Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Rechtin comes to Humana from Envision Healthcare where he is now president and CEO. Last year, Humana divested a 60% stake in Kindred’s hospice and personal care businesses to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) for $2.8 Humana Inc. He transitions to the COO role for the insurance behemoth as of Jan.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2023

Ohio-based palliative care provider Pure Healthcare is collaborating with the nonprofit managed care organization CareSource to implement a new care management model designed to support chronically ill patients. We feel the innovation is really the marriage of that enhanced care management model.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. The leadership they bring to our accounting and finance teams, and Aveanna overall, is critical as we focus on executing our key initiatives into 2024,” Atlanta-headquartered Aveanna provides home health, hospice, private duty and personal care in locations in 33 states. million, up 7.9%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

California-based post-acute care company Charter Healthcare Group has tapped Cheryl Lovell to become its new CEO and Anna-Gene O’Neal as the company’s first chief operating officer. HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) acquired the segment in 2021 for $400 million and later sold portions of it to LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG).

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Comfort Home Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

This blog explores the needs of elder care, including dementia and Alzheimer’s, and the essential role of medical home health care. The Benefits of Medical Home Health Care 1. Personalized Care Plans Medical home health care is designed to meet the unique needs of each individual.

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Executive Care

MARCH 9, 2022

If you’re considering some kind of care service for yourself or a loved one, it might interest you to learn why home healthcare providers are in demand right now. Home Healthcare Provides An Alternative To Senior Care Communities. Healthcare is provided in hospitals, of course. Executive Care.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Rising wages, reimbursement pressures and immigration policies are fueling high turnover rates for hospice and personal care aides. It is rare to find individuals who perceive personal care as a career choice, or path. per hour among hospices affiliated with a parent organization or home care agency.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

VITAS Healthcare Expands Hospital-Based Inpatient Hospice Center Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare recently expanded its inpatient hospice care unit at the Florida-based Broward Health Medical Center. VITAS Healthcare VITAS Healthcare VITAS Healthcare inpatient hospice facility at the Broward Health Medical Center.

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Hospice News

APRIL 18, 2024

VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. d/b/a/ Covenant Care, provides hospice across six cities in the panhandle and northwest region of Florida and in three markets across southeast Alabama. The company has provided hospice, palliative care, home health and personal care for more than 36 years.

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Hospice News

APRIL 3, 2024

Aveanna Taps New Chief Legal Executive Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. He was previously chief legal officer at diagnostic imaging company MedQuest Associates, serving in the same role at CRH Healthcare LLC prior to that. Perchik has more than fifteen years of corporate law experience in the health care industry.

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Interim HealthCare Inc.

MARCH 11, 2022

As baby boomers age, the demand for healthcare workers to take care of them will greatly increase. Home health and personal care aide job openings are projected to grow 33 percent from 2020 to 2030, with experts predicting an estimated 8.2 million job openings in home healthcare by 2028.

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Caregiver Support Services

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If you’re thinking about changing or starting a new career, you might consider working in healthcare. However, it should be noted that most healthcare professions require training, and some require an advanced degree. For example, you would have to take a training course to become a nursing assistant or home care aide.

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2024

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! d/b/a/ Covenant Care, provides hospice across six cities in the panhandle and northwest region of Florida and in three markets across southeast Alabama.

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

The nonprofit health plan CareSource has signed a definitive agreement to partner with Radiant Alliance, a new entity formed by Metta Healthcare and United Church Homes. The creation and subsequent partnership with Radiant Alliance will bring a hospice and palliative care company and senior living operator under the auspices of a payer.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The transition board includes equal representation from NAHC and NHPCO, including directors who hail from the home health, hospice, palliative care, personal care services, home care, and private duty realms. Of those, 922 of those members are providers, an NHPCO spokesperson told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2024

VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. d/b/a/ Covenant Care, provides hospice across six cities in the panhandle and northwest region of Florida and in three markets across southeast Alabama. The company has provided hospice, palliative care, home health and personal care for more than 36 years.

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

Frontpoint Health has completed its acquisition of the Texas-based home health and hospice company High Plains Senior Care Group (HPSC). Financial terms were undisclosed. The HPSC deal expands Frontpoint’s footprint and builds density in markets the company already serves, according to CEO Brent Korte.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

Addus expects the transaction to further its goal of co-locating its clinical services in markets where it already has a personal care footprint. We are pleased to expand our market presence in Tennessee with the addition of the Tennessee Quality Care operations. The deal is set to close in the third quarter of the year. “We

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Residents at the new facility will receive access to 24/7 interdisciplinary hospice services, including assistance with meals, laundry, medication and personal care needs, as well as emotional and spiritual support. Impacts of hospice among homeless populations Four hospice organizations provide end-of-life care at Solace Home.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

. “Our focus as a system and with this partnership is to provide safe, seamless and personal care for our home health and hospice patients in the communities we serve,” said Michael Hartke, president of the health system’s parent company Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH), in a statement.

