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Memory Care Residents See Higher Mortality, Hospice Utilization Rates

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Patients in assisted living-based memory care facilities have higher mortality rates and are more likely to enroll in hospice, a new study indicates. In Fiscal Year 2022, 7.5% We find a higher mortality rate and higher rate of hospice use among memory-care residential care/assisted living residents,” the study authors wrote. “We

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M&A, Referral Uptick to Bolster Pennant Amid Labor, Census Headwinds

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The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) expects emerging rebounds in skilled nursing and assisting living — and its pipeline of forthcoming acquisitions — to offset the impact of continuing labor headwinds. Pennant is also starting to see occupancy rates improve among its skilled nursing and assisted living referral partners.

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VITAS  CEO Westfall: Market Conditions More Favorable for Hospice Acquisitions

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Even during the record-high flurry of M&A activity between 2019 and 2022, the company abstained from making deals. The transaction also brought VITAS into the assisted living arena, as its acquired assets included one such community.

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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

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Since its implementation in July 2022, VITAS has bolstered its ranks with 275 newly hired licensed clinicians, including 103 during Q4, the company reported. For some of those other metrics, results were mixed for both Q4 and full-year 2022. jump from assisted living facilities. from Q3 2022. in Q4, along with a 2.7%

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Elara Caring Acquires of Assisted Daily Living

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Established in 1986, Assisted Daily Living provides skilled home care, personal care and private duty services in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Rhode Island.

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HCP Report: Consumer Word of Mouth the Top Hospice Marketing Source

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Government programs, internet search engines, assisted living operations and hospital discharge planners rounded out the top five with percentages ranging from 7.5% For the research, survey respondents were asked to select their top five revenue-generating sales and marketing sources in 2022.

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Frontline Honors: Richard Honzel, Angels Grace Hospice, LCC

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Richard Honzel, Hospice Admission Nurse for Angels Grace Hospice, LLC, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Honzel: Back when I was working as a social worker in an assisted living program I was able to witness the comfort and compassion a hospice nurse provided to one of our residents and her family.

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