Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, Howe has more than 20 years of experience as a physician and medical director for various health care organizations in the Denver area, including a number of rehabilitation, assisted living and skilled nursing home facilities. ALC Hospice Care Names COO.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Private equity is probably one of the top things that I’m worried about with the future of our field in Palliative care and that because private equity is buying up… And Geriatrics, buying up assisted livings, nursing homes, hospices at an extraordinary rate. And what is their motivation, Eric? Why are they doing this?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So you can go to skilled facility for short rehab- But if you are permanently living in a nursing home. But if you’re in assisted living, yes. If you are independent living, yes. So since 2008, we’ve been providing the service using our foundation money. And you cannot be in a nursing home. Malaz: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

And at some point, she was living in assisted living and fell and broke her hip. That provision was taken out of Obamacare back in 2007, 2008. My mother-in-law, Ruth Leman, was a professor emeritus at American University. Really, a smart and caring woman. And she was rushed to the hospital.

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