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U.S. Senate Takes Up Supporting Our Seniors Act

Hospice News

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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Entrepreneur Tim Peck, Genworth Launch CareScout Venture  

Hospice News

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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GAO: CMS Should Update Rules for Hospices Reporting Abuse or Neglect

Hospice News

This would bring the hospice rules in line with those used in long term care. If the agency follows the GAO’s recommendation, they would also have to notify survey agencies when others, like family members or caregivers, become abusive or neglectful. NAHC also called on the U.S.

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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

Hospice News

A dearth of coordination or integration between rehab teams and palliative care teams routinely forces some patients into a cycle between the hospital and the nursing home in their last year of life. These results appeared in a 2019 New England Journal of Medicine study titled “Rehabbed to Death.”

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Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society’s Mobile Clinic Offers Support to Hospice Patients

Hospice News

Though they operate under distinct brands, the two organizations merged in 2019 to create one of the largest rural health systems in the nation, according to Rochelle Rindels, Good Samaritan’s vice president of nursing and clinical services. The clinic launched in 2020, initially serving 14 locations.

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CMS to Sunset Look-Alike Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans in 2023

Hospice News

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. This can include payment for long-term care or some services provided in assisted living facilities. “In

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Impact of Section GG, ANAs and Social Risk Factors (SRFs) on PAC outcomes

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

The contract Acumen LLC operates under is the Quality Measure & Assessment Instrument Development & Maintenance & QRP Support for the Long Term Care Hospital, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Skilled Nursing Facility, Quality Reporting Programs, & Nursing Home Compare (75FCMC18D0015/Task Order 75FCMC19F0003).

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