The hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) space has seen an increasingly diverse and growing mix of investors during the last five years. Demographic tailwinds are pushing a wider range of stakeholders into the hospice and palliative care realms. This has led to more hospitals, payers, large health systems and home health companies to make end-of-life […]
Oncology practices have increasingly collaborated with palliative care providers — or built their own service lines — to better support cancer patients throughout their health care journeys. Cancer patients can benefit from the interdisciplinary support of a palliative care team, but a main barrier to access is that oncology clinicians often lack insight around these […]
New hospice leaders have indicated that workforce development, efficient technologies and growth in home-based services represent key focus areas for providers during the next few years. Meanwhile, their biggest challenges include regulatory and reimbursement shifts. Hospice News recently sat down with two new hospice executives to discuss some of the biggest opportunities and concerns on […]
Recent regulatory moves aimed at greater transparency and consistency in the structure of joint venture valuations may impact how hospices approach these partnerships. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently introduced a new rule that will require newly formed joint ventures (JVs) to disclose the net value of each participating asset at the onset of […]
Reimbursement pressures, workforce strains and lagging awareness represent pain points preventing greater utilization of palliative care. These factors can weigh even heavier on access and quality of life for seriously ill children and their families in need of these services. The road to pediatric palliative care can be filled with many barriers for patients and […]
Home Health of the Ozarks and Hospice of Care Names New Director Missouri-based Texas County Memorial Hospital (TCMH) has appointed Cheryl Maley, registered nurse, as new director of Home Health of the Ozarks and Hospice of Care. Maley joined the hospital system’s home health department in 2012 as a certified nurse assistant, later becoming a […]
Caregivers can be a key to reducing hospice revocations and the associated emergency department costs, according to Benjamin Swig, director of Acadian Health. The trouble is that many hospices lack the staff they need to build relationships with family caregivers further upstream in a patient’s illness trajectory, leaving them with fewer insights around their health […]
Aging LGBTQ+ populations have few options for quality end-of-life care – particularly those in rural areas – and hospices are ramping up efforts to reach them. Access to hospice can be challenging for many seniors in remote or rural regions. Terminally ill seniors in these locales often experience higher levels of loneliness and isolation at […]
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit https://futureleaders.agingmedia.com/. Melissa Heiss, vice president of hospice, […]
Nashville-headquartered Thyme Care recently secured $60 million in funding to expand its health services for cancer patients, including palliative care and programs to address social determinants. The value-based oncology provider has a team of nurses and care professionals that support roughly 3,000 patients and families navigating cancer and serious illness. The funding round will allow […]
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