Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

Offering hospice can be a game changer for skilled nursing and assisted living operators looking to stand out from competitors and improve patient reach.  Home-based care, including hospice, has become an increasingly attractive space for facility-based health care providers of all walks. Assisted living and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have been joining the mix, taking […]

St. Croix Hospice Opens Wisconsin De Novo

St. Croix Hospice has expanded in Wisconsin, opening its 14th location in the state. The de novo is located in the Chippewa Falls community. St. Croix, a portfolio company of the private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, now has 200 interdisciplinary team members serving 65 Wisconsin counties. “We have been serving the state of Wisconsin for […]

Hospices Expect Forward Momentum on Labor in 2023

Seeds of optimism are taking root among hospice providers that industry-wide labor pressures may improve this year. Though staffing remains the greatest challenge in 2023, conditions are improving, reported more than half (54%) of hospice and palliative care professionals in this year’s Hospice News Industry Outlook Survey, prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. Last year, […]

LeadingAge Ohio Campaign Aims to Grow Aging Services Workforce

LeadingAge Ohio recently launched a public awareness campaign designed to break down misperceptions around aging health care and improve access to careers in these services. Dubbed Gateways to Care, the campaign is designed to “change the narrative around aging services,” as well as generate career pathways in various senior health sectors, the nonprofit membership organization […]

Bristol Hospice Appoints Alex Mauricio as New CEO

Alex Mauricio, president and chief strategy officer for Bristol Hospice, has taken the helm as CEO. He succeeds the company’s former top executive, Hyrum Kirton, who has transitioned to the board of directors. Mauricio became CEO effective Feb. 1, and he will remain the company’s president. Salt Lake City-based Bristol Hospice, a portfolio company of […]

Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Virginia-based Capital Caring Health is expanding its home-based primary care program. The nonprofit hospice and senior services provider plans to offer primary care to a larger population of chronically ill patients with an emphasis on the Arlington County, Virginia, region. The philanthropic Washington Forrest Foundation is supporting the expansion through a grant. The dollar amount […]

Sangre de Cristo Taps New CEO, YoloCares Names Palliative Care Director

New CEO Takes Reigns at Sangre de Cristo Community Care Colorado-based Sangre de Cristo Community Care named Melinda Egging as its new CEO. Egging will oversee operations of the hospice, home health and palliative care organization. This marks her return to the organization. She served as director of compliance for Sangre de Cristo Hospice & […]

Researchers’ Educational Model Examines Impact of Physician Feelings on Hospice Referrals

Researchers recently introduced a behavioral education model that addresses how physician emotions drive clinical and family decision-making at the end of life. Physicians’ emotions can influence their decisions around the timing and type of care provided to patients and families at the end of life, according to a recent study in Social Science & Medicine. […]

Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County Launches Caregiver Education Partnership

North Carolina-based Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County (HPCIC) has partnered with a local technical school to develop educational videos for family caregivers. Students at Iredell-Statesville School’s Career Academy & Technical School (CATS) worked in tandem with HPCIC to produce eight caregiver training videos aimed at supporting families with serious and terminally ill loved […]