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Delve Into Diversity at VA with Their Practitioners in Puerto Rico

Minority Nurse

In describing the diversity of VA’s facilities in Puerto Rico, Jorge Santiago , a whole health coach at the San Juan VA Medical Center, explains, “We have a Latino community, we have a Black community that works here, [and] we have a community of age 50-plus workers that need to feel their rights are being considered.” Virgin Islands.

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Brisas Health Unveils New Supportive Care Service

Hospice News

Puerto Rico-based Brisas Health has launched a new supportive care service in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the organization’s founding. Demographic tailwinds are driving palliative care growth in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has the 10th largest senior population in the world, according to a 2022 study.

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Health Plan Participation in Hospice VBID to Shrink in 2024

Hospice News

Those organizations are testing the model in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico through 1,528 health plans. The decline in the hospice component comes even as the overall VBID program continues to grow. As a whole, VBID will have 69 MAO participants in 2024, up from 52 in 2023. million in 2023.

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BrightSpring Refiles to Go Public, Zeros in on $1 Billion Goal

Hospice News

Established as ResCare in 1974, BrightSpring currently has an annual census of 350,000 and provides care to seniors across all 50 states, as well as in Puerto Rico and Canada. BrightSpring cited a significant amount of debt, totaling nearly $3.5 In the company’s 2021 SEC filing, it cited a combined market opportunity of $1.5

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LHC Group, Optum Deal Hits Snag as Encompass Health Spin-Off Nears Closing

Hospice News

At closing, the spin off will operate 252 home health locations and 96 hospice agencies throughout 46 states and Puerto Rico. The spin off will allocate $2 million to $3 million to fund de novo locations for the remainder of the year, as well as $50 million to $100 million annually for acquisitions, according to the SEC filing.

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AAHPM CMO Joe Rotella: Hospice Does Not Exist to Save Money

Hospice News

And the reason that there were national shortages on these meds was because there was a hurricane in Puerto Rico that destroyed a big generic manufacturing center. So I’m not going to say the big hurricane in Puerto Rico was 100% due to climate change. We’ve had big hurricanes before.

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Meet Russell, who — with his husband — cares for his mother

Chicago Caregiving

About six years ago, Russell’s family in Puerto Rico called him in Chicago. Russell went to Puerto Rico to bring his mom back to Chicago, despite her resistance. Sometimes she didn’t know who he was, and she often thought she was still in Puerto Rico. “It I still have my mom’s voicemail.”