Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

“You can help people live, love and laugh and learn and grow, even in the context of horrible progressive, irreversible terminal diseases, because they’re still alive,” Ihrig said at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference in Chicago. Every hospice provider should be fluent, whether it’s those four questions or their own vernacular.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care and Treasure Coast Health on Tuesday completed their affiliation, a move nearly a year in the making after the two Florida-based nonprofits signaled they would join forces. Combined, the two organizations provide hospice and palliative care to more than 7,000 patients annually across Brevard, Martin, St.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 5, 2025

Although you may have heard of hospice care , you may not know how its actually arranged. Because hospice is for terminally ill patients, it can be difficult to talk about for yourself or your loved one. Traditions Health understands how stressful it can be to opt for end-of-life care. Why hospice care?

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Hospice News

JUNE 19, 2024

Silverstone came on the scene in 2020 as a standalone hospice after CEO Alfonso Montiel’s purchase and rebranding of Comfort Care Hospice in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Since then, the company has built a palliative care service and is developing a personal care business.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 20, 2024

New York state’s new Center for Hospice and Palliative Care recently launched with an aim to increase utilization and goal-concordant outcomes among swelling aging populations in the Empire State. The next year will include leveraging data and research to develop best practices in care models.

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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 21, 2022

have introduced a bill that would establish a national committee to study long-term care in the United States. . Patients in nursing homes on average were in hospice for 109 days of care in 2019, compared to 95 days among those receiving services in a private residence and 161 days in assisted living.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2025

A new palliative care provider has emerged in Colorado, branded as Journey of Care. Journey of Care is among the rare companies that strictly provide palliative care, without the service being attached to a hospice, health system, primary care company or other entity.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Hospice & Community Care has inked a deal to affiliate with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania. These can represent significant expenses for hospice and palliative care providers in today’s reimbursement climate. Each hospice has provided care in their respective communities for roughly 40 years.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Experience Care has developed an electronic health record (EHR) platform and financial solution designed for long-term care facilities. The system can also help long term care operators ensure that residents receive appropriate care at the right time, according to Tim Ashe, chief clinical officer at WellSky.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The lines of communication between hospice leaders and compliance executives need to be open and transparent in today’s regulatory environment. The complexities of hospice regulation alongside increased oversight in the space have led providers to zero in on compliance.

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HopeHealth

MARCH 25, 2025

Meet Olivia Gould, a hospice social worker focused on dementia in long-term care settings. "We The post How do hospice social workers help people with dementia? We can give patients that one-on-one attention they might not get otherwise, she explains. appeared first on HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Hospices need a three-pronged approach to prepare for, respond to and appeal audits as more providers come under a wider regulatory microscope. A wide swath of auditing activity has ramped up in the hospice space as regulators seek to improve program integrity and quality oversight. You want to be ready all the time.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Senior living and health care services operator The Dover Companies has launched a home health and hospice business branded as Dover Health. Its parent organization also operates senior living, pharmacy, development, independent living, personal care, assisted living and memory care businesses, among others.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 11, 2023

Hospices should be required to report all instances of abuse and neglect, even if the perpetrator was not an employee, the U.S. This would bring the hospice rules in line with those used in long term care. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended. NAHC also called on the U.S.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Holidays at Home As the holiday season approaches, many patients needing long-term care or rehab assistance may feel isolated. The same The post Holidays at Home appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health. Sending photos and videos can help a little bit — but it’s never the same.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2022

Primary care company CareConnectMD is building a network of hospice providers following a $25 million investment round last month. A direct contracting entity (DCE), CareConnectMD offers primary care, palliative care, and care coordination services. Most DCEs expect a seamless transition into ACO REACH.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

A group of former hospice and home health leaders have gone all-in on Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) with the launch of an emerging company. Why is PACE an attractive model for home health and hospice companies? Now I would say that PACE is more where hospice was in the 90s.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Guaranteed’s New SVP of Growth, Strategy Tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed has named Ryan Malone as its new senior vice president of growth and strategy. Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 10, 2022

