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Why Hospices Are Pursuing Home-Based Primary Care

Hospice News

As health care stakeholders work to improve care coordination, more hospices are exploring home-based primary care. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found. Patients in assisted living facilities, group homes, and other facilities received 3.2

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St. Croix’s Strategic Executive Moves; NHPCO’s Ben Marcantonio Named Goodwin Living’s Board VP

Hospice News

Croix Hospice continues to grow in response to the need for expert hospice care throughout the Midwest,” Bartness said in a statement. Mark Marjala is a proven leader who we are excited to bring on board to support and grow the best hospice caregiving team in the industry. Cottrell joined the hospice in 2016.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. There’s a book called The 36-hour day for dementia caregivers. 2015, 2016.

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