Demand for direct care workers expected to outpace availability: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2023
Demand for direct care workers — home care workers; workers in residential group homes, assisted living communities and other residential care; and nursing assistants in skilled nursing facilities —...
At-home senior digital platform releases app to help families manage all aspects of care
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 07, 2023
A platform that specializes in at-home support for seniors announced the release of its first mobile app this week.
New research uncovers racial inequities in home health patients’ health outcomes
By
Adam Healy
Aug 22, 2023
A study found that patients belonging to minority race populations show less functional improvement as a result of home health than white patients
Business briefs, Aug. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 14, 2023
Nursing home, adult care costs made historic jump … Senior living occupancy continues to recover due to supply and demand … HHS’ $100 million in nursing program grants to have limited impact on LTC...
Business briefs, Aug. 11
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 11, 2023
AlerisLife, DHC manager RMR Group reports earnings of $24M for quarter ending June 30 … House legislators call for stringent climate disclosure requirements for publicly traded companies … Aveanna...
Study reveals ‘clear senior care gap’ that tech can fill
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 09, 2023
Roughly 70% of seniors aging in place in certain western countries don’t have access to ‘advanced’ monitoring systems, results show.
Growing need for care outside hospital is opportunity for senior living, skilled nursing providers, experts...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2023
About a third of the $4.4 trillion spent last year on healthcare in the United States was from the people over the age of 65, “and the estimate is that this group will represent half of all healthcare...
Meet Rose Trevino, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 03, 2023
Learn more about Rose Trevino, Director of Operations, Help at Home, Chicago.
Business briefs, Aug. 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2023
Proposed rules may put Addus on the move in some states, CEO says… Immigrant LTC nurses have more ‘human capital’ compared with American-born nurses, researcher finds … New licensing category adds...
Majority of home care providers support tech solutions, new survey shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 07, 2023
A new survey showed that 57% of home care providers believed new technology could help with issues such as reducing costs or delivering better care.