How Empath Health integrates end-of-life care into PACE Hospice News; by Jim Parker; 6/26/25
07/06/25 at 03:35 AM
How Empath Health integrates end-of-life care into PACE
Hospice News; by Jim Parker; 6/26/25
Under the Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) model, patients generally do not transition to the Medicare Hospice Benefit as they near death. Consequently, Empath Health has taken pains to ensure quality end-of-life care is integrated into its program. Empath considers these services to be a key component of its “Full Life Care” model, that seeks to longitudinally support patients over the course of their serious or terminal illness, according to Dr. Nick Joseph, senior vice president of Empath’s Complete Care Division. The organization provides end-of-life care in the home, with services that mirror its hospice program.