Nursing home, home health spending up year over year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
“July’s growth in health spending on nursing home care and home healthcare remained faster than the broader health spending trends,” Corwin (Corey) Rhyan, research director of health economics and...
UCSF telehealth program cuts costs and improves outcomes for seniors with dementias
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 25, 2023
A telehealth program out of UCSF has achieved the coveted goal of cutting costs and improving patient care for seniors with dementia, researchers state.
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 —...
Antipsychotic use increased for seniors with Alzheimer’s, related dementias
Sep 12, 2023
Among patients with ADRD receiving care from a home health agency, antipsychotic use was tied to less improvement in activities of daily living.
Business briefs, Aug. 23
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2023
ProMedica purges nursing homes, gets more time on $453M loan payoff … NIC unveils new senior housing investment professional certificate program … The Preserve, Gulf Coast Village offer outpatient...
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
Nursing home, home health spending spending fastest growing among healthcare sectors
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 18, 2023
Spending for nursing home care rose at a faster rate than other healthcare sectors, at 5.5% month over month in July, according to Altarum’s latest monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released...
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...
Home health, hospice M&A up 20 percent in second quarter
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Home health and hospice mergers and acquisition activity increased by 20% in the second quarter over the first quarter, but deals were down 14% compared with the second quarter of 2022, according to recently...
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.