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EIGHT MOVES I'D MAKE RIGHT NOW, IF I WAS ADVISING YOUR HOSPICE GROWTH STRATEGY
Stable referrals. Predictable admissions. A facility partner who calls you first. If you built your census on skilled nursing, you didn't do anything wrong. You did what the market rewarded.
Nikki Patton
7 days ago5 min read


The 30-Minute Standard Nobody Is Talking About
The industry is celebrating "under 4 hours to bedside" like it just cracked the code. I need you to talk to an actual field rep. Because by the time your team is high-fiving over a 4-hour admission, three other hospices have already been to that room. The referral source who sent it didn't wait. They called the agency they trust — and that agency was there in thirty minutes. Thirty. Not because they had better software. Not because they had a bigger team. Because they had a r
Nikki Patton
Jul 95 min read


The Gap at the Front Door Hospice Leaders Shouldn't Ignore
Clinical onboarding and compliance education is mandatory and consulting vendors are available. Regulatory oversight is constant. But I see a gap, and CMS sees it too.
Hospice sales training,
Nikki Patton
Jun 102 min read


Your Sales Team's Next Referral Depends on a Number They Might Not Know
"What's your live discharge rate?"
I've been in hospice sales for twenty years. I've sat in those rooms
Nikki Patton
Jun 53 min read


The signal your hospice sales team is missing
The signal most agencies never see
In every agency I work with, I can predict within ten minutes whether they have a signal system or not. Here is how I tell.
I ask one question: "What did your reps hear or learn in the field yesterday?"
Nikki Patton
May 114 min read


Why Hospice Feels “Frozen” Right Now, And What Your Field Teams Need to Understand
“Why are hospices suddenly saying no?”
For some referral sources, it feels abrupt. One month a patient would likely qualify. The next month, the same diagnosis receives heavier scrutiny
Nikki Patton
Mar 204 min read
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