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Media Advisory: In-Home Caregivers From Providence To Rally, Demand New Employer Honor Agreement To Provide Equal Benefits - 10/28/26

Providence’s private equity venture is already breaking promises to in-home caregivers

 

(Portland, Ore.) – Nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, home health and hospice aides and other workers from the Providence Home Health and Hospice/Benedictine bargaining unit will rally at Providence Oregon Headquarters, Thursday, Oct. 29. The frontline caregivers are demanding that their soon-to-be owner, Compassus, come to the table to bargain high-quality, comprehensive benefits for 2027.

 

On November 1, the home health and hospice unit will transition to Providence at Home with Compassus. The 525 in-home healthcare nurses and caregivers are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA). ONA represents more than 6500 Oregon healthcare professionals across the Providence Oregon Health System.

 

WHAT: Caregivers with Providence Home Health and Hospice/Benedictine Public Rally

 

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, from 5 – 6 p.m.

 

WHERE: Outside Providence Oregon Headquarters at 4400 NE Halsey St., Portland

 

WHY: In October 2024, Providence announced it was entering a joint venture to outsource home health, hospice and community palliative care programs to Compassus, a private equity-owned Tennessee-based company with no footprint in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Patients and caregivers raised concerns about patient care, transparency, and the potential negative effects on health outcomes in Oregon’s vulnerable communities under this plan. Despite a large public outcry against the proposed plan, state regulators with Oregon’s Healthcare Market Oversight (HCMO) program allowed the joint venture to proceed with conditions.

 

Under the terms of the agreement in the final order issued by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Providence and Compassus stated that “employees will receive the same compensation and substantially similar benefits.” (pg. 4, #18) However, what Compassus is offering is significantly more expensive and provides less coverage. As has happened before, ONA believes that caregivers will leave for other employers with affordable, comprehensive benefits.   

 

Caregivers with Providence Home Health and Hospice/Benedictine recently settled a one-year contract extension to transition to Compassus but they are still negotiating benefits for 2027.

 

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents a diverse community of more than 26,000 nurses and healthcare professionals throughout Oregon. Together, we use our collective power to advocate for critical issues impacting patients, nurses and healthcare professionals including a more effective, affordable and accessible healthcare system; better working conditions for all healthcare professionals; and healthier communities. For more information visit www.OregonRN.org.

Media Advisory: In-Home Caregivers From Providence To Rally, Demand New Employer Honor Agreement To Provide Equal Benefits - 10/28/26

Providence’s private equity venture is already breaking promises to in-home caregivers

 

(Portland, Ore.) – Nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, home health and hospice aides and other workers from the Providence Home Health and Hospice/Benedictine bargaining unit will rally at Providence Oregon Headquarters, Thursday, Oct. 29. The frontline caregivers are demanding that their soon-to-be owner, Compassus, come to the table to bargain high-quality, comprehensive benefits for 2027.

 

On November 1, the home health and hospice unit will transition to Providence at Home with Compassus. The 525 in-home healthcare nurses and caregivers are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA). ONA represents more than 6500 Oregon healthcare professionals across the Providence Oregon Health System.

 

WHAT: Caregivers with Providence Home Health and Hospice/Benedictine Public Rally

 

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, from 5 – 6 p.m.

 

WHERE: Outside Providence Oregon Headquarters at 4400 NE Halsey St., Portland

 

WHY: In October 2024, Providence announced it was entering a joint venture to outsource home health, hospice and community palliative care programs to Compassus, a private equity-owned Tennessee-based company with no footprint in the Pacific Northwest.

 

Patients and caregivers raised concerns about patient care, transparency, and the potential negative effects on health outcomes in Oregon’s vulnerable communities under this plan. Despite a large public outcry against the proposed plan, state regulators with Oregon’s Healthcare Market Oversight (HCMO) program allowed the joint venture to proceed with conditions.

 

Under the terms of the agreement in the final order issued by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Providence and Compassus stated that “employees will receive the same compensation and substantially similar benefits.” (pg. 4, #18) However, what Compassus is offering is significantly more expensive and provides less coverage. As has happened before, ONA believes that caregivers will leave for other employers with affordable, comprehensive benefits.   

 

Caregivers with Providence Home Health and Hospice/Benedictine recently settled a one-year contract extension to transition to Compassus but they are still negotiating benefits for 2027.

 

The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) represents a diverse community of more than 26,000 nurses and healthcare professionals throughout Oregon. Together, we use our collective power to advocate for critical issues impacting patients, nurses and healthcare professionals including a more effective, affordable and accessible healthcare system; better working conditions for all healthcare professionals; and healthier communities. For more information visit www.OregonRN.org.