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VITAS Expects a Steady 2024 for Revenue, Growth

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The program included a one-time retention payment that ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 per employee for nurses, nurse managers, home health aides and social workers who completed at least 12 months of employment. After the tumultuous years of the pandemic, VITAS Healthcare expects a stable growth trajectory heading into 2024. NYSE: CHE).

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‘Future-Focused’ Blue Ridge Hospice Expanding Footprint, Range of Services

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Virginia-based Blue Ridge Hospice is building a foundation for a larger future with geographic expansion, a growing range of services and a rebrand in the works. We want to be in front of that not left behind,” Hamilton Fried told Hospice News. “So Meanwhile, its palliative care program has thrived.

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LHC Group Remains an Active M&A Buyer Following Optum Deal

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LHC Group has acquired Delaware-based Summit Home Care for an undisclosed sum, signaling that the company will remain active on the M&A front following Optum Health’s recent $5.4 billion buyout. The Summit transaction is the first sign that LHC Group is still in the M&A game following the Optum deal.

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Hospices Expect Forward Momentum on Labor in 2023

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Hospices nationwide have tried a range of strategies for boosting recruitment and retention, including wage increases, bonuses, enhanced benefits, access to emotional support resources and flexible scheduling. Seeds of optimism are taking root among hospice providers that industry-wide labor pressures may improve this year.

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Hope Healthcare Affiliates with Chapters Health System

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The affiliation will bolster both organizations’ positions as they work to meet rising demand amid a range of pressures bearing down on providers, according to Hope Healthcare President and CEO Samira Beckwith and Chapters President and CEO Andrew Molosky. Beckwith has led Hope Healthcare for more than 30 years.

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Psychologist Jason Hotchkiss: Hospices Can Leverage Online Reviews to Drive Quality Improvement

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Jason Hotchkiss, author, chaplain and psychologist, has unveiled new research on the ways online reviews can help drive hospice quality and staff morale. He is currently a chaplain and behavioral health specialist at the Center for Elders’ Independence and a professor of psychology at Cornerstone University in Michigan. We can do well in hospice.

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LeadingAge to Congress: Reform Hospice Benefit, Fund Palliative Care

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Examples include services like inotropic infusion therapy, which costs an estimated $150 per day, which ranges between 33% and 40% of a hospice’s per diem. The Medicare Hospice Benefit should allow some concurrent care, and Congress should support greater access to palliative care, among other reforms, according to LeadingAge.