Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

Washington-headquartered Family Resource Home Care recently acquired personal care provider Companion Care, Inc., adding to its growing footprint in its home state. We are thrilled to announce our acquisition of Companion Care, Inc., Hospice utilization rates in Washington reached 45.5%

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Temporary telehealth flexibilities granted during the pandemic have opened up discussions around the future of technology in health care delivery, said Dr. Michael Fratkin, board president at the Institute for Rural Psychedelic Care. Fratkin is also a palliative care specialist at Humboldt Center for New Growth.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The hospice, palliative care and personal care provider Gentiva has acquired the hospice, home health and palliative assets of the nonprofit health system ProMedica. The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Gentiva Health Services has committed to expanding its recently established Advanced Illness Management (AIM) palliative care model in 2024, including its unique approach to reimbursement. The company has its roots in the former Kindred at Home. Once among the nation’s largest home health and hospice providers, Humana Inc.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

The report surveyed thousands of home health, hospice, palliative and home care professionals nationwide about their technology investments in 2025. Its not a decision made lightly but with thought, knowing that the [return on investment (ROI) is huge.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Empath LIFE Day Center and Medical Clinic will also provide transportation to medical appointments within the post-acute health system’s network of specialists and in-home care services, along with guidance and educational services for caregivers. The hospice’s W.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That roughly eight-year stretch as CEO was likewise marked by the purchase of Contessa, a company built to shift higher-acuity care into the home, including palliative care services. “We We think it’s transformative,” Kusserow said Tuesday at the Bank of America Securities Home Care Conference, referring to Contessa.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Two of the nation’s largest hospice and home-based care industry organizations are merging and have announced a combined board that will guide the transition. Fulfilling our pledge to return the home to the center of American health care will require a new organization with the expanded expertise of both NAHC and NHPCO.”

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

The nonprofit health plan CareSource has signed a definitive agreement to partner with Radiant Alliance, a new entity formed by Metta Healthcare and United Church Homes. The creation and subsequent partnership with Radiant Alliance will bring a hospice and palliative care company and senior living operator under the auspices of a payer.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2024

This centralization was designed to ensure consistency in its grief care operations and to ensure comparable quality across the company’s national footprint, Yelena Zatulovsky, vice-president of patient experience for AccentCare, said at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Atlanta-headquartered Aveanna provides home health, hospice, personal care and private duty services across 33 states. The company also provides medical solutions, therapy services and durable medical equipment, among other adult and pediatric health care services.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A major achievement during Rodgers’ tenure at the Dallas-based hospice, home health and palliative care provider was the company’s 2020 merger with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative. The company operates more than 260 locations in 31 states, caring for 210,000 patients and families annually.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dallas-headquartered AccentCare is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Advent International, offering hospice, palliative care, personal care, non-medical services, home health, care management and high-acuity home care. So we’ll work with partners like Christiana Care.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2023

Generational gaps among educators represent one of the most pressing obstacles to ensuring a sustainable supply of trained hospice clinicians, according to Terese Acampora, COO of MJHS Hospice and Home Care, part of the New York-based MJHS Health System. “To MJHS Hospice and Home Care is among them.

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Hospice News

APRIL 3, 2023

AccentCare is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Advent International that provides hospice, palliative care, personal care, non-medical services, home health, care management and high-acuity home care. This isn’t the health system’s first JV aimed at improved access to home-based care.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, Howe has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and medical director for various health care organizations in the Denver area, including a number of rehabilitation, assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities. Agrace Expands Medical Team.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In addition to oversee AccentCare’s hospice and palliative care programs, he will also support its clinical care operations and patient experience initiatives. Prior to joining AccentCare, Natarajan founded Chicago Primary Care Sports Medicine. The company merged with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2020.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2023

In addition to skilled home health, Enclara’s services include hospice, palliative and personal care, and behavioral health. The acquisition presents opportunities for Elara Caring to fill gaps between its adjacent markets in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

