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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

Hospice News

Hospices coast-to-coast have undergone leadership transitions, including changes in legal executives and a slew of newly appointed CEOs, among other roles in the industry. Texas-based New Day provides home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services across 31 locations in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and in its home state.

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Diverse Utilization, Cost Trends Shaping Hospice Care Delivery

Hospice News

New trends in hospice care delivery are pointing to a growing need for improved equitable access and diversified services that address a broader range of disease-specific patient needs. Hospice providers have been expanding the depth of their interdisciplinary disease-specific programs to meet that need, Ware said.

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Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

Hospice News

Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-California) have introduced a bill that would reform aspects of the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). If enacted, the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act also would increase the penalty for hospices that do not report quality measure data to 10% by 2027, up from 4% currently.

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New Day Healthcare Acquires Good Samaritan Society’s Hospice Operations

Hospice News

Texas-based New Day Healthcare LLC has announced its acquisition of Good Samaritan Society’s hospice operations in its home state. The transaction includes Good Samaritans hospice assets in El Paso, Texas, expanding New Days existing presence in that market. Hospice utilization rates hovered at 49.1% Scott Herman.

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Eden Health Acquires A Plus Hospice Care

Hospice News

Eden Health of Northern Nevada, dba Eden Hospice, has acquired A Plus Hospice Care in its home state. Through the transaction, A Plus Hospice Care patients will have access to Eden Health’s additional services, including home health, home care and palliative care. About 17.4%

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The Nuts and Bolts of Enhabit’s 2025 Hospice Growth Strategy

Hospice News

NYSE: EHAB) is projecting strong hospice growth in the next year fueled in part by investments in technology and workforce development. The home health and hospice provider is in part leveraging technology to fuel its plans, Jacobsmeyer said during the Bank of Americas Securities 2024 Home Care Conference.

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Under the Radar Challenges for Hospice Nurses

Hospice News

Hospice leaders may have a narrow view around the hidden daily challenges experienced by nurses both at the bedside and operationally. Rising demand and widespread staffing shortages have given way to a difficult state of the hospice nursing workforce. You can always go somewhere else and make more money. An estimated 82.13