Hospice bill’s information reporting provision raises industry concerns
By
Adam Healy
Jul 17, 2024
A couple provisions in a landmark piece of hospice legislation are cause for concern among hospice stakeholders. Providers, however, generally believe that, if passed, the bill would modernize the Medicare...
Grief care efforts should include settings outside of hospice, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
If standards are developed for high-quality bereavement and grief care, they must apply to settings outside of traditional hospice care, such as affordable senior housing, where there is a “critical...
Pennant enters management agreement with Hartford HealthCare at Home, plans Connecticut service center
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2024
The Pennant Group will set up a service center in Connecticut and provide management and consulting services to Hartford HealthCare at Home, the home health and hospice affiliate of Hartford HealthCare,...
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...
Actions & Transactions, June 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Legend assumes management, renames 4 Florida properties; increases portfolio to 59 … ESI arranges $8.5M sale of post-acute rehab facility in Las Vegas … Dover Health expands into Chicago with acquisition...
Proposed HOPE tool seeks to fill hospice data gaps but needs tweaking, experts say
By
Adam Healy
Jun 04, 2024
The HOPE tool aims to close data gaps surrounding end-of-life care, there is more work to be done to improve hospice quality reporting.
Business briefs, May 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2024
Senate Aging Committee hears testimony regarding impact of Older Americans Act … NAHC, NHPCO to merge, Dombi to retire … Initial claims for unemployment drop by 215,000 week over week … Health systems,...
Hospice fraudster sentenced to 20 years in prison, ordered to pay $42 million penalty
By
Adam Healy
May 21, 2024
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana sentenced a hospice owner to 240 months in prison and $42 million in penalties for charges related to Medicare fraud.
Actions & Transactions, May 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2024
Koelsch Communities finishes $112M University Village Campus in Vancouver, WA, early; nears completion on $93M project in Bellevue, WA … Pennant Group acquires South Texas hospice provider
Working conditions, not personal reasons, causing nurses to leave long-term care: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Insufficient staffing was the most common reason that nurses left their work in residential and nursing homes, followed by burnout or emotional exhaustion, in a study published Tuesday in JAMA Network...