Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Hospice Doesn't Raise LTC Costs, Study Says

A new study boosts hospices’ efforts to show their benefit in the long-term care setting. “Use of hospice services does not increase care costs in the last six months of life for long-stay nursing homes residents, according to an analysis conducted by researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute,” says an IU release. “Avoidance [...]
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