Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

For example, when their annual fundraiser was postponed due to sheltering in place, Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky created an online event website as an alternative. The site featured an online silent auction and social media photo postings to encourage participation in a Kentucky Derby-related fundraiser.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Louisville, Kentucky-based home- and community-based health care services platform expects to realize operational efficiencies following the divestiture. The transaction is anticipated to close in 2025 pending regulatory approvals.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The association’s staff also help manage the Kentucky Home Care Association (KHCA). IAHHC’s membership includes about 538 home health, hospice and personal care agencies in Indiana that employ a total of roughly 5,000 workers. Development of the C.A.R.E. Connect program began in 2021, with Scully joining the initiative in May 2024.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The organization also recently entered a joint venture with Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), which serves home health and hospice patients in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia. Compassus in September finalized a similar partnership with Ohio Health.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Louisville, Kentucky-based company is a home- and community-based health care services platform that serves more than 400,000 patients daily across all 50 states. We have tremendous deal volume.” BrightSpring’s service lines include hospice, home health, primary care, rehabilitation, pharmaceuticals, behavioral and home health.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

These agencies are serving patients in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia. Through the JV, Compassus will operate 10 home health agencies and 11 hospice locations previously managed by BSMH. BSMH is maintaining ownership of associated real estate assets. BSMH and Compassus will each hold a 50% stake.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

The other program is right across the state line in Owensboro, Kentucky; that center opened also 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. Then we have two programs in the central region of the U.S.,

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The organization recently entered a joint venture with Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH), which serves home health and hospice patients in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia. Compassus has formed similar arrangements as part of its overall strategic growth plans.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 24, 2025

At one skilled nursing facility in central Kentucky, the raised beds along the patio are just waiting, freshly filled with composted soil for residents to gently place herb starters and tomato plants in rows. Back at that Kentucky SNF, the tomatoes will soon be coming in slowly.

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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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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MAY 22, 2025

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2022

In subsequent years, Ohio , New Jersey and Kentucky also pursued such legislation. New York is the latest of a number of states that have passed laws to raise awareness about hospice and palliative care — 27 as of December 2018, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP).

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2024

The Louisville, Kentucky-based provider achieved a gross profit of $369 million, up 10.4% These strategies have been propelling the company’s growth. During the first quarter of the year, BrightSpring saw net revenue rise 27% year-over-year to $2.5

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Hospice News

JUNE 25, 2024

The Louisville, Kentucky-based provider achieved a gross profit of $369 million, up 10.4% Securities and Exchange Commission, with a $1 billion IPO. During the first quarter of the year, BrightSpring saw net revenue rise 27% year-over-year to $2.5

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2024

The consulting company is a division of Stoneridge Partners, home, hospice and behavioral health care mergers and acquisitions firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. This trend is unlikely to go away anytime soon, according to Tom Lillis, partner at Stoneridge Strategic Consulting.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The company is part of the merger and acquisition consulting firm Stoneridge, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. More home health and hospice buyers are looking to “control the pipeline” of those services, particularly when it comes to moving upstream – often into palliative care, he said.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2023

Community outreach efforts aimed in part at helping bridge gaps in patient stay and access have borne fruit for providers such as Kentucky-based Hosparus Health and Maryland-based Gilchrist Hospice Care. Staff in Hosparus Health’s Ambassador Program engage with existing local leaders to foster trust and stem community relationships.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Others have included Lousianna, Kentucky, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio and Tennessee, reported the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). New York was among a number of states that have passed laws to raise awareness about hospice and palliative care in recent years.

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Hospice News

JULY 22, 2022

Louisville, Kentucky.-based The Dare County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina last year sold its local home health and hospice agency to BrightSpring Health Services for $2.9 based BrightSpring is a portfolio company of the global investment and private equity firm KKR & Co.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Louisville, Kentucky-based company focuses on serving patient populations with complex and specialized care needs across the continuum of care and also offers pharmaceutical and diagnostic services through subsidiaries such as Adoration Health LLC, Pharmacy Alternatives LLC and more.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

Louisville, Kentucky.-based The Dare County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina last year sold its local home health and hospice agency to BrightSpring Health Services for $2.9 based BrightSpring is a portfolio company of the global investment and private equity firm KKR & Co.

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Hospice News

MAY 2, 2024

The Louisville, Kentucky-based provider achieved a gross profit of $369 million, up 10.4% (NASDAQ: BTSG) is positioning itself for further growth, driven in part by acquisitions. During the first quarter of the year, BrightSpring saw net revenue rise 27% year-over-year to $2.5

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2024

Most recently, the company entered into a joint venture with Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) that serves home health and hospice patients in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia. This is the latest in a string of similar partnerships for Compassus. 2023, as well as similar arrangements with other providers.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JUNE 5, 2025

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

APRIL 10, 2025

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MARCH 13, 2025

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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SevenPonds Blog

MAY 22, 2025

Born to formerly enslaved parents in the rural mountain community of Chloe Creek, Kentucky, Effie Waller Smith was a prolific poet in the early 20th century.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JANUARY 16, 2025

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The consulting company is a division of Stoneridge Partners, home, hospice and behavioral health care mergers and acquisitions firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2022

Lawmakers introduced bills to remove all or most CON requirements in Alabama, Alaska, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia. Regulators and legislators in at least 18 states began reassessing their CON laws during the past three years.

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Hospice News

APRIL 3, 2024

a Kentucky-based home health provider. Perchik has more than fifteen years of corporate law experience in the health care industry. He has held general counsel roles at Gentiva Health Services’ Center Well, as well as at Benevis Dental Practice Management Services and Almost Family Inc.,

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

Prior to HopeWest, Mitchell served as chief operating officer at Kentucky-based Bluegrass Care Navigators. “She deeply understands HopeWest exists to serve our community, enrich lives and profoundly change the experience of aging, illness and grief. I am thrilled that such an experienced, servant leader is at the helm.”.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

MAY 8, 2025

Renee Kinder, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, serves as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for Broad River Rehab.

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2024

The Louisville, Kentucky-based provider achieved a gross profit of $369 million, up 10.4% “We do this through the expansion of current operations, de novo projects, and acquisitions … We will look to acquire operations in the right geographies where we see increased value under the BrightSpring platform.”

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Then came the announcement: “There is going to be moderate turbulence when we get over northern Kentucky.” The flight started smoothly, just another routine trip through the sky. ” I barely registered it. After all, turbulence is just part of flying. However, 30 minutes in, things took a turn.

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