems, it can render care inaccessible to patients.

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Nurse.com

JUNE 15, 2022

While telehealth has been around for decades, it has made leaps and bounds in recent years as patients and providers have embraced the service’s potential to improve healthcare. Telehealth nursing is a method of delivering care remotely using technology, including mobile devices, tablets, and computers. What is Telehealth Nursing?

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When I started working as a nurse back in the 1970s, I had no idea that in a few years, I would find myself on the frontlines of an epidemic that would irrevocably change and touch all our lives while also changing the career trajectories for a great number of people in healthcare.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

Taylor: Yes, I think, too, in light of the pandemic, number one, we’ve seen healthcare providers that cannot meet the demands of their patients, so who do they rely on? Is that demand for care rising, and you’ve mentioned that the expectation of those specialists coming into the field is way lower than the demand.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) will deliver resources, education, and information to help members grow their organizations, and will serve as the united voice of the member community advocating for policies that advance the provision of high-quality care for patients and their families.

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