Lawsuit claims new Iowa hospice unfairly competes for patients and caregivers

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 516

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A West Des Moines man is being sued for establishing a hospice program that allegedly competes with his former employer for increasingly scarce healthcare workers.

Abode Healthcare Inc., an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is suing Rick W. Breuss III of Sacred Encounter Hospice of Central Iowa in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

In the lawsuit, Abode describes itself as a leading provider of home health and hospice care that provides …

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