Hospice News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Though the acquisition market has slowed down this year for home-based care companies, Addus HomeCare Corp. All told, Addus provides hospice, home health and personal care to an estimated 47,500 patients annually across 203 locations in 22 states. Its hospice segment earned $53.1 NASDAQ: ADUS) remains on the hunt.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2025

The Indiana-based palliative care provider Center for Hospice Care (CHC) is looking beyond its immediate community and has developed networks that impact palliative care on a global scale. The organization became an affiliate of the Indiana-based provider Center for Hospice Care in 2017.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

Addus HomeCare Corp. NASDAQ: ADUS) is poised for further acquisitions, potentially including some hospice deals. Addus’ roughly 33,000 employees provide hospice, home health and private duty nursing services across more than 200 locations in 22 states. Hospice revenue per day was up 3.7% Hospice revenue per day was up 3.7%

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

Many hospices in 2025 are driving to expand in the senior housing and assisted living space. Many seniors are looking to assisted or senior living facilities as they age, Susan Ponder Stansel, CEO of Florida-based Alivia Care, said at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference in Orlando, Florida. To me, that’s a great opportunity.

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Hospice News

MARCH 18, 2025

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) is anticipating slow-churning growth across its trifecta of home-based services. The company projected evolving hospice industry dynamics over the next year. Texas-headquartered Addus provides personal care, home health and hospice services in 23 states.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A federal judge in Delaware has ordered home health and hospice provider VItalCaring and its private equity backers to share future profits with Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC). She was previously the owner and CEO Liberty Health Services and prior to that, she was founder and CEO of Homecare Homebase.

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Hospice News

JUNE 4, 2024

When hospice providers are being investigated not just by CMS but the FBI, the stakes for compliance are higher than ever. In May of 2024, the federal law enforcement agency placed its spotlight on the rising number of complaints about hospice fraud, in which hospices participate in signing up seniors for care without the seniors’ knowledge.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Several hospice and health care organizations have appointed new leaders to take the helm during a time of growing demand nationwide. Calvary is the only hospital in the United States thats specifically dedicated to providing hospice and palliative care. Fosina was previously the hospitals COO, serving in the role since March 2024.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This article is sponsored by Homecare Homebase (HCHB). In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Donnette Threats, Director, Product Management – Hospice, Homecare Homebase, to explore the importance of bringing insights from the field into software development. What led you to the software space?

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

A few hospice executives have recently announced their retirement as new leaders step forward at a number of organizations. Addus president, COO retires Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) President and COO Brad Bickham recently announced his retirement, effective March 2026.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As hospices zero in on their investments in staff engagement and operational efficiencies, organizational culture is becoming a higher priority. Hospices nationwide are taking varied approaches around how they fuel staffing investments with sustainable growth in mind. 2024 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Some hospice providers are walking a tightrope as they decide how to invest in recruitment and retention. Hospices have been pouring financial resources into efforts to bolster their workforce and are seeking ways to balance the costs associated with recruitment that differ from retention expenses.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Recent years have seen an uptick in consolidation activity among nonprofits in the hospice space. Reimbursement rules and oversight rules and compliance rules, this is bringing to the forefront just the challenge of successfully operating in this marketplace on a sustained basis,” Kulik told Hospice News. “It’s

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Seeds of optimism are taking root among hospice providers that industry-wide labor pressures may improve this year. Survey respondents included nearly 330 hospice and palliative care industry professionals, including owners, executive leaders and managers, among others. I’m probably more excited about it than I’ve been in a few years.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Niagara Hospice CEO Retires Lockport, N.Y.-based based Niagara Hospice will soon have a new president and CEO with the upcoming retirement of John Lomeo, who has led the organization since 2000. Niagara Hospice is part of The Hospice and Palliative Care Group (HPCG), an organization that provides administrative services.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Though the number of hospice M&A deals plummeted in 2023 compared to prior years, deals are still being made, and the industry may see a rebound in 2024. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. This followed its $5.4 NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Hospice providers are increasingly focused on memory care settings and physician offices as referral sources. Though many hospices see facility-based care as their primary referral engines, a growing base of providers are seeking ties to community-based organizations to increase access and utilization this year.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Moving into 2024, more hospices see joint ventures or similar partnerships to be a major growth engine. Nearly half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase, said that joint ventures and partnerships were the growth tactics they planned to pursue the most this year.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Hospice reimbursement trends influence palliative care payment and delivery. Among the significant changes coming this year is the end of the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model, as of Dec. The North Carolina-based hospice, home health and palliative care provider is part of the Liberty Health system. “The

