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Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

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Though relatively few home health agencies provide palliative care, those providers and their patients can benefit from more integration of those services. Home health is actually a really natural fit for palliative care providers, especially skilled services that are delivered in the home.

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Valley Health System, Family of Caring Launch Palliative Care Partnership

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New Jersey-based Valley Health System is partnering with Family of Caring Healthcare to offer palliative services to their patients. Family of Caring Healthcare System includes 10 health and rehabilitation centers that provide subacute care and rehabilitative services, assisted living, and long-term care.

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Penn Bay Medical Center Deepens Roots in Community-Based Palliative Care

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The medical center’s range of inpatient and outpatient continuous care includes emergency and rehabilitative services. The two organizations first rolled out these services in 2021 at the WCGH hospital. The services are provided at any stage of the patient’s illness trajectory and are offered alongside curative treatment.

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Choice Health at Home Acquires Lumicare Hospice

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Established in 2008, Choice offers home health, hospice, private duty and skilled nursing rehabilitation services, operating in 60 locations across Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas. Similar to national trends, demand for hospice is growing in Colorado, fueled by demographics. nationwide that year.

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Community Collaborates to Support Reopening of Allina Health’s Hospice House

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In addition to hospice and palliative care, the health system also provides primary, urgent and emergency care, surgical and rehabilitative services, mental health, among other health care services. All told, the nonprofit operates 12 hospitals and more than 100 specialty care sites.

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New Contessa, UAMS JV to Provide ‘Full Spectrum’ of Home-Based Care

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The two organizations have formed a joint venture — UAMS Health Comprehensive Care at Home — that will provide primary care; hospital, recovery, and rehabilitation services; home health, and palliative care. The JV will offer each of these services in the home setting.

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Contessa Launches JV with Memorial Hermann Health System

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This marks another milestone in Contessa’s strategy to build pathways for greater integration of home-based care and palliative services. In addition to palliative care, Contessa provides hospital-at-home and skilled nursing-at-home services. Home health and hospice provider Amedisys acquired the company last June for $250 million.