Legal challenges sow confusion on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 16, 2021
Legal challenges are adding to the complexity surrounding state and federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for home care and home healthcare agencies.
Home care advocates press Congress on Choose Home, Build Back Better
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 15, 2021
Home care advocates and a union representing home care workers are turning up the heat on Congress to pass legislation that would expand the home care industry and boost wages for its workers.
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.
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.
Bayada, which must pay $17M fine, undermined the integrity of the healthcare system: DOJ
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 10, 2021
The Department of Justice accused Bayada Health and Bayada Home Care of undermining the integrity of the healthcare system in a kickback scheme involving two home health agencies in Arizona.
Workers at home health agencies receiving Medicare, Medicaid must get vaccinated: CMS
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 09, 2021
President Biden on Thursday applied excessively more pressure on employees at home health agencies to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Home health workers at agencies receiving Medicaid and Medicare funding...
New poll: Seniors want to age at home with caregiver support
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 07, 2021
A new AARP poll finds voters over age 50 overwhelmingly want to age in their own homes with caregiver support.
Mergers and acquisitions receive more scrutiny from buyers, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 02, 2021
It may be a seller’s market in the home care and hospice industry, but buyers are scrutinizing potential deals more closely.
Oregon home care operator pays $2.9M in Medicaid fraud case
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 30, 2021
An Oregon home care operator will pay $2.9 million to the state of Oregon and the U.S. government for submitting false reimbursement claims to Oregon’s Medicaid program.
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...