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How April Anthony, Investors Built New Home Health and Hospice Company VitalCaring

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VitalCaring Group CEO April Anthony has a track record of building home-based care powerhouses, making her newest venture a company to watch as its emerging brand comes together. More transactions followed, with an emphasis on home health. My roots are in home care. NYSE: EHAB).

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As Headwinds Rage, Large Hospice Companies Lay Groundwork for Potential 2023 Growth

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in the same period of 2021, according to research by Scott Fidel, analyst for Stephens. This has been a longstanding problem since the start of the pandemic, but average length of stay among the publicly traded firms tumbled at a faster rate in Q3 2022 (3%) than they did in the third quarter of 2021 (2%). The company saw a 10.6%

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4 Key Trends for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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Turnover rates for registered hospice nurses reached 25.15% in 2022, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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VitalCaring Primed for Hospice Expansion in 2024

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The Texas-based home health and hospice company VitalCaring Group was built largely through acquisitions, and the company expects to step up that strategy in 2024 with an emphasis on hospice. VitalCaring VitalCaring VitalCaring President Luke James We spoke early last year about VitalCaring’s launch.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

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In 2022, the hospice community laid the groundwork for a transformational 2023. During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. 3–6 Big Provider, Payer Hospice Deals. s (NYSE: HUM) $2.8

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5 Most Game-Changing Hospice Deals from 2022

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The home health and hospice provider has had a “dominating” presence in the hospice M&A market in recent years, Mark Kulik, senior director at The Braff Group, previously told Hospice News. Humana retained Kindred’s home health assets, as well as 40% of the hospice business. This was Humana Inc.’s

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Hospital, Health System Activity Creating ‘Very Disruptive Point’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

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The lines of investor interest in the hospice industry have been blurring over the past decade, according to Kulik. A total of 109 transactions in the hospice and home health space involved a hospital and health system from 2014 to 2021, according to market analysis data that The Braff Group shared with Hospice News.

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