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Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2024

More than 70% of hospice patients are primarily cared for by untrained family caregivers with no medical background, Ferebee found. She led Chesapeake’s change project to address these concerns, and thereby improve performance on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 27, 2023

EHR systems serve as a centralized platform that facilitates the seamless sharing of client information among healthcare professionals, reducing the risk of miscommunication and enhancing care coordination. This information empowers agencies to make data-driven decisions, optimize care plans, and allocate resources more efficiently.

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Hospice News

JULY 21, 2023

The glut of transactions during the prior two years depleted the “supply of acquisition targets” available, Kevin Palamara, managing director of Provident Healthcare Partners LLC, indicated. The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Though hospice is a smaller segment for Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. It provides home health, hospice, private duty and personal care. Aveanna also provides medical solutions and durable medical equipment, among other adult and pediatric health care services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The private equity firms Cimarron Healthcare Capital and Tacoma Holdings have recapitalized the home-based care provider Frontpoint Health. Frontpoint provides home health, hospice, palliative and personal care with a focus on Medicare Advantage enrollees in Texas markets. Financal terms were undisclosed.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

The pilot, which ran from September 2015 through February 2016, had 82 patients enrolled across four counties and palliative care organizations: Collabria Care in Napa, Interim Healthcare in Redding, ResolutionCare in Eureka and YoloCares in Davis.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

were recently acquired by San Diego-based Mission Healthcare for an undisclosed sum. Atlanta-based Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ: AVAH) also employed technology as it doubled down on recruitment efforts amid growth. The hospice’s footprint also includes Texas, particularly the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston markets. .

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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. million in September that same year.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

“Like many recent deals in the health care services space, the line between payer and provider continues to blur as industries move toward value-based care arrangements.” Among this year’s biggest deals in terms of valuation and size was Gentiva’s $710 million acquisition of ProMedica’s hospice and home-based care assets.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The payer has deployed billions in capital towards high-profile acquisitions aimed at growing Optum’s capabilities, including the purchase of the health care tech firm Change Healthcare and the in-home medical group Landmark Health. Another big-ticket deal in 2022 also involved another payer. This was Humana Inc.’s s (NYSE: HUM) $2.8

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2024

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. Atlanta-headquartered Aveanna provides home health, hospice, personal care and private duty services across 33 states. The company also provides medical solutions and durable medical equipment, among other adult and pediatric health care services.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Emerging training models More palliative care education pathways have emerged in recent years, including a virtual reality-based training program that Brigham and Women’s Hospital launched into developing in November 2023. In 2022 Nashville-based HCA Healthcare Inc. Luke’s Hospice & Palliative Medicine’s program.

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Diversity Nursing

MAY 10, 2024

In the bustling world of healthcare, amidst the flurry of medical charts, diagnostic tests, and treatment plans, it's easy to overlook one of the most potent tools in a Nurse's arsenal; compassion. Strategies for Cultivating Compassionate Connections Listen with Empathy : Effective communication lies at the heart of compassionate care.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

. — Cheryl Hamilton Fried, CEO, Blue Ridge Hospice Hospice providers less siloed in the care continuum Many in the hospice industry see service diversification as a business imperative to ensure access and awareness among patients, families and referring sources across their service communities. NYSE: CHE).

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2023

Established in 1994, the nonprofit health system’s network also includes behavioral health care provider Gateway Healthcare, Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Newport Hospital and Bradley Hospital, which provides pediatric psychiatric services. The hospital is part of the Lifespan Health System.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 14, 2023

AlayaCare , a developer of end-to-end home-based care technology, today announced a partnership that will offer AlayaCare customers the ability to utilize Forcura’s healthcare workflow management platform as an integrated solution. billion in 2022 as all aspects of home-based care continues to grow nationwide.

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Hospice News

MAY 11, 2022

Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ: ADUS) has gone all-in on building out its care continuum. Launched as a personal care provider, the company in 2016 began offering hospice and home health to enhance its value proposition for payers by further reducing hospitalizations and emergency department visits. “If

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