South Dakota-based health system Sandford Health is collaborating with the Good Samaritan Society to serve patients in their homes through a mobile clinic, which among other services offers additional support to patients in hospice. These clinicians partner closely with the nurses in the long term care and assisted living facilities.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Senior services entrepreneur Tim Peck has launched a startup venture, CareScout under the umbrella of the insurance company and long-term care operator Genworth (NYSE: GNW). The venture, a wholly owned Genworth subsidiary, will offer clinical assessments and caregiver support, as well as care navigation services. “We’re

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Medicare claims for unrelated services creates serious financial and legal risks for hospice providers — even if they are not the ones who sent the bill. During recent years, payouts for non-hospice services provided to Medicare beneficiaries have tipped into the billions. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Regulatory attention heating up in the hospice industry could be impacting buyers’ decisions/how buyers move forward with mergers and acquisitions in the space. The nuances involved in the regulatory environment around hospice can be difficult to navigate for private equity and venture capital investors that are new to the industry.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 6, 2024

“Empath is really putting a full-life care continuum of services and programs together that is very focused on the frail, elderly population,” Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece told Hospice News. “As The post Empath Health, American Health Plans Launch ISNP Joint Venture appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Our bold strategy focuses on regions where there are significant gaps in care for underserved adults,” Williams told Hospice News. With South Carolina being part of the Stroke Belt … it has growing aging populations with limited health care options tailored to their unique needs. The PACE and hospice relationship is important.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 22, 2025

Two terms that often arise in these conversations are palliative care and hospice care. In this months blog post, well break down the key differences between palliative care and hospice care, explore how they are delivered, who can benefit from them, and when each type of care is appropriate.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The home health and hospice provider released results of its new automated intelligence (AI) program. The Cognitive Care Pilot Program was offered during a seven-month period to 52 home health patients with conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, Parkinson’s and brain tumors, among others.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A systematic overhaul of the nation’s health care education programs is needed to ensure that future clinicians are prepared to provide palliative and hospice care amid rising demand, according to Dr. Leah McDonald of HopeHealth. McDonald is a hospice and palliative care physician at HopeHealth.

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Hospice News

JULY 6, 2022

Ohio-headquartered CommuniCare Health Services recently acquired hospice and home health provider Stonerise, expanding the company’s reach in its home state as well as West Virginia. Stonerise’s transitional care model is designed to support patients and families across the health continuum. The company was established in 2009.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The company foresees opportunities to collaborate with other providers in the care continuum, including primary care physicians, home health, and hospice and palliative care organizations, according to CEO and Co-Founder Kris Engskov. “On So how do we provide that infrastructure to keep them at home?”.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Stretching back more than a decade, a rising number of states have passed laws designed to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care, but to date, few if any have achieved measurable results. Palliative care does that. Five flavors of palliative care laws. The reasons for this run the gamut.

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AT Home Care & Hospice

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Holidays at Home As the holiday season approaches, many patients needing long-term care or rehab assistance may feel isolated. The same The post Holidays at Home appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice. The same The post Holidays at Home appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Some hospice patients rely on these plans for other health needs, such as nursing home costs. While hospice patients transition to the Medicare benefit for their end-of-life care, some may continue to need their dual-eligibility coverage to address issues that are technically outside the scope of their terminal diagnosis.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2023

The prison system was never designed to become a nursing home or hospice, but it has become one. Clinical capacity limits are a large reason growing senior inmate populations lack access to palliative care services, according to researchers from Pennsylvania State University. They didn’t have a specific nurse for them.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

(NASDAQ: ADUS) has reached an agreement to purchase the home health, hospice and private duty operator Tennessee Quality Care for $106 million. Tennessee Quality Care operates 17 locations serving an average of 1,800 patients daily throughout 50 of the 95 counties in its home state. Its hospice segment represented $49.08

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The company’s strategy convenes resources and organizations that already exist in a given community to help meet patient’s palliative care, psychosocial, spiritual and social determinants of health needs. Most places have some primary care access, but access to specialty services is often a challenge. Hospice is often not available.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

First Docs is a physician-led internal medicine practice that offers a range of health care services and frequently collaborates with hospice, palliative care, and home health providers, among others. CEO Dr. Sanjay Bhatia founded First Docs in 2010, introducing its proprietary 360 Community Medicine Care Model.

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