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We started Equitage Ventures with a simple premise: aging is everyone’s future, and we’re not investing in it like we should. Equitage Ventures is a $47.3m early-stage fund providing capital, distribution, and strategic guidance to entrepreneurs addressing the unmet physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs of older adults. Our typical check sizes will range from…
Read MoreVenturing in Senior Care: Observations and Predictions for 2024 and Beyond
The end of the year typically brings about reflection on what has passed and optimism for the future. For those of us fortunate enough to be investing in the future of senior care and aging, 2023 gave us much to digest: Optum proposed a $3.3bn acquisition of home health giant Amedisys, regulators released a list of 10…
Read MoreVenturing in Senior Care: What’s Happening in Post Acute Care? Part II: Providers
For those providers not acquired by payers, things are getting a bit more difficult. With 50% of Medicare beneficiaries on private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, and MA owning essentially the three largest home-based PAC providers, patient volumes and reimbursement levels are shifting. Read full article, HERE
Read MoreVenturing in Senior Care: What’s Happening in Post Acute Care? Part I: Patients and Payers
PAC can be provided by skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home health agencies (HHAs), hospice agencies, inpatient rehab facilities (IRFs), and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). Care settings can be facility-based, community-based, or home-based; care can be delivered virtually or in person. Read full article, HERE
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