Aging services provider group supports increased regulation of hospice programs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2019
LeadingAge is adding its organizational voice to other industry groups supporting the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s call for increased oversight related to hospice...
United Church Homes, Ohio’s Hospice form joint venture
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2019
United Church Homes and Ohio’s Hospice have formed a new not-for-profit joint venture Medicare-certified hospice program in an effort to expand service offerings, improve care coordination and provide...
Hospice care varies from assisted living, home settings: study
By
Emily Mongan
Jul 27, 2015
Assisted living residents starting hospice care may be closer to death than people receiving the same care at home, new research has found.
State support of hospice, home healthcare services in assisted living supports residents’ wishes to...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2022
Residents living in states with supportive regulations around hospice and home healthcare were more likely to die in their assisted living “homes” rather than transition to skilled nursing care at...