Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.
Survey: Most seniors approve of healthcare worker vaccinations
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
A newly released poll of seniors suggests most are giving a thumbs-up to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
Home care, get on board the vaccine mandate bus
By
Liza Berger
Jul 30, 2021
To require vaccinations or to not require vaccinations. That, to paraphrase William Shakespeare, is the question.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 14
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
El Paso,TX, hospice owner charged with healthcare fraud … Retired seniors left out of Biden COVID-19 vaccination mandate … American Journal of Managed Care says more analysis needed on hospital-at-home...
Home Care briefs for Thursday, Aug. 5
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
New York ups the ante on vaccination mandate … Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma nets 150,000 new enrollees … Private equity firm invests in Home Care Pulse … Fear and wisdom lead seniors to vaccinate...
Home Care briefs for Monday, Sept. 20
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 20, 2021
Republican state AGs line up against COVID-19 vaccine mandate … Care Hospice acquires Hospice of Chattanooga … Moving Health Home weighs in on proposed Medicare rules
Massachusetts proposes vaccine mandate for home care and hospice workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 03, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations could soon be required for all home care and hospice workers in Massachusetts.
Home Care briefs for Monday, Oct. 4
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 04, 2021
HCBS funding may be pared back to $190 billion in budget plan … One in 4 U.S. firms have instituted vaccine mandates … Breast cancer patients and caregivers benefit from new in-home program … Merck...
New York home care firm requires COVID-19 vaccinations for new hires
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 25, 2021
On Monday, Glenn Lane came to a decision that made him a possible outlier in the home care industry. The founder and CEO of Mamaroneck, NY-based Westchester Family Care mandated COVID-19 vaccinations as...
Biden offers last word on COVID-19 vaccination mandates
By
Liza Berger
Sep 10, 2021
With COVID-19 rates worsening, the fall season projected to be severe and many workers still relentlessly reluctant to get vaccinated, a universal vaccination mandate, the administration felt, had to be...