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Family Resource Home Care Expands with Companion Care Acquisition

Hospice News

Washington-headquartered Family Resource Home Care recently acquired personal care provider Companion Care, Inc., Family Resource provides end-of-life, respite and personal care, along with services such as medication management, meal preparation, housekeeping, companionship and dementia support.

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Queen City Hospice Expands in Rural Ohio with New Office

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Queen City Hospice provides end-of-life care in six counties across the Cincinnati area in the southwest part of the state. Queen City Hospice has been on a growth trajectory since Addus Homecare purchased the provider for $192 million in 2020. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Choice Health Acquires Private Duty Company Instant Care, Enters Arizona Market

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Texas-headquartered Choice Health at Home has entered the personal care space with the acquisition of Instant Care of Arizona for an undisclosed sum. In 2020 the company partnered with the investment firms Trive Capital and Coltala Holdings to widen its reach as a post-acute care company. The state’s 1.3

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Avera at Home Gets Personal with Kore Cares Joint Venture

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South Dakota-based Avera@Home recently formed a joint venture with personal care provider Kore Cares in a move that grew its service line and geographic reach in the state. It had long partnered with Kore Cares before officially joining forces. It had long partnered with Kore Cares before officially joining forces.

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Two Hospices Halt Services Amid Staffing Shortages

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“Like many other hospice and home health programs across the nation, as the national health care worker shortage continues and the cost of health care staff and other expenses skyrocket, we are finding it increasingly difficult to manage the rising costs of doing business.”. Personal care and social work referrals will also end.

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Trends Shaping the Future of Hospice, Post-Acute Care

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As more care moves into the home setting, systemic changes may be necessary to keep that momentum going. Demand for home-based care was creeping upward before 2020, but the pandemic that broke out that year accelerated the trend.

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COVID-19 Public Emergency Likely to Continue, Hospices Remain in the Dark on Regulatory Future

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27, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remain intact. These include 1135 waivers of certain hospice rules that permitted use of telehealth to fulfill requirements typically done in person, such as recertification by physicians and patient visits. Initially declared on Jan.

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