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Elara Caring Acquires of Assisted Daily Living

Hospice News

In addition to skilled home health, Enclara’s services include hospice, palliative and personal care, and behavioral health. The acquisition presents opportunities for Elara Caring to fill gaps between its adjacent markets in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Nursing Trends You'll See In 2022

Diversity Nursing

Rhonda Thompson, DNP, CNO and SVP of Patient Care Services at Phoenix Children's Hospital told Beckers Hospital Review , "The nursing shortage affecting health systems nationwide will continue to be a challenge in 2022. So much so, last year a bill called the Choose Home Care Act 2021 was presented to Congress.

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Regulatory Pressures Contributing to M&A Slump

Hospice News

In addition to those pressures, the industry is also in a cooling period in which companies focus on integrating the assets that many acquired during flurries of activity in 2021 and 2022, according to Mark Kulik, senior managing director at The Braff Group. Getting those “synergies” to align takes dedicated time and resources, Kulik stated.

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The Ultimate Guide to Caregiver Training in 2022

Home Care Pulse

Specialty care courses . According to the 2022 HCP Benchmarking Report, agencies are providing training in at least 10 of the following basic topics: If you’d like to train your caregivers to stand out beyond the industry’s necessary skillset, consider adding a few of the most popular training topics among caregivers and clients alike.

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

Hospice News

Fetzer was previously associate medical director at Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care, now part of the AMITA Health system. She has also presented and published literature on the different types of supportive services, including palliative, hospice, acute and post-acute care.

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Fortis Health, Grant Avenue Capital ‘Intensely Focused’ on Hospice Expansion

Hospice News

Fortis offers home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services in Utah and Indiana, with plans to build density in its existing footprint, as well as expand to new markets. So, we were working on that, in particular over the course of 2022. The company is backed by the private equity firm Grant Avenue Capital.

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

Hospice News

billion in 2022, a report from ResearchandMarkets estimated. Basically, there are gaps in need, and that both presents an opportunity for entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship. The hospice market is expected to nearly double in the next decade, reaching $64.7 billion in 2030 from $34.5 billion by 2029, a rise from $76.44

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