Home health reaping dividends from Signify Health’s Transition to Home program
Signify Health has become an unexpected advocate for home health since it launched its Transition to Home solution nearly six months ago.
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News
AHA to all healthcare professionals: Get vaccinated against COVID-19
The American Hospital Association is urging its members and all healthcare professionals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Opportunities abound for home care agencies, Dombi tells McKnight’s in podcast
From new legislation to market changes, home care is in a position of growth it has never been in before.
Indiana gives a boost to legal guardians of homebound seniors
Indiana is expanding its Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) program, now allowing the legal guardians of older adults to get additional support for care in their homes.
Home Care briefs for Friday, July 23
Palmetto GBA to return $17,513 in lookback payments related to hospice cap calculations … Biden expects FDA to quickly approve COVID vaccines … Happify Health launches a new app to treat depression … Parkinson’s Foundation awards community grants
Peer-to-Peer: Westchester Family Care founder discusses why he is not ready to institute a COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Four years after Glenn Lane launched Mamaroneck, NY-based Westchester Family Care, the inconceivable happened: a global pandemic struck.
LeadingAge: Survey finds majority of Americans support more services for seniors
A wide swath of America says the nation needs to provide more support to seniors, according to a poll commissioned by aging services nonprofit LeadingAge.
Healthcare groups hail legislation supporting value-based care
Fourteen national health groups, including the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association and the American College of Physicians, are lauding the reintroduction of a bill that would accelerate Medicare’s move from a fee-for-service to a value-based care model.
Home Care briefs for Thursday, July 22
Help at Home acquires Community Care Systems … Digital health technologies may hold the key to Parkinson’s treatments … Wearable devices help the blind avoid collisions and falls … New COVID-19 real time learning network for healthcare providers … Hicuity Health and Covenant Health launch tele-ICU shared service … b.well Connected secures $32 million to…
Congress spars over how to support the care economy
Support is building in Congress for providing funds for the care economy, but there appears to be a wide gulf between Democrats and Republicans on how to go about it
Podcasts
McKnight’s Home Care Newsmakers Podcast with Bill Dombi, July 19, 2021
As Congress mulls significant legislation affecting the home care sector, Editor Liza Berger sits down with Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, to discuss how healthcare at home is expanding in historic ways, the reason vaccine hesitancy is a serious problem and why it’s high time to get rid of a home health Medicare cut.
Features
Hear this: Music can have a powerful effect on homebound seniors
The benefits of developing music playlists for people with dementia are numerous, according to Dan Cohen, founder of Music & Memory.
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
Starting AccordCare two months before a global pandemic hit was either the best time or the worst time to launch a personal care company with a unique subset in complex clinical care.
‘Paint the Town’: Boise-based organization hosts annual house-painting event for low-income seniors
A fresh coat of paint on a house can make a huge difference, especially in the lives of seniors living at home.
Who let the dogs in? Therapy pets play important role in the home
In home care, having a support network is crucial. That consists of family members, friends and caregivers. It also may include pets.
‘You are never alone’: Longtime RN writes book to help people cope with death
If you were to ask most people if they are frightened of death, most would say yes. But in her book, parish nurse and grief group facilitator Beverly Wilkins, who lives in Ontario, Canada, makes a case that death is not something to fear.
Columns
What the Olympics can teach us about beating COVID-19
. As infections and hospitalizations rise around the country and vaccine hesitancy lingers, we have to ask ourselves: Are we being the best we can be?
Home care’s role in advancing health equity
Home care settings offer a few defining factors that give those providing a unique opportunity to help advance health equity.
Home care touches everyone
As I listened to lawmakers promote the Better Care Better Jobs Act on Monday, I was struck by how personal the discussion around home care is. Basically, it is one of those great equalizers that puts everyone, from United States cabinet secretaries to low-income workers, on the same plane.
The unmet needs of palliative care patients
As an industry, we need to better communicate the value of palliative care to both providers and patients.
An acute interest in home care
The tea leaves seem to be suggesting that acute home care services may eventually overtake the traditional service model.
Events
Deadline is here: Today is last day to submit nominations for McKnight’s Tech Awards
Do you want to be part of the inaugural class of home care winners for the McKnight’s Tech Awards? For this to be a possibility, you must submit your nomination today.
Deadline for ‘McKnight’s’ Tech Awards nominations extended to Tuesday, June 1
Good news, home care operators: The deadline for the McKnight’s Tech Awards nominations has been extended until Tuesday, June 1. There is no cost to enter the competition, and you may earn bragging rights.
Today’s ‘McKnight’s’ Women of Distinction Forum to tackle COVID-19, diversity, success secrets
On the heels of Tuesday night’s celebration of 52 Women of Distinction honorees, McKnight’s will offer three continuing education-accredited webinars today on the theme of success.
Just one week away: ‘McKnight’s’ Women of Distinction Awards and Forum
It’s not too late to reserve your place. The third annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction event will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday.
‘McKnight’s’ Tech Awards now accepting nominations!
Home care operators: Now is your chance to tell your peers about the innovations you have introduced in the last year. Nominations are open for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. The entry deadline is May 25.
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