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Many Hospices Need to Step Up Disaster Planning

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Operators need to be prepared to deliver care and support their communities’ responses to catastrophic events. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded a Condition of Participation pertaining to disaster preparedness planning. Increasingly, this factors into compliance. In 2017, the U.S.

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Helios Care Partners with Bassett Healthcare to Expand Hospice, Palliative Services

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Our shared approaches to serving patients advocate for care with the highest quality of life possible, including in-home services for patients with chronic illnesses and home-based end-of-life care.” Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.

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Hospice & Community Care Affiliates with Hospice of Central Pennsylvania

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These can represent significant expenses for hospice and palliative care providers in today’s reimbursement climate. Hospice & Community Care also has two office locations in the state, along with a 24-bed inpatient center, a residential center and a bereavement facility, the Pathways Center for Grief & Loss.

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Stoneridge Hospice Owner Rollie Seebert: Hospices Help Address the ‘Demographic Tsunami’

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Arizona-based Stoneridge Hospice launched services in 2020 with an aim to address a swelling aging population’s growing need for end-of-life care. The hospice provider also offers palliative care, veteran and bereavement services, and durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies.

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By the Bay Health, Mission Hospice & Home Care, Hope Hospice to Complete Triple Merger

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Mission Hospice, By the Bay Health, and Hope Hospice share a rich history and commitment to serving the Bay Area community with comprehensive end-of-life care, education, and grief support,” said Mission Hospice CEO Dolores Miller, in a statement. Favorable demographics are also driving demand.

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which requires providers to acquire a building and design a center to house a PACE program. More than 30 interdisciplinary staff members provide care at the 5,600 square feet facility. Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice offers end-of-life care across three counties in its home state.

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OpusCare Launches New Inpatient Hospice Center

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The center also features a family gathering space, multi-denominational chapel, private areas for meditation and bereavement and an in-house pharmacy. OpusCare persisted in its efforts on opening the center in response to rising demand and the need for Rising demand and the need for expanded end-of-life care for patients.

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