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Hospice News

AUGUST 6, 2024

Strategic priorities for Texas-headquartered Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) continue to focus on personal care and home health and less on hospice as the company waits for the dust to settle following its Gentiva personal care acquisition. Addus offers personal care, hospice and home health.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 11, 2023

Ohio-based Queen City Hospice, an Addus Homecare (NASDAQ: ADUS) company, recently opened a new location in its home state. The new location in Fayetteville, Ohio, adds a central office in a rural region of the hospice’s service area that will reduce staff travel time. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Traditions Health Names SVP of Hospice Operations Traditions Health has appointed Tom Moreland as its new senior vice president of hospice operations. Franklin, Tennessee-headquartered Traditions provides hospice, home health and palliative care as well as consulting services across 18 states.

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Hospice News

MAY 10, 2023

Hospices are increasingly eying palliative care as a promising growth opportunity, prioritizing expansion in that field over other health care service lines. Survey respondents included nearly 330 hospice and palliative care industry professionals, including owners, executive leaders and managers, among others. It’s evolving.”

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has closed its $350 million acquisition of Gentiva’s personal care business. Addus provides personal care, home health and hospice to more than 48,500 patients across 22 states. The company’s hospice service line brought in $57.3 The company’s hospice service line brought in $57.3

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Hospices are beginning to leverage technologies used to identify eligible patients in need to recruit and retain staff amid ongoing workforce shortages. Hospices are now applying those tools to help relieve industry-wide labor pressures. Hospices are now applying those tools to help relieve industry-wide labor pressures.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Unionized staff at Providence Hospice of Sonoma County in California have reached a labor agreement with their employer. The deal marks another instance of growing union activity in the hospice space. Unionization is uncommon in hospice, but local media reports in some communities show that the movement has gained some ground.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2022, the hospice community laid the groundwork for a transformational 2023. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. The following are the most-read Hospice News articles of 2022. #1 During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Thus far in 2023, hospice merger and acquisition activity has deviated from prior years. The last five years saw record-breaking multiples in the hospice space and private equity-backed platform deals were among the most common types of transactions. A number of trends have shifted. billion , which closed at the end of 2022. “The

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2024

The nation’s publicly traded hospice companies are primed for more acquisitions after a 2023 slump, fueled by census and growth. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. Case in point, VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. million and $54.6

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Hospice providers have increasingly turned to technology to connect with hard-to-reach patients, streamline back-office functions and stay ahead of the curve on worsening health conditions. The year ahead is likely to bring significantly more technology investment as well, the 2023 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report suggests.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

A turbulent economy and slight cool-down in deal activity early in the year have led some to question whether the record-high valuations for hospice assets will start to tumble. Thus, these assets have come at a premium in recent years, with hospice multiples r eaching as high as 29x in 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The foundation is an independent, nonprofit hospice and palliative care research and advocacy organization. It will serve as a hospice and palliative care “education and training hub” for patients, families, providers, and other stakeholders, according to the HAP Foundation. The HAP Foundation has officially begun operations.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. What drew you to the hospice industry?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Croix Hospice has acquired Corpore Sano Hospice in Plymouth, Mich., In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched four de novos thus far in 2022. In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched four de novos thus far in 2022.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A new multi-state home health and hospice player, VitalCaring Group, has emerged under the leadership of health care entrepreneur and executive April Anthony. Most recently, Anthony was CEO of home health and hospice for Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC). VitalCaring executives did not respond to Hospice News’ requests for comment.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

This article is sponsored by Homecare Homebase. In this Voices Interview, Home Health Care News sits down with Brandy Sparkman-Beierle, Chief Clinical Officer, Homecare Homebase, to talk about why clinicians are pitted against their technology resources, driven by a desire to spend their time helping people, not documenting.

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2022

As Addus HomeCare Corp (NASDAQ: ADUS) gears up for expansion, the company is focused on ensuring its workforce can absorb the growing capacity. . Hospice operators have relied on contract nursing to stay afloat during a time of worsening labor pressures, elevated turnover and rising demand for care. The hospice segment brought in $47.7

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