Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Texas-based New Day Healthcare LLC on Monday announced its acquisition of Intrepid USA’s hospice operations in Missouri and in its home state. New Day Healthcare has additional strategic growth plans in store once the acquisition completes, with more deals on the near horizon in coming months according to CEO and Founder G.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 15, 2025

A clear trend has emerged in the health care industry: Mergers and acquisitions of healthcare firms have slowed year over year. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Nashville-based Thyme Care, runs its palliative care wing. She believes palliative care may be inoculated against that industry trend. That growth isnt short-term, either.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Case in point, pancreatic cancer patients who received palliative care services alongside mental health treatments received stronger collaborated support for symptoms such as anxiety and depression, according to findings in a recent study published in the MDPI journal Healthcare. Technology can link us to the home in real time.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary As far as weve come in the 50 years since Balfour Mount and Sue Britton opened the first palliative care at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Quebec, have we lost something along the way? In todays podcast we welcome some of the early pioneers in palliative care to talk about the roots of palliative care. by Kearney.

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Life & Death Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) has emerged as an invaluable instrument in palliative care settings, offering healthcare providers a standardized approach to assessing and monitoring patients’ functional status.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Palliative interventions should be integrated into primary care for patients living with symptomatic multiple chronic conditions (MCC), a recent consensus paper indicated. patient population. Primary care providers are already taking care of patients with heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease, dementia, obesity and diabetes.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media company, is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Aspect Awards.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2025

In turn, an overall understanding by all involved helps us as healthcare providers with our overall goal of maintaining comfort/symptom management throughout the dying process as well. Nicole Ryder, Licensed Vocational Nurse at Huntington Hospice & Palliative Care, has been named a 2024 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News.

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Life & Death Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Nurses play a crucial role in delivering compassionate care, and palliative care training programs enhance their ability to […] The post How Palliative Care Training Programs Make a Difference in Healthcare Delivery appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

WTWH Healthcare, a WTWH Media company, is proud to announce the Frontline Honors Class of 2024. This years honorees represent a diverse array of frontline workers across a range of sectors and types of organizations, but they are unified by the passion, commitment and skill they bring to the often difficult work that they do each day.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2025

Former NAHC President Joins New Day Healthcare, Law Firm Bill Dombi has recently stepped into two new roles following his retirement as president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). New Day Healthcare LLC announced that Dombi recently joined its board of advisors.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas has established a new palliative care clinic at Limestone Medical Center in its home state. Joshua Wesley, medical director for Providence Hospice-Community Healthcare of Texas, in a statement. The clinic officially opened on Aug.

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2025

The resulting program, Fluhart says, allowed them to autonomously practice medicine in the home, have scheduling flexibility for a healthier work/life balance, and not bearing the load of the back-office minutiae of the Part B billing world and healthcare complexities in general. PalliCare nursing staff have next-to-no turnover.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The hospice and senior care provider Helios Care is partnering with the integrated health system Bassett Healthcare Network to bring more extensive access to hospice and palliative care to patients in central New York. We work closely with Helios Care every day. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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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

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The new dementia services were developed in collaboration with the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). One of the most valuable resources available through our dementia care program is the expertise and support of our trained care teams,” she said.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Francis Healthcare System of Hawaiis hospice program. Six nonprofit hospice providers recently joined forces to form the Hawaii Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative. The initiative is an effort to ensure sustainable access amid rising demand for end-of-life and serious illness care. This fell below the national average of 49.1%

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Life & Death Matters

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The demand for healthcare professionals skilled in palliative care is growing rapidly. As Canadians live longer, many require extended care due to chronic illnesses such as cancer and dementia.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The bill’s language was included in a larger piece of legislation, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, or H.R. Gerald’s Law would institute those benefits for those veterans who die in hospice. Colin Allred (D-Texas) co-sponsored the bipartisan bill, which now goes to the Senate.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Mary’s Healthcare System in Queens, New York City. Mary’s Healthcare System appeared first on Hospice News. In this episode, Hospice News Senior Editor Jim Parker speaks with Marianne Muzic-Lucenti, manager of one of the oldest pediatric palliative care programs in the nation, at St.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

