Federal health care agencies are developing new Conditions of Participation that would require all staff of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified health care providers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Though the White House used the term “health care facilities” in its announcement, the forthcoming rule would apply to hospice and home health care workers. The U.S. Centers […]
Beth Peters, 85, met her husband Charles on a blind date while he was in law school at the University of Virginia. They were married a few months later after Charles graduated in 1957. Now 94, Charles Peters has entered hospice with congestive heart failure, and Beth has joined the legions of Americans who are […]
LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) will acquire home health and hospice operations in 22 states from the joint venture between Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and hospital system HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA). Brookdale sold an 80% stake in its home health, hospice and outpatient therapy business to HCA earlier this year in a $400 million deal. […]
The number of dementia patients is expected to rise by 40%, or 139 million people globally, by 2050, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Hospices have been caring for dementia patients in larger numbers in recent years and will have a significant role to play as rates of cognitive decline continue […]
Traditions Health has acquired the Kansas City locations of Lumicare Hospice for an undisclosed sum. Lumicare operates in both the Kansas and Missouri sides of that metropolitan area. The transaction marks Traditions’ entry into both of those states. Private equity-backed Traditions Health is a portfolio company of the family-owned investment firm Dorilton Capital Advisors. Headquartered […]
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has proposed a vaccine mandate for health care workers in the commonwealth that would include hospice and home health staff. The requirement would also apply to employees at rest homes, assisted living facilities. Massachusetts announced a similar rule for skilled nursing facility staff last month. The state’s Public Health Council […]
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed into law Senate Bill 109, which removes the witness requirement for terminally ill patients signing a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form. The law becomes effective Jan. 1, 2022. A key component of advance care plans, POLST forms document patient wishes and goals for end-of-life care, as […]
The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG) has acquired Amarillo,Texas-based Open Heart Hospice. The organization will rebrand as Kinder Hearts Hospice of Amarillo. Financial terms are confidential. The Pennant Group’s (NASDAQ: PNTG) acquisition strategy is fueling growth in both the near- and long-term for the company’s home health and hospice segment. Pennant has been very active in […]
Brightspring Health Services has announced the acquisition of Dare County Home Health and Hospice in North Carolina. Dare County officials told Hospice News that the sale price was $2.9 million following a round of bidding that began last year. Four companies bid on the home health and hospice agency for amounts ranging from $200,000 to […]
Wisconsin-based Aspirus Health System has expanded its hospice and palliative care programs to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The services will operate under the nonprofit system’s Aspirus at Home Brand. Aspirus’ 11,000 employees provide care through four hospitals in Michigan and 13 in Wisconsin, in addition to 75 clinics, home health and hospice agencies, pharmacies nursing homes, […]
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