Hospice News

AUGUST 6, 2024

Strategic priorities for Texas-headquartered Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) continue to focus on personal care and home health and less on hospice as the company waits for the dust to settle following its Gentiva personal care acquisition. Addus offers personal care, hospice and home health.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Virtual palliative services can be as effective as in-person care in helping to improve quality of life among patients with lung cancer, recent research has found. Quality-of-life scores were equivalent between the virtual care and in-person groups, the study found.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Virginia-based nonprofit capitalized the program largely through philanthropic donations Participants in the program will receive preventative, primary, acute and long-term health and personal care services, including social activities.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

They are entering a space that is very personal to provide very personalized care. Family caregivers are going to receive them with open arms and be grateful for the care that they are there to provide,” Nicole McCann-Davis, senior client advisor and research director for Transcend, told Hospice News.

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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. Similar trends are proliferating among hospitals and health systems that provide these services.

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

The personal care, hospice and home health provider is no stranger to acquisitions. We also believe this acquisition strategy will continue to strengthen our ability to participate in value-based contracts with our payers and to adapt to potential reimbursement changes.” Hospice revenue per day was up 3.7%

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Hospice News

JUNE 19, 2024

Silverstone came on the scene in 2020 as a standalone hospice after CEO Alfonso Montiel’s purchase and rebranding of Comfort Care Hospice in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Since then, the company has built a palliative care service and is developing a personal care business.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The company’s nearly 6,500 employees serve close to 100,000 patients annually across all of its business lines, including home health, hospice, pediatrics, clinical decision support and personal care. Compassion Hospice will not rebrand and will retain its current leadership.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The company anticipates growth in its personal care business in 2024, which will have a reverberating impact in its hospice and home health service lines. The company’s personal care services made up the bulk of its revenue at $204.49 Addus purchased Illinois-based hospice provider JourneyCare Inc. million.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

“Helping our patients remain in the place they call home and keeping them comfortable is what the Heart to Heart care team is trained to do,” said Tracy Sudduth, chief clinical officer of Heart to Heart Hospice. “We The post Heart to Heart Hospice Expands Footprint in Oklahoma appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

Washington-headquartered Family Resource Home Care recently acquired personal care provider Companion Care, Inc., Family Resource provides end-of-life, respite and personal care, along with services such as medication management, meal preparation, housekeeping, companionship and dementia support.

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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

JUNE 28, 2024

“Our relationship-based approach and value-based care mode – combined with our innovative care delivery – has improved patient outcomes in communities nationwide.” The deal marks Elara Caring’s first foray into the Iowa market. Elara Caring’s clinicians serve more than 60,000 patients.

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Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2024

Northrim is in the process of building out its home-based care platform, with Phoenix-headquartered Noble becoming its first hospice acquisition. The transaction took place through Northrim’s portfolio company ITC, a home-based personal care and community services provider.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

That path will divert more toward home health and personal care – and less in the direction of hospice – as 2023 progresses. Its personal care services reached $183.4 Addus last year began to reorient its strategic growth plans away from hospice and more towards home health and personal care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The state is one of three in which Addus offers its trifecta of business lines — personal care, home health and hospice. This acquisition is commensurate with our growth strategy to leverage our strong personal care presence and add clinical services.”. for an undisclosed sum.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2024

Its parent organization also operates senior living, pharmacy, development, independent living, personal care, assisted living and memory care businesses, among others. The fledgling company offers patients a suite of wraparound services, including for the terminally ill, to support quality of life and aging in place.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The hospice, palliative care and personal care provider Gentiva has acquired the hospice, home health and palliative assets of the nonprofit health system ProMedica. The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2024

Addus pursues deals amid rebound Meanwhile, Addus is seeking acquisitions that would pair its home health and hospice services with its personal care business in its existing markets. “While we are encouraged by the progress that we’ve made, we’re even more excited about the foundation that we’ve built in the future that lies ahead.”

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2024

“Building on our long-standing commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care to our communities and leveraging the breadth and experience of Alternate Solutions Health Network, our caregivers will be well-positioned to offer patients even more convenient and personalized care options.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The hospice, palliative care and personal care provider Gentiva has agreed to acquire Heartland Hospice and other assets from the home-based care company ProMedica. The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home. NYSE: HUM) for $2.8

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2023

High valuations have led Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ: ADUS) to pivot towards personal care and home health deals rather than hospice acquisitions. Addus began as a personal care provider in 1979. About six years ago, it began to build its health care services segment, which includes home health and hospice.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2023

The Florida-based company is a home-based care franchise that provides home health care, hospice care, palliative care, pediatric care and personal care to about 200,000 patients annually from more than 330 U.S. Mastrapa since 2021 has been an advisor and consultant to multiple health care companies.

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2024

CareSource is a nonprofit managed care organization with more than 2 million members, offering coverage through Medicaid, the Health Insurance Marketplace and Medicare products. They have the same mission-driven, patient-centered approach as CareSource, and share our passion for innovation, value and operational excellence.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Texas-headquartered Choice Health at Home has entered the personal care space with the acquisition of Instant Care of Arizona for an undisclosed sum. In addition, a rising number of hospice providers are showing interest in the personal care space, often through acquisitions.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Its parent organization also operates senior living, pharmacy, development, independent living, personal care, assisted living and memory care businesses, among others. “We

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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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Hospice News

AUGUST 5, 2024

The New York-based operator provides home health, hospice and palliative care, as well as behavioral health and personal care/private duty services. AI technology has been gaining ground in the health care space, including when it comes to hospice and palliative care decision making.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 11, 2022

billion sale of Kindred at Home’s hospice and personal care segments, divesting a 60% stake to the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Soon thereafter, the company announced plans to divest the hospice and personal care segment. Humana Inc. NYSE: HUM) has completed its $2.8 The post Humana Completes $2.8

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

That’s what’s going to make us different in some of these other health care industries that maybe don’t take the time.” The Atlanta-based provider emerged from the former hospice and personal care segments of Kindred at Home. CDR in 2022 purchased a 60% stake from the insurance mammoth Humana, Inc.,

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2023

In addition to skilled home health, Enclara’s services include hospice, palliative and personal care, and behavioral health. The acquisition presents opportunities for Elara Caring to fill gaps between its adjacent markets in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

South Dakota-based Avera@Home recently formed a joint venture with personal care provider Kore Cares in a move that grew its service line and geographic reach in the state. It had long partnered with Kore Cares before officially joining forces. It had long partnered with Kore Cares before officially joining forces.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I anticipate that the hospice industry will continue to see significant advancements in technology adoption, including more sophisticated and creative applications of data analytics and AI-driven insights, supporting clinicians in making more informed decisions and personalizing care plans.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Addus plans to stay busy in the acquisitions market in the latter half of the year into early 2023, targeting primarily personal care and home health deals, according to CEO Dirk Allison. Since 2019, Addus has purchased seven personal care companies and four home health and hospice agencies.

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Community Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Our services are designed to assist both individuals with memory loss and their families in several ways: Personalized Care Plans: We create customized care plans tailored to your loved one’s specific needs. This may include assistance with daily activities, medication management, and companionship.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2024

Hospices generally still command higher valuations than other providers in the home-based care market, such as traditional home health or personal care, Kevin Palamara, managing director at Provident, indicated. Now we’re seeing valuations come down, more significantly for the smaller groups in the space.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The company merged with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2020. AccentCare provides hospice, palliative and personal care, along with home health, non-medical services, care management and high-acuity home care. I’m a strategically focused collaborative and appreciate humor!”

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