Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2024
Questions remain about how much providers will be able to rely on telehealth, remote monitoring and other technologies to come in the years ahead — and whether the government will make the needed legal,...
The new test case for vaccine mandates? New York home care workers may show the way
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 28, 2021
New York soon may become the bellwether on how unvaccinated home care workers will respond to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Congressional council recommends financial, workplace security for family caregivers
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Liza Berger
Sep 27, 2021
As Congress continues to debate the size and scope of a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that may include funding for the care economy, a congressional council last week released recommendations to...
When it comes to understanding slips, don’t fall for the myths, home care expert says
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Sep 27, 2021
Many people dismiss falls as a normal part of aging. That couldn’t be further from the truth, according to Stephanie Wierzbicka, manager of strategic health programs at ComForCare, an Illinois-based...
Government funding of HCBS would give economic ‘boost,’ Moody’s report argues
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 23, 2021
An economic report from bond rating company Moody’s calls for increased government funding of home-and-community-based services.
$275K LeadingAge grant targets long-distance caregivers of seniors with dementia
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 22, 2021
A $275,000 National Institute of Health grant could help senior service nonprofit LeadingAge extend lifelines to long-distance caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Honor Technology and Home Instead combine in revolutionary home care deal
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 06, 2021
Honor Technology shook the home care industry Friday, announcing a deal to buy Omaha-based Home Instead for at an undisclosed price. The combined companies represent more than $2.1 billion in home care...
InnovAge investment in Jetdoc will create unique PACE app for clients and caregivers
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
InnovAge, a national leader of Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), is expanding further into telehealth.
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 13, 2021
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.
Higher wages, better training and flexibility are keys to growing home care economy, policy makers say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 04, 2021
Home care workers must be better paid, better trained and more flexible in their skills as they emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.