CareCentrix — a care management company that focuses on home-based care — announced Monday it has acquired palliative care company Turn-Key Health. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hartford, Connecticut-based CareCentrix provides post-acute care services, discharge management, durable medical equipment (DME) and home-based care services. A portfolio company of Consonance Capital Partners, […]
Category: Palliative Care
As COVID-19 cases rise in the U.S., more in-home care providers are starting to struggle with dwindling stockpiles of basic protective equipment for workers. Overall, roughly 88% of medical personnel in more than 200 U.S. cities do not have a sufficient supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to a recent survey conducted by the […]
Eden Health acquires Legacy Home Healthcare Eden Health has acquired Legacy Home Healthcare, an Arizona-based provider that serves Greenlee, Graham and Cochise counties. Eden Health is the employee-owned home services division of Vancouver, Washington-based EmpRes Healthcare Management LLC. As a part of the transaction, Eden Health will take over Legacy Home Healthcare’s two locations in […]
Despite the growing need for palliative care services, only 10% of programs are operated by home health agencies. That’s according to a recent report from the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), a New York-based nonprofit organization. In order to better understand the current palliative care landscape outside of hospitals and acute settings, CAPC conducted […]
In order to help health care organizations navigate post-acute care industry headwinds in 2020, M&A advisory firm Stoneridge Partners has launched the Stoneridge Strategic Consulting Group. The newly launched department will fall under the leadership of industry thought-leader Tom Lillis. The Stoneridge Strategic Consulting Group will provide consultation for health care organizations seeking to combat […]
The home has become the place where most Americans die of natural causes — beating out hospitals for the first time since the early 20th century. The trend sheds further light on the need for in-home care, including palliative care services and even proactive, non-medical home care. This is one takeaway from a study published […]
The United States is advanced in its access to palliative care, but there’s still a lot of room to grow for home health providers, according to a recent report published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. The report says that the burden of serious health-related suffering will almost double by 2060, due to […]
For many of its clients, Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care provides their only access to home health care services. The company has cemented its position within the industry by engaging underserved rural and frontier communities. Founded in 1985, nonprofit Sangre de Cristo Hospice & Palliative Care is based in Pueblo, Colorado. The company […]
TEAM Services Group acquires AmeriBest Home Care TEAM Services Group, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, has purchased AmeriBest Home Care from Boyne Capital, a Miami-based private equity firm. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Philadelphia-based AmeriBest is a home agency that provides services that include long-term care, skilled nursing, medical social […]
A growing number of health systems are rolling out home-based palliative care programs in an attempt to close post-acute care gaps. SSM Health, Allina Health and Sentara Healthcare are just a few examples. While executives say the programs are key to lowering costs and driving patients to the right type of care sooner — such […]