Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care (IAHHC) has unveiled a new employee support program designed to help with retention of much needed workforce resources in end-of-life care. IAHHC’s membership includes about 538 home health, hospice and personal care agencies in Indiana that employ a total of roughly 5,000 workers.

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MARCH 18, 2025

Indiana-based Center for Hospice Care (CHC) has revamped its respiratory care program for patients with lung disease after a temporary pause during the pandemic. CHC provides hospice, palliative care, home health and community education services across nine counties in northern Indiana.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

The second major force that could mold the industry’s future is the staffing shortage, Leigh Anderson, medical director for Our Hospice of Indiana, said during the NHPCO conference. Examples include the Kidney Care Choices Model, the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model and the Enhancing Oncology Model.

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JUNE 17, 2024

The Indiana-based Center for Hospice Care (CHC) has unveiled a new palliative care program, branded as Kaleidoscope. The program will serve patients in northern Indiana. Indiana University’s Business Research Center projected that seniors will represent 20.9% of the state’s overall population by 2050.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Appoints Medical Director. Our Hospice of South Central Indiana and Palliative Care has announced that Dr. Leigh Anderson will be its new medical director. I am grateful to have the opportunity to care for the people in Southern Indiana,” said Anderson in a recent social media post. “I

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JANUARY 17, 2025

A group of providers and state associations are plaintiffs in the suit, including Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care, Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina, South Carolina Home Care & Hospice Association and Houston Hospice. They have asked the U.S.

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APRIL 1, 2025

With the expansion, Unity Hospice and Palliative Cares geographic service region spans a total of 58 counties in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Texas. We’re always open to new expansion opportunities that we see fit. Unity Hospice and Palliative Care has been on a steady growth trajectory for the past few years.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2023

The two Indiana-based nonprofit hospices joined forces to ensure continued access to end-of-life care in the Kosciusko County area. KHCH began providing home care services in Warsaw, Indiana, in 1976 before adding hospice care to the mix in 1982. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Indiana reached a rate of 47.3%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

” Founded in 2003, Heart to Heart Hospice, based in Plano, Texas, offers hospice services across 63 locations in Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas. . “We are anxious to begin serving patients and families in what has historically been an underserved area and to provide the compassionate care and support they deserve.”

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Hospice News

JANUARY 14, 2025

The hospices geographic footprint spans Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Both the Mayo Clinic and Hospice of Siouxland have such a strong historical reputation that seamlessly fits into our general footprint and operational structure. Founded in 2008, St.

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APRIL 1, 2025

All told, the company operates 83 locations across Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Expanding to these 10 new locations helps us continue to realize that goal and support more patients and families in their most difficult time.” Croix Hospice opened in 2024.

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MAY 14, 2024

Integrating doula sources can foster collaborative , goal-concordant care as well as improve quality, according to Jessica Curd, PhD candidate with the Indiana University’s School of Social Work and assistant professor at Ball State University.

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JULY 12, 2024

Unity is a family-owned and operated business that provides hospice and palliative care in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Texas. More than 57,000 people in Illinois elected the Medicare Hospice Benefit in 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Department of Justice alleged that the Indiana-based company billed Medicare separately for services that should have been covered by the hospice benefit. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Skilled nursing company American Senior Communities (ASC) has settled a False Claims Act case for nearly $5.6

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Established in 2003, the nonprofit offers services across 63 locations in Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas. National averages hovered around 49.1% Heart to Heart provides hospice, palliative care and grief support. The hospice also provides disease-focused programs dubbed as Care Bridge Cancer Care and Care Bridge Cardiac Care.

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MAY 20, 2024

one in Evansville, Indiana; that program opened on March 1. When we opened in Indiana and Kentucky, we actually didn’t have a hard time recruiting, because people were very excited about PACE as a new model of care. We have two operational programs in New Jersey, one serves Monmouth County and the other Ocean County.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Cherish Hospice has two locations in southwest Ohio, as well as one in Warsaw, Indiana. Cherish Hospice Opens New Headquarters Amid Growth Cherish Hospice has opened its new headquarter location in Springfield, Ohio, a move made amid rising demand. The hospice has provided care to hundreds of patients since its opening in 2021.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 1, 2025

As a sales leader, Campbell will design and manage the optimization of sales operations across Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, and Virginia to increase market share and drive innovation. I am delighted to welcome Miriam to the team in such a critical role.

