1Care Enters Behavioral Market with Reset Acquisition

Nevada-based 1Care Hospice, part of 1Care Health, recently acquired Reset Behavior Health for an undisclosed amount. The transaction expanded the pediatric hospice and palliative provider’s geographic footprint in its home state while also marking its entrance into the behavioral health market, according to 1Care Hospice and 1Care Kids COO Eddie Belluomini. The acquisition will allow […]

The Most Powerful Weapons in Hospices’ Recruitment, Retention Arsenals

Knowledge is power when it comes to understanding the key priorities among the hospice workforce. Hospice providers have taken varied approaches to combating prolific staffing shortages in the industry. Strategies have included offering higher wages, expanded benefits and retention and sign-on bonuses. Operators have also ramped up onboarding and preceptor training programs, provided ongoing education […]

How CON Laws Influence Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! Variations in hospice certificate of need (CON) state laws are raising program integrity concerns. However, this coin has two sides. CONs have a big role to play when it comes […]

Pediatric Palliative Care Providers Seek to Improve Parental Engagement

Pediatric palliative care providers can sometimes struggle to engage parents and families. Parental engagement can be a difficult hill for pediatric palliative providers to climb. Families often contend with an array of competing practical, financial and medical obstacles related to managing a serious or life-limiting illness. Parents and guardians frequently experience feelings of stress, anxiety […]

Where Hospices Are Seeing the Greatest ROI on Staffing Investments

Amid persistent workforce shortages, sign-on and employee referral bonuses, as well as enhanced benefits, are bearing the most fruit for hospice providers. Though many providers are reporting upward trends when it comes to recruitment and retention, some clinical and administrative vacancies remain pain points. Filling gaps in the hospice workforce has come with hefty financial […]

1Care’s COO: Executives with Bedside Experience Give Hospices a Competitive Edge

Hospice executives with a nursing background can bring unique competitive advantages. This has been the case for Nevada-based 1Care Hospice & 1Care Kids, particularly as they contended with the pandemic and widespread workforce shortages, according to COO Eddie Belluomini. A group of hospice and palliative care leaders with nursing experience established 1Care in October 2020. […]