Hospice

ROCK HILL, South Carolina—Providence Care, a hospice, palliative and primary care for seniors organization, announced the appointment of Werner Freymann, Jr. as its new chief executive officer. In the role of CEO, Freymann will lead the company’s direction and aims to drive continued growth across its continuum of care for the elderly wherever they call home.

DENVER—Revelstoke Capital Partners (Revelstoke), a health care-focused private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, The Care Team, has acquired select hospice and palliative care operations from Traditions Health, a Tennessee-based hospice, palliative and home health provider with operations in 16 states.

WASHINGTON—The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI)—a membership association of more than 120 nonprofit, community-based hospice and advanced illness care providers across the United States—announced a new online care locator tool and toll-free number aimed toward helping those grieving the loss of a loved one this holiday season.

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina—Community Hospice of South Alabama, a provider of hospice and palliative care, announced it is blending with ACG Hospice, part of the South Carolina-based Agape Care Group family of providers, to grow care resources and expand hospice care throughout the state of Alabama. 

PHILADELPHIA—BAYADA Home Health Care has expanded its Salute to Service program to bring veteran-focused care, advocacy and support to clients receiving personal care, companionship and hospice services nationwide.

NEW ORLEANS—In-home care providers are facing large hurdles, including the threat of significant federal payment cuts, but should remain upbeat, Steve Landers, CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) said Sunday, Nov. 2 in opening remarks at the organization's first Annual Meeting and Exposition.

PORT HURON, Michigan—Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice announced that is rebranding to the name Blue Water Home Care & Hospice. has served the community under that moniker. The agency said it is changing names to better solidify its permanence and devotion to the Blue Water Area.

BOSTON—Rendever has announced Compassus, a provider of palliative and hospice care, as the latest nationwide hospice operator to adopt its virtual reality within hospice care platform. 

TORONTO—Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a Canadian teaching hospital, is launching Cancer Care at Home, an integrated model that brings more care into the home so patients with cancer and their families receive continuous support between appointments and after hospital stays.

NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline announced that it signed a Prime Vendor agreement with Commonheart, a not-for-profit home health and hospice organization based out of Waukesha, Wisconsin.

DALLAS & IRVING, Texas—Elara Caring and National HME have entered into an exclusive agreement under which National HME will deliver its DME services to Elara Caring’s 49 hospice locations across the United States. Elara Caring is aa national home health provider offering clinical and personal care services, and National HME is a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) solutions and services.

PORTLAND, Maine—BerryDunn, an accounting, tax and consulting firm, announced the release of the 2025 National Patient and Family Satisfaction Quality Improvement Project report, marking the culmination of a two-year research initiative aimed at improving the care experience in home health and hospice organizations nationwide.

WASHINGTON—Tom Koutsoumpas, founder and CEO of The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI)—which represents more than 120 nonprofit hospice and palliative care providers serving 20% of the nation’s hospice patients—has authored a guest commentary piece in U.S. News titled, “Everyone Deserves a Dignified Death. But Hospice Care Is Under Threat.” 

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that sets Medicare hospice payment rates 2.6% higher in 2026. Hospices that don’t meet quality standards would be penalized four percentage points, leading to a 1.4% reduction over 2025’s payment rate.