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VITAS Bullish on Hospice, Palliative Care Acquisitions Following Covenant Deal

Hospice News

(NYSE: CHE) subsidiary VITAS Healthcare is ramping up its strategic growth plans in both hospice and palliative care amid rising demand for these services. VITAS earlier this month completed its $85 million acquisition of Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one assisted living facility location.

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How New Day Healthcare Is Rethinking Home-Based Care Delivery

Hospice News

Hospice News recently sat down with Herman to discuss the principles that underlie this approach as well as what’s coming for New Day in the new year. Given that timing, we often rethink everything about home care when we’re facing a pandemic that is rapidly changing home care and hospice delivery dynamics.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

You cannot be in hospice. So you can go to skilled facility for short rehab- But if you are permanently living in a nursing home. But if you’re in assisted living, yes. If you are independent living, yes. And they can start July of 2025. If they’re smart enough they will do it. Not the skilled.

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