South Dakota-based Avera@Home recently formed a joint venture with personal care provider Kore Cares in a move that grew its service line and geographic reach in the state. Avera@Home Hospice offers hospice, home health and home medical equipment services throughout the Upper Midwest. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The hospice, palliative care and personal care provider Gentiva has agreed to acquire Heartland Hospice and other assets from the home-based care company ProMedica. The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“At Broward Health Medical Center, we remain steadfast in our commitment to comprehensive Health care, encompassing the crucial aspects of medical treatment and the invaluable comfort of palliative and end-of-life care,” Fernandez said. The Atlanta-based provider offers hospice, palliative and personal care services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Hospice and Home Care of Juneau shutters. Alaska-based Hospice and Home Care of Juneau (HHCJ) recently announced its closure, citing high staffing costs and lack of clinicians. HHCJ had two hospice and 17 home health patients on its services when the closure took effect on October 19.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Texas-headquartered Choice Health at Home has entered the personal care space with the acquisition of Instant Care of Arizona for an undisclosed sum. More than 58% of Medicare descendants in Arizona elected hospice during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

JUNE 3, 2022

The senior care provider, now rebranded as VNS Health, is ready for expansion. . The home health, hospice and palliative care provider is among the largest nonprofit home-based care providers in the nation, serving close to 40,000 patients and health plan members. The comfort of home.”.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For starters, the company is going full-speed ahead on palliative care, delivered through its subsidiary Contessa Health. Amedisys yesterday announced a partnership with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to cover those services, as well as a forthcoming divestiture of its personal care segment to HouseWorks — excluding its Florida operations.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2023

To date, much of this has centered around diversified programs like palliative care, PACE and other services. As they move into this new sphere, hospices may be able to glean some important lessons from home health agencies. But those providers’ experiences can lend some insights into how hospices can prepare themselves.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2023

AccentCare is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Advent International that provides hospice, palliative care, personal care, non-medical services, home health, care management and high-acuity home care. Richardson Community Hospice.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support. ” Calvary Hospital’s scope of acute-care services focuses almost exclusively on hospice and palliative care. the previous year – both California-based.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2023

Turnover among registered hospice nurses, for example, reached 25.15% during 2022, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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Hospice News

MARCH 16, 2023

Dallas-headquartered AccentCare is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Advent International, offering hospice, palliative care, personal care, non-medical services, home health, care management and high-acuity home care.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Among 2023’s largest nonprofit hospice transactions are Hosparus Health’s acquisition of Baptist Health Deaconess Hospice in June, the affiliation of Capital Caring Health and Chapters Health System in May and the merging of Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice (KHCH) with Stillwater Hospice in March, among others.

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Hospice News

APRIL 21, 2022

(NYSE: HUM) has signed a definitive agreement to sell a 60% stake in Kindred at Home’s (KAH) hospice and personal care business to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) for $2.8 Kindred at Home has been on a circuitous journey with Humana. Value-Based care a prime mover.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Many people living with serious medical illnesses also suffer from comorbid behavioral health issues,” the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) indicated in a 2020 report. Chicago-based Oak Street Health consists of a network of value-based primary care facilities that serve upwards of 145,000 Medicare beneficiaries across 21 states.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

They include Texas-headquartered Traditions Health, Bridge Home Health & Hospice and Healthflex Home Health & Hospice, both in California. Philadelphia-based All-American Home Care and Innovative Homecare Solutions in Illinois also appeared on the list. said in a statement. s list several years running.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 28, 2022

Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Hundreds of home care agencies across North America have shared their business data with us, and we’re making their industry secrets public. Home care providers experienced 7.3%

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Hospice News

JULY 19, 2024

The Florida-based company is a home-based care franchise that provides home health care, hospice care, palliative care, pediatric care and personal care to about 200,000 patients annually from more than 330 U.S. locations in 42 states.

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