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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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“For people who don’t have a caregiver in their home, we can put them in our facility and they can live there until their natural death, and they’ll have access to specially trained caregivers in end-of-life care,” Strzalka told local news. The health system anticipates the location to remain closed until the end of 2025.

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Community Collaborates to Support Reopening of Allina Health’s Hospice House

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The nonprofit health system’s inpatient center provided important end-of-life care and respite services to these communities, according to Kasey Kamholz, board of directors president of the Homestead Hospice House. Allina Health has 28,500 employees and 3,200 community volunteers.

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Hospice Providers Expanding with Inpatient Units, De Novos

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Established in 1947, the nonprofit home health and hospice provider is part of the Aspirus Health system and has a service region that spans nine locations across Wisconsin and Michigan. Aspirus at Home provides hospice, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services such as physical, occupational and speech therapies.

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CommCare Expands with Notre Dame Hospice, Home Health Acquisitions

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Patients could see an improved level of care following the acquisition with CommCare’s ability to invest in service and facility updates and operate “more efficiently,” according to Tucker. Established in 1994, CommCare offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services throughout Louisiana.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

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Having inpatient hospice available to residents is an aim to enhance end-of-life experiences, according to Rich Acho, president and CEO of Lourdes Senior Community. Founded in 1965, the faith-based organization offers assisted and independent living, memory care and rehabilitative services. “We

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Choice Health Acquires Private Duty Company Instant Care, Enters Arizona Market

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“When we think really along the lines of that full continuum [of home-based care], we are developing our provider line, or home health line and hospice,” Choice Health at Home CEO David Jackson previously told Hospice News. “We million people in the state will be 65 and older, the Arizona Department of Health Services projected.

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Contessa Launches JV with Memorial Hermann Health System

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Contessa also recently partnered with another Texas-based health system, Baylor Scott & White Health to develop a similar model for continuous care in the home, also including palliative care components. Census Bureau projects that seniors will comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up 25% from 2012.