Hospice News

JULY 10, 2024

The Ohio-based health system Adena Health has unveiled a hospice and home health joint venture with Alternate Solutions Health Network (ASHN). The JV, branded as Adena Home Health and Hospice, will launch next month, providing care to seriously and terminally ill patients in south central and southern Ohio.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Many home-based care workers often feel unsafe in their jobs, having a direct impact on hospice recruitment and retention. More than 50% of 400 home-based care employees said they had experienced or witnessed at least one instance of workplace violence or harassment in a recent report from Transcend Strategy Group.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

NASDAQ: PNTG) brought in record-high service revenue during the first quarter of the year, in part fueled by growth in its hospice and home health service lines. Pennant is the holding company of independent subsidiaries that operate 112 home health and hospice agencies and 53 senior living communities across 13 states.

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Hospice News

MAY 21, 2024

Maine-based Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice has rebranded as Andwell Health Partners to better reflect its growing suite of services. The company launched in 1966 as a home health company, later adding hospice, palliative, behavioral health and community care services. “As We want to serve as your partner in health for life.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2024

Employment in the home-based care sector rose above pre-pandemic levels in 2023, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). Department of Commerce defines this sector to include hospices, home health agencies, private duty, pediatric agencies and other providers of care in the home.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Dallas-based home health and hospice provider Intrepid USA will pay $3.85 The company was accused of enrolling patients for both home health and hospice services who were not eligible. The company was accused of enrolling patients for both home health and hospice services who were not eligible. Department of Justice.

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Hospice News

MAY 1, 2024

NASDAQ: PNTG) has acquired Utah-based South Davis Home Health and South Davis Hospice. The Pennant Group and its independent operating subsidiaries provide health care services through 111 home health and hospice agencies and 51 senior living communities throughout several states. The Pennant Group, Inc. million, an increase of $71.7

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2024

Louis-based Dover Health has expanded into the Chicago region with the purchase of Centered Care Hospice and Palliative Care and Cornerstone Home Health. Dover Health is a subsidiary of the senior living and health care services operator The Dover Companies, which launched the home health and hospice business in March.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2024

million to resolve False Claims Act complaints that predate the company’s acquisition of Kindred at Home. Justice Department alleges that Kindred at Home and related entities knowingly submitted false claims and retained overpayments for hospice services provided to patients who were ineligible. Gentiva has agreed to pay $19.4

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2024

NASDAQ: PNTG) has agreed to acquire Signature Healthcare at Home’s hospice and home health assets for a price tag of $80 million. Pennant is the holding company for a group of independent hospice, home health and senior living providers located across 13 states. The Pennant Group Inc.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Texas-based Choice Health at Home LLC has inked a deal to acquire Lumicare Hospice, growing its presence in two current markets while establishing services in a new state. In conjunction with this infusion of capital, Choice has since purchased Kindful Hospice and Amed Home for undisclosed sums.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model demonstration has increased utilization of dialysis in the home and has fostered greater clinician training in addressing related conditions. Dialysis utilization also climbed/swelled among patients with kidney and renal diseases.

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Hospice News

JUNE 25, 2024

The durable medical equipment provider Home Oxygen Company has completed an asset purchase of the DME division of California-based Community Hospice & Health Services. We are honored to service Community Hospice & Health Care patients,” Andrea Ewert, CEO of Home Oxygen Company said in a statement.

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2024

has launched a new suite of home-based services that includes a three-pronged approach to helping seniors age in place. Dubbed Alivia Care @ Home, its services include home health, private duty and supportive care (community-based palliative care). Florida-based Alivia Care Inc.

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Hospice News

JULY 24, 2024

Palliative care is grossly underutilized in nursing home settings, but providers can develop new tools that could bring those services to more residents, a recent study has found. It’s inherent in the nature of the people we serve in the nursing home setting.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Though relatively few home health agencies provide palliative care, those providers and their patients can benefit from more integration of those services. Home health is actually a really natural fit for palliative care providers, especially skilled services that are delivered in the home.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2024

has acquired Superior Home Health and Superior Hospice of Texas. Combined, Superior’s home health and hospice businesses operate seven locations that serve 50 Texas counties and more than 500 cities. ” Belinda Juarez, president and founder of Superior Home Health and Superior Hospice, said in a statement.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

NASDAQ: AVAH) has seen improvement within its hospice and home health segment. The last two years have brought some turbulence in Aveanna’s hospice and home health admissions and revenues. The business we’re most proud of is the rebound of our home health and hospice business,” Shaner said in today’s earnings call. “A

