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How 3 Hospice Companies Are Beating the Workforce Shortage

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hospice providers have the same problem — a workforce shortage — many seek to address it using unique solutions. Worsening workforce shortages have been keeping hospice leaders awake at night for several years running. Hospices, in turn, have taken new steps to gain or keep their staff, particularly clinicians. Though most U.S.

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1Care’s COO: Executives with Bedside Experience Give Hospices a Competitive Edge

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Hospice executives with a nursing background can bring unique competitive advantages. This has been the case for Nevada-based 1Care Hospice & 1Care Kids, particularly as they contended with the pandemic and widespread workforce shortages, according to COO Eddie Belluomini. 1Care was their first venture.

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California-Based Community Hospice Responds to Worker Lawsuit

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California-based Community Hospice, Inc. Current and former employees of the nonprofit hospice organization filed a $5 million lawsuit in April for unpaid wages during the pandemic. Established in 1979, the nonprofit organization provides hospice and palliative care in three counties near the San Francisco area of northern California.

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Frontpoint Health Acquires High Plains Senior Care Group

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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! Frontpoint Health has completed its acquisition of the Texas-based home health and hospice company High Plains Senior Care Group (HPSC).

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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Recent allegations that staff at HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) put pressure on patients to enter hospice dovetail with longstanding questions over how and when patients should be referred. SEIU benchmarked HCA’s hospice transfer rates against national data. It’s hard to say that you have proof. More than 1.72

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Hospice Operators Watching Closely as Large Payers Transform the Industry

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For better or worse, the growing presence of large insurance companies in the hospice and home health provider space could be transformative for the industry. Two transactions demonstrate rising interest among payers in owning the home-based care assets that serve their beneficiaries. We are here for patient care.

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Hospital, Health System Activity Creating ‘Very Disruptive Point’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

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More hospitals and health systems are stepping into the home-based hospice space, often seeing joint ventures as a promising route to a return on their investment. You’re seeing different types of transactions taking place in hospice and home health,” Mark Kulik, managing director at M&A advisory firm The Braff Group, told Hospice News.

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