Mountain Hospice Launches Assisted Living Subsidiary

West Virginia-based Mountain Hospice is starting an assisted living subsidiary. The nonprofit’s first facility is expected to open in November, with plans to add more locations in future years. Hospices in general expect to see substantial growth in the assisted living setting during 2020, followed by the skilled nursing setting. About 36% of more than […]

Prairie Home Hospice to Acquire Fieldcrest Assisted Living

Marshall, Minn.-based Prairie Home Hospice & Community Care has agreed to purchase Fieldcrest Assisted Living, located in nearby Cottonwood, Minn. Assisted living is a growth area for hospice. Between 2011 and 2019 hospice utilization overall rose by 35%; however, hospice utilization in assisted living facilities increased by more than 100%, according to a 2019 report […]