Alex End Well Talk [link] Resources on the PEACH Program Program Review Paper A recent publication in Longwoods Healthcare Quarterly reviewing the PEACH model. Summary Transcript CME Summary I was very proud to use the word apotheosis on todays podcast. See if you can pick out the moment. And I believe that to be true. Homelessness?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Couzens 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. He has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The research examined Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) scores among 50 of the largest hospice providers across the country. Those processes drive workflow protocols, so it allows staff to have a sense of urgency in getting to our patients quickly, which is really critical to strong caregiver satisfaction.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 14, 2025

Historically, VITAS Healthcare has relied heavily on organic growth, a strategy the company is not turning away from. However, it may add more acquisitions to the mix. VITAS is a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE). The company this year made its return to the M&A market after a hiatus of several years. Admissions also rose 6.3%

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Hospice News

MAY 21, 2024

Maine-based Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice has rebranded as Andwell Health Partners to better reflect its growing suite of services. We’re now the largest independent, nonprofit, home and community-based healthcare organization in Maine,” Fournier says. Our name may have changed, but our heart hasn’t.

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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

JUNE 27, 2022

Not only are malnourished patients more likely to be hospitalized, but the cost of those stays is nearly twice as high as those for patients who have sufficient access to quality food, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). million in savings within the first six months . Case in point, the U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Elea is currently performing research in partnership with organizations like the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care to examine new best practices and approaches to care, as well as potential reforms to the benefit, Mathy indicated.

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Life & Death Matters

MARCH 18, 2025

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

New President, COO at Interim HealthCare The Florida-headquartered home-based care franchise company Interim HealthCare has tapped Rexanne Domico as its new president and chief operating officer. A 14-year veteran of the industry, Hellwege previously served as area vice president for Intrepid Healthcare.

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Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2025

Before joining VNH, Tarsa was the executive director of home health, hospice and palliative care at Jefferson Healthcare in Washington, where she led quality and compliance, organizational culture, clinical operations, program and business development and project management. Vynca provides palliative care as well as other services.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

Virtual reality technology can reduce the use of high-cost pain therapy services and medications, according to Dr. Joseph Shega, executive vice president and chief medical officer of VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE). Around 17.5% About 82.5%

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

NASDAQ: PNTG) completed its $80 million acquisition of Signature Healthcare at Homes hospice and home health assets. Signature Healthcare at Home has an average daily census (ADC) of more than 300 hospice patients, with its home health admissions reaching upwards of 12,000 patients during the last year. The Pennant Group Inc.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2024

In 2022 Nashville-based HCA Healthcare Inc. Palliative care clinical education avenues have expanded in recent years, but providers say the well may not be filling up quickly enough to meet demand. Communication and peer support elements are among the key training elements for palliative workforce sustainability and growth.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2024

NASDAQ: PNTG) has agreed to acquire Signature Healthcare at Home’s hospice and home health assets for a price tag of $80 million. Signature Healthcare at Home has an average daily census (ADC) of more than 300 hospice patients, with its home health admissions reaching upwards of 12,000 patients during the last year.

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Hospice News

JUNE 25, 2024

We made a commitment to the communities we serve, as well as to our organization, to leverage opportunities that provide growth and stability so we can continue to improve the health of our community by providing exceptional healthcare for generations to come,” said Jonathan Schiller, president and CEO for Garnet Health, in a statement.

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Hospice News

MAY 29, 2024

As the palliative care field continues to grow and transform, understanding the current trends, outlook, relevant challenges and necessary skills for future leaders is critical. She added that these services are now being offered in diverse settings, including outpatient and home-based care models.

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