InnovAge, a leading provider of Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), opened the doors to a new 25,000-square-foot senior care center Wednesday in Roanoke, VA.
Tool may help address care, staffing challenges in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2016
A intervention recently pilot-tested in private-pay home healthcare settings one day might help improve coordination of care, reduce hospitalizations and improve caregiver retention in assisted living,...
Home Helpers Home Care poised for historic changes with Cared-4 service suite
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
Against the backdrop of a proposed $3.5 trillion federal budget aimed at driving more senior care into the home, Home Helpers Home Care is launching a new suite of services that could help it take advantage...
Improved dementia diagnosing can lead to better advanced care planning: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2022
Medical providers are diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults more frequently than in the past, providing opportunities for better advanced care planning, according to the...
Vaccine mandate brings relief to home care agencies but raises questions
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 13, 2021
President Biden’s vaccine mandate for workers at healthcare agencies receiving Medicare and Medicaid was the kind of good news Louisiana home care agencies needed.
NCBAC Alzheimer Caregiver Guide approved for Florida direct-care workers
Feb 22, 2016
The state of Florida now recognizes the National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care’s Alzheimer Caregiver Guide to meet the four-hour training requirement for direct care workers in assisted...
Congressional Democrats back long-term care help for middle-income families
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 14, 2021
President Joseph Biden’s $400 billion plan to upgrade the nation’s caregiving infrastructure could include ways to help middle-income Americans pay for long-term care through Medicare of Medicaid.
California Medicare Advantage plan launches in-home COVID-19 vaccination program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 27, 2021
On Monday, paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) began fanning out across Los Angeles County, vaccinating homebound seniors.
Advocates for seniors identify their top issues for Trump administration
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2017
Medicaid, home- and community-based services, long-term services and supports, the elder care workforce and Medicare are among the important areas that President Donald Trump and members of Congress should...
Home care providers virtually hit Capitol Hill to push telehealth, Medicaid increase, higher wages
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 23, 2021
Wednesday was a day for the record books at LeadingAge. In a virtual march on Washington, 440 association members, representing 5,000 nonprofit aging service providers, swarmed Capitol Hill to lobby for...