Encompass Home Health and Hospice CEO stepping down
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 05, 2021
Change is coming to the top of Encompass Health’s Home Health and Hospice division. One of the largest home health companies in the United States announced Friday that division CEO April Anthony will...
Volunteer agencies use $2.85M in federal funds to fill in gaps in home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
Home care and home healthcare agencies could indirectly benefit from a $2.85 million federal grant to 33 volunteer agencies that help struggling caregivers and seniors.
Encompass Health’s 2020 4Q profits rise as home health revenue drops
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 01, 2021
A 2.5% bump in fourth-quarter net operating revenues helped boost profits for Encompass Health Corp., one of the country’s largest home health providers, to $86 million in the quarter from $67.6 million...
Pennant Group acquires home care, hospice companies in Idaho
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2023
Eagle, ID- based The Pennant Group has acquired Bluebird Home Health, Bluebird Hospice and Bluebird Home Care. The companies provide skilled home health, private duty and hospice services across Southwestern...
Rates for nursing homes, in-home care down: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2024
Movement of rates for long-term care is mixed, with assisted living and home health aide rates up but rates for in-home nursing visits and nursing homes declined year over year, according to a new report...
OSHA releases COVID-19 safety rule for healthcare settings; exempts fully vaccinated home health workers...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 10, 2021
The Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Thursday rolled out a new emergency temporary standard protecting all healthcare workers against COVID-19, including those...
U.S. News contemplates best of home care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 09, 2021
U.S. News & World Report expands its presence in long-term care with the Monday launch of a new program, “Best Senior Living,” for independent living, assisted living, memory care and continuing care...
VNA to sell home health, hospice operations to Amedisys
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2021
Citing the need for for outside investors to sustain its business, Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), a 125-year-old nonprofit that serves the Omaha, NE, and Council Bluffs, IA, communities today disclosed...
Home healthcare workers serve as critical component in elderly telehealth visits, researcher says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 19, 2021
Home healthcare workers can be an invaluable resource in telehealth visits with elderly patients, the author of a new study on telehealth barriers told McKnight’s Home Care Daily.
The two big C’s in home care
By
Liza Berger
Aug 06, 2021
Not surprisingly, two big issues dominated the first live home care conference in months: the Choose Home Care Act and the coronavirus.