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Addus Acquires Apple Home Healthcare

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Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) has acquired Chicago-based Apple Home Healthcare, Ltd., The state is one of three in which Addus offers its trifecta of business lines — personal care, home health and hospice. The post Addus Acquires Apple Home Healthcare appeared first on Hospice News.

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The State of the Hospice Nursing Workforce 

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Nurses entering the workforce need a wider scope of hospice and palliative care education and awareness to help fill these knowledge gaps and prepare them for growing demand, according to Michelle White, director of home and transitional care and homecare providers at North Carolina-based Cone Health. “I’ve

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Aveanna CEO: Higher Wages Key to Bringing Clinicians Back

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For the exhausted health care labor force — many of whom have left the industry — money talks. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ: AVAH) recently conducted an analysis of workforce trends that suggested that higher compensation may be the most important consideration for prospective employees, particularly in light of rising inflation. “We’ve

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How Home Health, Personal Care Reimbursement Guiding Addus’ M&A Strategy

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As Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) sinks teeth into acquisitions, the company will be taking smaller bites when it comes to hospice deals. Addus has indicated for roughly the last year that it will orient its M&A strategy towards its home health and personal care services, with hospice becoming less of a priority.

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Aveanna’s Home Health, Hospice Business Takes Punches During First Year as Publicly Traded Company

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Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.’s s (NASDAQ: AVAH) hospice and home health segments saw small jumps in the third quarter, but these lagged behind the company’s growth targets. This “fell below” the company’s expectations, with its” biggest issues driven by home health and hospice” headwinds, according to CEO Tony Strange.

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How April Anthony, Investors Built New Home Health and Hospice Company VitalCaring

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I started in home care back in 1992, but I’ve always found that when we can companion home health and hospice together, it’s really a win-win for the community, for the patients and for the referral sources.” Just six years later, she became owner and CEO of Liberty Healthcare Services.

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Future Leader: Drake Jarman, SVP of Growth, Hospice, Amedisys

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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.

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