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VITAS Bullish on Hospice, Palliative Care Acquisitions Following Covenant Deal

Hospice News

VITAS earlier this month completed its $85 million acquisition of Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one assisted living facility location. The initiative included a one-time retention payment that ranges from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers.

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

GeriPal

And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education. They can be a- Diane: Social worker. Malaz: Social worker, anybody. So you can go to skilled facility for short rehab- But if you are permanently living in a nursing home. If you are independent living, yes.

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