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BoldAge PACE Launches New Center to Address ‘Significant Gaps’ Among Underserved

Hospice News

Seniors 60 and older are projected to represent nearly a third (27%) of South Carolina’s overall population by 2030, a 5% rise from 2020, the U.S. that year, according to National Alliance for Care at Home. The company’s de novo strategy includes plans to open 10 new PACE centers by 2026, with three locations planned in Ohio.

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‘It’s Where We’re at Right Now’: US Prison System Struggling to Keep Up with Growing Need for Palliative Care

Hospice News

So many have a much higher risk of medical comorbidities and less access to health care.” Swelling aging inmate populations are driving demand for palliative care in prison settings. Nearly one-third of the nation’s prison population will be 55 and older by 2030, according to research from the Prison Fellowship.

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Addus Completes Tennessee Quality Care Deal, Anticipates More Transactions

Hospice News

Tennessee Quality Care is a portfolio company of American Health Partners, which operates companies in the home health and hospice; long term care, senior living and rehabilitation industries, as well as behavioral health care. By 2030, 28% of the state’s population will be 60 or older, according to the U.S.

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Hospice & Community Care Affiliates with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania

Hospice News

Seniors are projected to represent more than a quarter (27.5%) of Pennsylvania’s overall population by 2030, a rise from 19.6% The post Hospice & Community Care Affiliates with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania appeared first on Hospice News. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). currently, the U.S.

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Compassus Expands Services, Footprint Via Ascension Saint Thomas Partnership

Hospice News

Tennessee’s 60 and older population is expected to increase by more than 300,000 by 2030, meaning that more than a quarter of the state’s residents will fall within that age group. Compassus is mission compatible and offers that depth in home health that we were seeking.”

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The Rise of Malpractice Claims Against NPs

Daily Nurse

Many older Americans receive care from aging services facilities across the United States. There are currently about 14 million people receiving some form of long-term care services. However, aging service facilities need more staffing to meet regulatory and quality of care standards.

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Nursing Assistants: Care and a Familiar Face

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Bureau of Labor Statistics , the need for nursing assistants is estimated to grow at about 8 percent annually between 2020 and 2030. CNAs also have first-hand experience of how this specialty is so essential to patient care and how improvements in the field help both workers and patients thrive.