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JULY 29, 2024

With more seniors choosing to age in place and stay at home, the risk of falling increases. Here are some areas you can examine in your home right now to reduce the risk of falls.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This is particularly true for people living in the nation’s 15,000-plus nursing homes. The grant, spread out over a five-year period, will be put toward the team’s creation of a national network structure that seeks to include more nursing home residents in clinical trials. As the U.S. Dr. Kathleen T.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Utilization continuous home care has dropped precipitously during the past decade, with labor pressures, regulatory scrutiny and billing challenges as contributing factors. Continuous home care (CHC) represented 0.9% and the hospice provides continuous in-home care until 4 a.m., This is down from 1.8%

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

Massachusetts-based Advanced Home Care has acquired Dignity Hospice Care for an undisclosed amount. The transaction follows Advanced Home Care’s acquisition of Dignity Home Care late last year. The post Advanced Home Care Acquires Dignity Hospice appeared first on Hospice News. Only about 4 or 5 were hospice deals.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Recent research has uncovered ties between improved hospice utilization rates among patients receiving home health services. Researchers from New Jersey-based Rutgers University’s School of Nursing have found that patient preferences leaned toward home-based hospice services following home health experiences.

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Hospice News

MARCH 26, 2024

Though many expect a hospice M&A rebound in 2024, the scales are tipping in favor of home health companies among buyers. Interest in hospice remains high, but the home health’s profile is rising faster in today’s market, according to Joel Rhodes, partner at the M&A advisory firm Triavo Health. Interest rates remain a wild card.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) has acquired Chicago-based Apple Home Healthcare, Ltd., The state is one of three in which Addus offers its trifecta of business lines — personal care, home health and hospice. Since 2019, Addus has purchased seven personal care companies and four home health and hospice agencies.

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2024

The home-based care provider Compassus has established a partnership with the health system OhioHealth to deliver home health and hospice services. Through this collaboration, Compassus will manage the two organizations’ collective home health and hospice operations. 2023, as well as similar arrangements with other providers.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 27, 2023

Tech advancements continue to revolutionize how client data is stored, accessed, and utilized in the home care industry. In this blog, we explore how EHR systems can empower home care agencies, unleashing a wave of operational efficiency and enhancing the quality of care provided to clients in the comfort of their homes.

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Trinity Health at Home recently acquired Iowa-based Above & Beyond Home Health Care and Hospice for an undisclosed sum. The home health and hospice provider is part of Trinity Health, a large, faith-based nonprofit health care system headquartered in Livonia, Michigan. “To More acquisitions are likely for Trinity at Home.

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Massachusetts-based health system Trinity Health will close its home health and hospice program in the West Springfield community in September, laying off 60 employees in the process. These services operate under the brand Trinity Health at Home. Though nationwide Trinity Health brought in $13.2 31, 2021, also citing staffing concerns.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A Helping Hand in the Comfort of Home As we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are reminded of the strength and resilience of those who have faced this journey. For many, the road to recovery continues long after initial treatment, and having the right support at home can make all the difference.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hospice and home health care providers’ recruitment and retention strategies have narrowed their focus on workers’ key priorities, with organizational culture among the heaviest hitters on their lists. Minnesota-based Accurate Home Care provides respite, personal and private duty care, home health, nursing and homemaking services.

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Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2024

Lawmakers in Connecticut and Vermont have recently introduced legislation aimed at protecting hospice and home health workers. Legislators in Vermont recently passed an act related to mental health response service guidelines and social service provider safety, which include community-based hospice providers and home health workers.

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Adobe Hospice & Home Health

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

World Alzheimer’s Month: Utilizing Home Health Care to Support Alzheimer’s Patients As the global population ages, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) continues to pose significant challenges to patients, families, and healthcare systems.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 22, 2024

(ACHC) has unveiled two new specialty credentials for organizations providing home-based care. The North Carolina-based accreditor now offers a Distinction in Age-Friendly Care for Home Health and Hospice and the Distinction in Outcomes for Home Health, designed to recognize excellence in patient-centered care delivered in the home.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 23, 2023

The home care industry in the United States plays a crucial role in supporting individuals who require assistance with daily activities while remaining in the comfort of their own homes. However, home care faces its fair share of challenges like any industry. 3 Common challenges of labor costs in home care: 1.

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