New COVID-19 vaccine education website geared to home care workers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 01, 2021
The Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC) has launched Be Wise, Immunize., a website to provide information about the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 3 million home care workers.
Study: COVID-19-related ‘cocooning’ worsens well-being of seniors
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 27, 2021
Cocooning, the practice of staying home and avoiding social interaction, is a natural reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, it may be detrimental to the physical and mental health of seniors...
Biden’s day 1 pandemic plan promising for HCBS, home care leader says
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 25, 2021
Home care providers were pleased to learn that the new administration’s pandemic preparedness plan offers a nod to home care for older adults.
OIG audits telehealth home services, studies HHAs’ pandemic strategies
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 25, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently has disclosed it is conducting an audit of home health services that were provided as telehealth during COVID-19. In addition,...
Home care providers hopeful about COVID-19 vaccine access, support under President Biden
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 21, 2021
Joe Biden’s pledge to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations in the first 100 days won’t be easy as questions persist concerning how much vaccine states will receive and when, which groups get priority...
NHPCO letter to President-elect Biden outlines 2021 hospice policy priority recommendations
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 20, 2021
In a recent letter sent to President Biden, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization President and CEO Edo Banach highlighted more than 20 hospice and palliative care priorities that NHPCO, which...
NAHC assessment of COVID-19 relief bill: more work to be done
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
Although the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill recently signed into law contains positive provisions for the home care and hospice segments, much more needs to be done to ensure that providers can continue...
CMS home care initiative now includes 56 hospitals after latest additions
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 06, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serviceshas added five hospitals to its Acute Hospital Care at Home program, Administrator Seema Verma announced Monday in a tweet.
Study shows far fewer COVID-19 cases at home than in nursing homes, assisted living
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 10, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths for home- and community-based services programs pales in comparison with those for nursing homes, concludes a recent study in the JAMDA, Journal of Post-Acute and...
COVID-19 patients fare well with home healthcare: study
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 07, 2020
Patients with COVID-19 who were discharged from hospitals to home care experienced overall positive recovery results, according to a recent study evaluating medical records for approximately 1,400 people.