Growing need for care outside hospital is opportunity for senior living, skilled nursing providers, experts...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2023
About a third of the $4.4 trillion spent last year on healthcare in the United States was from the people over the age of 65, “and the estimate is that this group will represent half of all healthcare...
Meet Rose Trevino, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 03, 2023
Learn more about Rose Trevino, Director of Operations, Help at Home, Chicago.
Bill giving veterans more long-term care options passes Senate committee
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2023
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved this week the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act, which is meant to expand options for veterans in need of long-term care. The bill, if ultimately signed into...
5-year, $6 million grant will create national center to expand direct care workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 28, 2022
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living, which includes the Administration on Aging, has awarded a five-year grant totaling more than $6 million to establish...
Senior living trends, challenges to watch in 2022
By
Lynne Moore
Feb 07, 2022
After two years, the pandemic still is with us, and operators continue to deal with challenges, including availability of staffing/turnover, higher labor costs, increased operating expenses and inflation.
Provider expands services into home care for residents, others
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 18, 2021
Eden Prairie, MN-based American Baptist Homes of the Midwest is expanding into offering home care services for its residents as well as to other older adults looking to stay in their traditional homes...
Covenant Woods ‘ups game’ with expansion into home care for CCRC residents
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 21, 2021
Richmond, VA-based Covenant Woods has undergone an expansion, not of its physical plant, but of at-home care options for residents of the life plan community and Central Virginia neighbors within a 50-mile...
Healthcare industry disappoints in latest jobs report
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 11, 2021
Despite red-hot demand for workers, the healthcare industry shed 18,000 jobs in September, according to the latest employment survey
Key Senate Democrats go to the mat for HCBS
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 07, 2021
Two Senate Democrats are fighting aggressively to keep home-and-community-based services from being cut from the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation plan.
Peer-to-Peer: Help at Home adds value with HealthyMatch program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
As more care moves into the home, keeping seniors healthy and safe is paramount for both providers and payers.