Hospice News January 30, 2023
Virginia-based Capital Caring Health is expanding its home-based primary care program.
The nonprofit hospice and senior services provider plans to offer primary care to a larger population of chronically ill patients with an emphasis on the Arlington County, Virginia, region. The philanthropic Washington Forrest Foundation is supporting the expansion through a grant. The dollar amount was undisclosed.
The grant will also support efforts to address social determinants of health, according to Dr. Heidi Young, associate chief medical officer for Capital Caring and medical director of the Primary Care at Home program.
“Home-limited seniors, particularly in underserved socioeconomic regions, often do not receive the medical care they deserve,” Young said in a statement. “For the underinsured and uninsured who lack equitable...
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