Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Notes:

Staffing Shortage Contributes To Nonprofit HHA's Closure In Ohio

Not-for-profit GentleBrook Home Health Services in Coshocton, Ohio, will shut down March 31. Hospice of Coshocton purchased the home health agency from Coshocton County Memorial Hospital in 1999, and Gen­tlebrook purchased it in 2016, reports the Coshocton Tribune newspaper. “Increased regulatory burdens without substantial increased reimbursement have been particularly difficult for small, privately owned agencies such as ours,” says Adminis­trator [...]
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