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The flexibility can apply not only to hospice itself, but also to the upstream services that many of those providers offer, such as palliative care, PACE, and home health, among others. So hospice was a place where we wanted to look at partnership.”.
The complexities of addressing workers priorities Hospice leaders need streamlined processes that help them understand how to provide a workplace environment that supports personal and professional balance, according to Cathy Wozniak, executive director of Massachusetts-based Hospice & Palliative Care of Marthas Vineyard.
Years after it was first introduced, hospice leaders are calling on Congress to move forward legislation that would bolster their dwindling workforce. The most significant bill in recent years is the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA), which has come before Congress time and again but has not yet been passed.
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According to her LinkedIn profile, she is also an operating partner for the private equity firm The Vistria Group, which has a history of investing in home health and hospicecompanies. The parent company also operates the United Kingdom-based home care company Bluebird Care and the Australia-based Just Better Care.
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.” – Richard Ashworth, incoming CEO, Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) Co-location of services A number of providers that already offer services beyond hospice care — such as home health, palliative care, PACE or personal care, among others — seek to bring their business lines together in the same markets.
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