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How 3 Hospice Companies Are Beating the Workforce Shortage

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From that feedback, the company learned that bringing a home health type of model into hospice realm meant nurses were on 24/7 call in a way that was unmanageable with their available workforce, Jacobsmeyer explained. This led some employees from acquired agencies to leave the company post-acquisition.

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SCAN Group Invests in Guaranteed’s ‘Inclusive’ Hospice Technology Services

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The move comes nearly a year after California-based Guaranteed launched in August 2022, when founder and CEO Jessica McGlory began her own provider company two years after her father passed away. SCAN Group, parent company of SCAN Health Plan, is the latest investor in the hospice company.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

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Nurse practitioner Raphael and registered nurse Britt Akobundu, a married couple, launched San Diego-based Blue Monarch Hospice this past March, with the intent of improving the quality of life for not only patients and families, but also health care workers. . We started in March 2022 and are very much still in the startup phase.

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Enhabit CDO Jay Duty: Health Care Is Coming Home

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The company has pledged to deploy $50 million to $100 million on deals during 2022 and plans to open 10 new locations. Earlier this month, it acquired Caring Hearts Hospice in Texas for an undisclosed amount. . At the end of the day, we need those really good caregivers in homes with patients.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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We don’t have all the personal things that are really between the caregiver and the patient,” Joe Lyons, research coordinator for SEIU’s health care division, told Hospice News. “It’s Brookdale home health and hospice] provides us with a large platform that complements our local provider systems,” Hazen said.