Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

VITAS Healthcare Expands Hospital-Based Inpatient Hospice Center Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare recently expanded its inpatient hospice care unit at the Florida-based Broward Health Medical Center. Miami-based VITAS has provided community- and facility-based hospice care in the Broward County area since 1980.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Addus earlier this month closed a $350 million acquisition of Gentivas personal care business. Though Addus has focused on growing its personal care and home health services, hospice remains a pillar of its strategy. The company seeks to co-locate its three services in the markets it serves.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

As we have moved into predictive modeling and advanced analytics to help augment the clinicians judgement, we will continue to improve patient engagement and hospice experiences for patients and families. Patient monitoring systems are also part of the overall operational picture of hospice business, Arnold said.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Impact of AI on Hospice Operations AI’s impact on hospice care is accelerating, primarily due to its capacity to streamline processes and reduce the administrative workload for staff. Emphasize the Benefits One of the key concerns staff might have is whether AI will take away from the human element of hospice care.

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Hospice Promise

MAY 9, 2025

Many people think hospice is just for the final daysbut its really about months of comfort, not just moments. Early involvement means more time for: Personalized care Better symptom management Emotional support Meaningful time with loved ones Hospice is about living fullytogether.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

Texas-headquartered Addus provides personal care, home health and hospice services in 22 states. Addus acquisition strategy focuses on pairing its clinical services with its personal care business across its existing markets. Established in 1981, the nonprofit offers home-based and general inpatient hospice care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

Tennessee Quality Care operates 17 locations serving an average of 1,800 patients daily throughout 50 of the 95 counties in its home state. About 70% of its business is home health, including private duty, with hospice care comprising 30%. The company purchased Illinois-based hospice provider JourneyCare Inc.

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Hospice Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Myth: To get Hospice Care, a patient must have 24-hour caregivers. Truth: 24-hour caregivers are not required for admission to hospice. The hospice team, along with the patient and family, will develop a personalized care plan that meets the patient’s needs as the disease progresses.

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2024

The JV, branded as Adena Home Health and Hospice, will launch next month, providing care to seriously and terminally ill patients in south central and southern Ohio. This is an exciting and significant step forward in our home health and hospice care delivery,” said Adena Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Shaheed Koury, in a statement.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care (IAHHC) has unveiled a new employee support program designed to help with retention of much needed workforce resources in end-of-life care. The association’s staff also help manage the Kentucky Home Care Association (KHCA). Development of the C.A.R.E.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

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. Between 2018 and 2021, he was CEO of the personal care company Help at Home.

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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 30, 2022

In 2021, hospice was a $23 billion industry that made up roughly 20% of the overall U.S. health care market, according to a report that Bank of America (BofA) Global Research shared with Hospice News. The hospice industry is expected to reach $64.7 billion by 2030, a rise from $34.5

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Hospice News

JUNE 8, 2022

A successful tele-palliative care program requires not only greater access to high-speed internet in those areas, but also the confidence of the people they serve. Many rural residents place a lower value on telehealth services compared to the in-person care they are used to, said Fratkin.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Addus plans to stay busy in the acquisitions market in the latter half of the year into early 2023, targeting primarily personal care and home health deals, according to CEO Dirk Allison. Since 2019, Addus has purchased seven personal care companies and four home health and hospice agencies.

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Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2023

Baptist Senior Family launches inpatient hospice Pennsylvania-based Baptist Senior Family has opened a new hospice facility at Providence Point, a large continuing care retirement community that initially opened in 2009. Baptist Senior Family offers hospice, home care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and personal care services.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. Expanding hospice care in the senior community will allow for improved support and care collaboration, according to Angela Hospice President and CEO Marti Coplai.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Agrace employs roughly 9000 staff who provide hospice, palliative, personal care and adult day and memory care services to nearly 1,500 patients daily in 19 counties statewide. ALC Hospice Care Names COO. Tony [recently] asked if I could do what I do best and take my management skills to ALC Hospice Care.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

Frontpoint, a portfolio company of Cimarron Healthcare Capital and Tacoma Holdings, is an emerging provider of home health, hospice, palliative and personal care with a focus on Medicare Advantage enrollees in Texas markets. Financial terms were undisclosed.

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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. 2023 Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report. Palliative Care News photo). It’s evolving.”

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Erica Gregory, SVP and GM of Revenue Cycle Management, Netsmart, to discuss how back office automation powers an efficient revenue cycle and the ways that automation can address trends that hospice care professionals are witnessing.

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Hospice News

APRIL 13, 2023

At one point in his career, he held executive positions simultaneously at three different home health and hospice agencies, where he oversaw hiring, recruitment and retention of nurses and other health care workers. These were just some of Lopez’s other hospice executive positions.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2023

VNS Health is among the largest nonprofit home-based care providers in the nation, serving close to 40,000 patients and health plan members. The New York-based operator provides home health, hospice and palliative care, as well as behavioral health and personal care/private duty services. Recently, the U.S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

Empath Health is the parent company of Tidewell Hospice and Suncoast Hospice, and offers a range of other senior care services. The company provides hospice, home health, palliative and personal care to more than 12,000 patients daily across the Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida areas. Jet Health Inc.,

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Hospice News

JANUARY 25, 2023

In 2020 pharmacy services giant PharMerica acquired OnePoint Patient Care (OPPC), which provided medications and pharmacy benefits management services to more than 350 hospices nationwide prior to the transaction.

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

d/b/a/ Covenant Care, provides hospice across six cities in the panhandle and northwest region of Florida and in three markets across southeast Alabama. Covenant Care has provided hospice, palliative care, home health and personal care for more than 36 years. increase from the prior-year’s period.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2023

“I am excited to join the executive team at Hospice of the Chesapeake and support future growth of the organization as well as continue to ensure the delivery of the highest-quality supportive and hospice care to the community,” Fetzer said.

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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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Hospice Promise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Choosing in-home hospice care is a deeply personal decision that can profoundly impact the well-being of a patient in their final stages of life. Contact Hospice Promise if you or a loved one needs routine hospice care.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home. Last year, Gentiva was among the comparatively few companies that actively pursued large hospice deals. The company’s Georgia locations will rebrand as Georgia Hospice Care. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Humana to Sell 60% of Kindred at Home Hospice to CDR for $2.8 billion divestiture of a 60% stake in Kindred at Home’s hospice and personal care segments to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. million hospice fraud scheme. and Sterling Hospice Care, Inc. #8 CMS gave hospices a 3.8%

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Hospice News

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

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

You find yourself doing the wound care, because you want this patient to have some comfort. You even try to help with personal care, and things like that. What are some of the things that you think hospice organizations really need to hear from their frontline clinicians to help them understand their experiences and their needs?

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2023

Through that program, we believe that we’ll have a much greater usage percentage for our patients to be able to access us.” – Jim Palazzo, CEO, Transitions Care “I was interested in PACE services just because of the similarity that it has to hospice care and the need that it fills, often for some of the poor folks in a community.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“We meet seniors where they are, providing the support and health care they need to maintain their quality of life in their homes, all the while helping guide their caregivers.” WellbeHealth’s programs that address social determinants of health include PACE, transportation to medical appointments, meal assistance and personal care services.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Melissa Kozak, Founder and Head of CitusHealth, to talk abou t the most common deficiencies found in hospice plans of care, and how Citus is helping providers to address them. Hospice News: What are the most common deficiencies found in hospice plans of care?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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. Stephanie Skaggs, product lead for Medalogix, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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