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Hospice Care Found Lacking in Assisted Living Setting

Hospice News

Hospices that see higher numbers of patients in assisted living facilities tend to have lower quality scores than other providers, research has found. The findings point to possibly growing gaps of unmet needs among hospice patients in assisted living (AL) settings, according to the researchers.

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

Hospice News

The organization’s mobile Post-Acute and Community Services Clinic is designed to serve rural seniors who may have difficulty traveling to medical appointments, with an initial focus on patients in assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. The clinic launched in 2020, initially serving 14 locations.

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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

Hospice News

We have an existing group of primary care providers, but we’re very aggressively pursuing acquiring as many primary care providers who are already in the geriatric care space, because when you look at most of the risk-based models — the GUIDE model that’s coming out and ACO REACH,” Ponder Stansel said. “[The

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Gilchrist and Luminis Health Form Joint Venture, Find ‘Sweet Spot’ in Health Care Delivery

Hospice News

Maryland-based hospice and palliative care provider Gilchrist recently formed a joint venture with the hospital system Luminis Health to expand the full scope of senior and geriatric care in the state’s southern region. million people), a rise from roughly 22% in 2020, according to the state’s Department of Aging.

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

Hospice News

Crouch in 2016 became a home care and assisted living facilities physician at the organization. Prior to joining the organization, Cannone served as regional clinical advisor for the Ohio Department of Aging since 2020. Cannone as its new executive vice president and COO.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Alex: And we are delight to welcome Lindsey Yourman, who is a geriatrician, she’s a longtime friend and mentee, and is now a peer and is a key component of the ePrognosis working group and helped originate the ideas that led to ePrognosis and she’s now San Diego County’s Chief Geriatrics Officer. Welcome to GeriPal, Lindsey.

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

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Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Fantastic.

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