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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

Hospice News

The company expects the program to bring in roughly 25 new health care workers each month in 2023 at an estimated cost of $40 million, which VITAS hopes to offset with increased volume as staffing gains drive up capacity. “We jump from assisted living facilities. VITAS saw nursing home admissions rise 9.4% from Q3 2022.

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VITAS to Acquire Covenant Health and Community Services’ Hospice Business

Hospice News

You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! VITAS Healthcare Corporation has penned an agreement to acquire Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one of its assisted living facility locations for $85 million. Covenant Health and Community Services Inc.,

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2023 Leader in Training Award-Winners

Home Care Pulse

T he Best of Home Care ® – Leader in Training award recognizes home care agencies that provide specialized care for clients and career growth for caregivers through a commitment to continuous learning. 2023 Award Requirements Have 10+ learners complete at least 1 training course for the year.

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Hospices, Community Groups Team Up to Provide Care to the Homeless

Hospice News

People of color represented about 16% of the area’s homeless population in 2023, reported the Homeless Services Consortium of Dane County. The main goal is that the most vulnerable people in our community are able to be served as they prepare for the end of their lives,” Smith told Hospice News.

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Hospices Pursue Home-Base Primary Care Via HCCI Project

Hospice News

‘We oftentimes come in on the palliative care side for patients who maybe haven’t seen a physician for the last 10 years, because they’re not able to get out of their home, and there’s no resources available to them for home-based primary care,” Dado told Hospice News. “I Starting in 2023, the U.S.

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NHPCO’s CaringInfo Program Releases New Resource: Finding Care Outside of the Home

NHPCO

For Immediate Release July 10, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – CaringInfo.org , a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a consumer-focused website that offers information on a breadth of topics related to serious illness and end-of-life care.

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

Hospice News

Generally, fewer clinicians has meant fewer patients have been receiving hospice care, according to industry observers and companies’ own reports. Executives attributed much of this growth to a community outreach program launched earlier this year, designed to educate clinician in other settings about the value of hospice care.