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Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2023

A rash of states have recently passed legislation to ban the delivery of gender-affirming health care, including Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, among others. Hospice providers are growing increasingly concerned about how state laws related to transgender rights may impede access to their services among LGBTQ+ communities.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Croix Hospice moved into Indiana with its acquisition of Adaptive Hospice. The company has opened four devo locations so far this year in Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin. This is in addition to six that launched in 2022. In October 2022, St.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Hellwege will oversee the company’s hospice operations in Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska Ohio, and Virginia, with an eye towards maintaining and improving quality and fostering growth, according to a press release. “I I am delighted Jessica has joined our team.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Dr. Alexia Torke, a palliative care physician and research scientist with the Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute, adds that, historically, gaps exist in the referral processes for many patients, specifically those with cancer, heart disease, lung disease and Alzheimer’s.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

BoldAge provides care to more than 400 individuals in New Jersey, California, Indiana, Kentucky and South Carolina. The company has been on a growth path ever since its launch, currently operating 14 locations across 8 states. Demographic trends are fueling BoldAge’s strategic growth.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

These trends will have lasting impacts on how hospices orient their strategies for remaining competitive, according to Leslie Friedel, CEO of Indiana-based Stillwater Hospice. The Indiana-based nonprofit hospice and palliative provider serves more than 4,000 patients across 12 counties in the state.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The company last October moved into Indiana with its acquisition of Adaptive Hospice for an undisclosed amount. More than 35,000 people received hospice care in Wisconsin in 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Croix cares for over 4,000 patients from 60 locations in 10 Midwestern states.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Unity also has locations in Missouri, Indiana and its home state of Illinois. Unity is a family-owned provider established in 1992 that since then has cared for more than 30,000 patients, the company reported. This transaction marks the company’s first entry into Texas.

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Hospice News

MAY 10, 2023

Enhabit opened two hospice de novos in Texas in March, and acquired an Indiana home health agency that same month. The company has been focused on growth since the outset, through de novos and acquisitions — with an emphasis on its hospice business. But these clinicians will first need some time to onboard and get up to speed.

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JUNE 28, 2023

The Indiana-based hospice and palliative care provider has named Andrew Worswick as its new president and CEO upon the retirement of Jeff Jarecki, who founded the company and led the company since 2013. Paradigm Health provides hospice and palliative care across central Indiana.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Another rapidly growing palliative care business is Indiana-based InHome Connects, which launched in 2022. I’m so grateful that we were able to prove everyone right.” PalliCare has about 1,000 active patients today, among the more than 6,000 patients served so far.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

million award toward the team at Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute. Fortunately, due to a recent grant from the National Institutes of Health, that could soon change. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Aging (NIA) has granted a $15.5

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APRIL 21, 2023

The company last October moved into Indiana with its acquisition of Adaptive Hospice. Croix Hospice will be there in communities like Green Bay to meet that need now and in the future.” ” St. Croix Hospice, which is backed by the private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, is also an active acquirer.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

She launched Companion Care inspired by her mother’s company in Northwest Indiana, which holds the same namesake and began providing similar services in 1984. “It Established in 2004, the Washington-based personal care organization was founded by owner Merri Klein.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Established in 2003, Heart to Heart Hospice provides services across 63 locations in Texas, Indiana, Michigan and recently stepped into the Oklahoma market last month with a de novo.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Similarly, Rebecca Doleman, vice president of palliative care programs for Indiana and Texas-based InHome Connects (IHC), said their business model revolves around delivering palliative care services in markets that align with their existing hospice footprint.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Fortis Health has acquired Indiana-based Physiocare Home Health and Hospice. Fortis currently operates in Indiana and Utah. Indiana University’s Business Research Center projected that seniors will represent 20.9% The hospice utilization rate among Medicare decedents in Indiana reached 47.3% This is up from 16.4%

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JULY 18, 2023

Fortis offers home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services in Utah and Indiana, with plans to build density in its existing footprint, as well as expand to new markets. We did another investment in Utah that fit very well with Valeo, and then we acquired Select in Indiana in late 2021.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

In addition to its home state, Transitions’ footprint includes locations in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Unity is a family-owned and operated business that provides hospice and palliative care in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Texas. The organization now services a total of 14 counties in its home state.

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