Hospices with strong quality metrics and low care delivery costs could have a fighting chance of withstanding regulatory and operational headwinds on the horizon. While some hospices are turning to palliative care for improved patient reach and outcomes, others are branching into value-based agreements. These trends were outlined in recent analysis on the home health […]
End-of-life care disparities proliferate across rural and remote regions, often due to insufficient clinical home-based resources. Dartmouth Health is seeking to address the significant barriers with a new scalable, research-backed teaching model designed for the next generation of rural hospice care professionals. Access is among the greatest challenges for seriously and terminally ill patients in […]
Allina Health hospice nurses represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa have reached a tentative agreement with their employer on their first union contract. The agreement came before a deadline in which nurses had planned to vote on authorizing an open-ended unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. The planned vote followed one-day and seven-day ULP strikes […]
The post-acute tech company Axxess is partnering with Eazewell to reduce the burden on families after a loved one dies. The startup Eazewell is an AI platform designed to help families close the accounts of deceased loved ones. Donnell Beverly Jr. and Russell Westbrook founded the company, which holds partnerships with hospices. Eazewell’s AI platform […]
Dartmouth Health is launching a suite of home-based care services in partnership with Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. The program is branded as Dartmouth Health at Home. Supported by a $20 million philanthropic gift, Dartmouth Health at Home aims to transform rural healthcare by expanding access to care, improving patient outcomes, and facilitating […]
Blue Ridge Care will expand access to grief support for children and teens through its Adventures Through Grief School Expansion Program. The initiative aims to help more young people cope with the death of a loved one and build resilience in school and community settings. The program, Adventures in Grief, involves a Dungeons and Dragons-style […]
The Maryland-based nonprofit Hospice of the Chesapeake is expanding its dementia caregiver education program into a new county. Patients in Charles County, Maryland, will now have access to the services, with caregiver support as a primary focus in the first phase. Families will be able to participate in the hospice’s Caregiver Academy program, which offers […]
Anderson Family Care has rolled out two brands designed to improve access to end-of-life and palliative care. The new company recently unveiled two brands Anderson Hospice, and the value-based care navigation platform Counsel Care. Both brands launched in late September. Former leaders of hospice and home health companies founded the company, including Amedisys, Contessa Health […]
Dozens of workers at California-based Hospice East Bay on Monday launched a seven-day strike. The strike includes 70 bereavement counselors, chaplains, nurses, social workers and pharmacists at the hospice. The workers joined the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) in 2023. Staffing concerns include challenges such as high caseloads and long travel times amid a […]
Reserve Care has ended its joint venture with University Hospitals in a move designed to reduce burdensome transitions of care and improve timely access to hospice. The hospice and palliative care organization will remain a preferred provider of the hospital system as the two Ohio-based organizations step into the next iteration of their partnership. Reserve […]
