Hospice News

APRIL 2, 2024

More palliative care and hospice companies are developing programs to meet the specific concerns of these patients to improve access to care. Almost 40% of people 65 and older had at least one disability from 2008 to 2012, according to a 2014 U.S. Census Bureau report.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Louisiana-based CommCare Corporation recently acquired Notre Dame Hospice and Notre Dame Home Health for an undisclosed sum. CommCare’s purchase of Notre Dame’s home health and hospice operations marks the transaction of this divestiture Its nursing home services are next in line as part of a separate deal set to close in 2023.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent court decision in a False Claims Act (FCA) case involving hospice provider Care Alternatives may set a precedent that could influence similar cases. The case has been meanerding through federal district and appellate courts since 2008. The case has been meanerding through federal district and appellate courts since 2008.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Michigan-headquartered Residential Hospice has acquired Comfort Hospice in Missouri and Grace Hospice in Ohio for undisclosed amounts. Residential purchased the two hospices from health care company U.S. Medical Management will retain its hospice locations outside of St. in 2008, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

Hospice of the Panhandle Promotes New CEO from Within West Virginia-based Hospice of the Panhandle has appointed Chief Clinical Officer Nikki Bigiarelli as its new CEO. The hospice world is constantly changing,” Bigiarelli said. The hospice and palliative care provider operates in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Texas.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Rising interest rates and unlikely to deter investors or strategic buyers from acquiring hospice companies. Higher interest rates will push up borrowing costs, making hospices more expensive to purchase in the long-run. Higher interest rates will push up borrowing costs, making hospices more expensive to purchase in the long-run.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 11, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Overland Park, KS has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Overland Park hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc. The company’s more than 10,000 employees provide care from 105 hospice and 252 home health locations in 34 states. The company plans to deploy $50 to $100 million annually towards transactions, leaning 60% to 70% in the direction of hospice, Jacobsmeyer previously told Hospice News.

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Traditions Health

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Tulsa, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Tulsa hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Hospice News

JULY 7, 2022

Croix Hospice has expanded in Missouri with a Jefferson City de novo in the central region of the state. Croix Hospice serves in the Show-Me State to 44. “We have been steadily growing our presence in the state to provide expert hospice care to those who need it and are excited to place a team in this centralized location.”

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Traditions Health

APRIL 24, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Lafayette, LA has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Lafayette hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Currently, the palliative care space is dominated by hospices and health systems. Only 7% of community-based palliative care programs are operated by home health organizations, compared to about 50% for hospices and 7%, according to 2019 data from the Center to Advance Palliative Care.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 25, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Salem, OR has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Salem hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 24, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Portland, OR has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Portland hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

million in 2008. The post How Palliative Care Can Benefit Heart Failure Patients appeared first on Hospice News. Hospitalization rates have also been rising, according to the study. Hospitalizations due to heart failure reached nearly 1.3 million in 2018, up from slightly less than 1.1 Readmission rates saw similar trends.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 18, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Seminole, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Seminole hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 17, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Norman, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Norman hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 16, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Edmond, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Edmond hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 10, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Greenville, SC has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Greenville hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 9, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Summerville, SC has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Summerville hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

These cover the innovative partnerships, new technologies, pediatric care, health equity and other key developments in the hospice space. Pandemic Pushes Death Doula Awareness, Hospices Seek Strengthened Ties. Hospice Sustainability Rides Hand in Hand With Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 11, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Myrtle Beach, SC has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Myrtle Beach hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 17, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Wichita, KS has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Wichita hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. There is tremendous opportunity in the hospice and palliative care landscape to add great organizations to the Agape Care portfolio, merging resources to enhance providers and reach more patients.”.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Four former employees of Care Alternatives have alleged that the New Jersey-based company billed Medicare for hospice services when patients were not eligible to receive them. The case has been winding through the courts since 2008. Additional allegations of hospice fraud came the following year in November 2009, when the U.S.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Woodward, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Hospice team underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Elk City, OK has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Hospice team underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health opened its first agency in Bryan, Texas in 2008.

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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Crown Point, Indiana has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 1, 2024

Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Covington, LA has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Covington hospice branch underwent a rigorous, unannounced onsite review. Traditions Health is a portfolio company of Dorilton.

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Traditions Health

MAY 1, 2023

Traditions Health Recently Awarded Hospice Accreditation from The Joint Commission for Seven Hospice Locations Nashville, TN – Traditions Health successfully completed seven Joint Commission Accreditation Surveys in March and April. About Traditions Health Traditions Health provides home health , hospice , and palliative care services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“When we think really along the lines of that full continuum [of home-based care], we are developing our provider line, or home health line and hospice,” Choice Health at Home CEO David Jackson previously told Hospice News. “We With that infusion of capital, Choice purchased Kindful Hospice and Amed Home. By 2050, nearly 2.5

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The Lousianna-based home health and hospice provider is in the process of being acquired for $5.4 Through LHC Group-CHRISTUS JV, the two acquired CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospice in San Marcos, Texas, which rebranded as CHRISTUS Hospice — Central Texas following the deal’s close. (NASDAQ: LHC).

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Traditions Health

JUNE 20, 2023

Traditions Health of Winfield, IL A warded Hospice A ccreditation from The Joint Commission Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Winfield, IL has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval ® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2023

” VNA Health Group is a multi-state provider of home health, hospice, primary care and public health services, among others. Hyatt previously was the organization’s CEO and president from 2008 and 2016. At that time, the organization was called Hospice of Larimer County. Members include AccentCare, Centerwell, Enhabit Inc.

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Traditions Health

MAY 30, 2023

Traditions Health of Tucson, AZ Awarded Hospice Accreditation from The Joint Commission Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Tucson has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

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Traditions Health

MAY 19, 2023

Traditions Health of Highland Heights, OH Awarded Hospice Accreditation from The Joint Commission Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Highland Heights has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 21, 2023

Traditions Health of Plainview Awarded Hospice Accreditation from The Joint Commission Nashville, TN – Traditions Health of Plainview has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospice Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

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