Home care workforce is in crisis, new report finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 08, 2021
A new global report calls for a reimagining of the home care workforce to stem a looming care crisis for aging populations.
Frailty a better predictor of outcomes than age: home care study
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 08, 2021
Frailty might be a better predictor than age in determining how older adults living at home will fare after receiving critical care.
Move toward home-based care ‘now inevitable,’ DispatchHealth CEO says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 07, 2021
In eight short years DispatchHealth has undergone a transformation. It has grown from an in-home substitute for urgent emergency room (ER) care to a comprehensive model of care that now includes in-home...
Two Louisiana home care providers indicted in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 07, 2021
A federal grand jury last week indicted executives of two Monroe, LA-based home care agencies for a check-kiting scheme involving millions of dollars.
Tool estimates mortality risk for seniors using home care
Jul 06, 2021
The model uses data reported by older adults receiving home care and their caregivers, family members to estimate six-month mortality risk.
Department of Labor recovers $1.5M in back wages for home care workers in two states
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 06, 2021
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has led to the recovery of $1.5 million in back wages for 242 Neoly Home Care workers at three locations in Pennsylvania and in one in Missouri.
Home care lauds new legislation that would create national long-term care insurance plan
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 02, 2021
A new bill before Congress would help seniors pay for long-term care at home. On Thursday, Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act.
Amedisys expands into hospital-at-home with Contessa purchase
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 02, 2021
Home health and hospice giant Amedisys is expanding into hospital-at-home.
How to solve the home care crisis? Tell the truth about what you do
By
Liza Berger
Jul 02, 2021
Another good idea for growing the direct-care workforce? Appeal to people’s desire to do good.
Illinois gives home care providers a raise
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 01, 2021
Illinois home care providers are receiving a retroactive pay bump for services provided through the state’s Medicaid program between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2021.