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The Senior Living Opportunity for Hospices

Hospice News

In 2022, more than 907,000 Medicare hospice decedents were older than 85, out of 1.7 million total patients, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. But the most successful hospices in the senior living arena are those who can offer a larger continuum of care, according to Ponder Stansel.

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Hospices to ‘Optimize’ Telehealth Amid Regulatory Uncertainties

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the public health emergency have been extended several times. The law allows for continuation of several public health, Medicare and Medicaid authorities and programs. Calls are growing louder to make permanent regulatory flexibilities for telehealth.

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Addus Execs: Big Deals Bubbling Up in 2025, But ‘Conservative Approach’ Needed

Hospice News

Addus HomeCare Corporations (Nasdaq: ADUS) purchase of Gentivas personal care segment is bearing fruit as the company drives forward on its acquisition strategy in 2025. Propellants of growth Addus provides home care services to roughly 61,500 individuals across 257 locations in 23 states. million in the Q4 of 2024, a 7.5%

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Queen City Hospice Expands in Rural Ohio with New Office

Hospice News

If we can’t change the outcome, we can definitely change the journey. The new office will be home base for Queen City staff who provide care in the Brown County region and surrounding areas. Demographics are driving up a need for serious illness and end-of-life care in Ohio. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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NAHC, NHPCO Name Transition Board to Guide 2024 Merger

Hospice News

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) floated the possibility of a combination in March in light of their existing, highly collaborative working relationship.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

So people who have Medicare mostly fee for service in a dementia diagnosis should have access to a care, essentially a care navigator for the duration of their condition, or at least the duration of the program. I heard this beautiful thing the other day, which was to an electronic medical record, I am not a whole person.

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Important Predictions for Home Care in 2019

AlayaCare

Looking to the new year, I foresee three specific themes that will be central to our growing industry: caregiver engagement, whole-person care, and home care’s pursuit of the right technology. In Australia and other markets that have moved towards client-directed care, clients are already making this choice. In the U.S.,

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