Hospice News January 10, 2025
Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders about the most pressing market forces and trends that will shape the space during 2025.
Their comments carried some common threads, including rising demand for care in the home, continued labor pressures, industry consolidation and intensifying regulatory scrutiny. They also spoke about the need for greater integration of hospice into the larger health care continuum and the benefits of operators broadening their scope of services.
During these conversations, four key themes rose to the forefront for the coming year.
A drive towards integration
I think we’ll continue to see organizations investing in integration models to continue to better integrate hospice organizations further upstream and taking a broader view for frail elder...