HomeCare.com CEO predicts rapid change ahead for home care industry
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 15, 2021
Caregivers are in the driver’s seat and will be for years to come. That’s the message from HomeCare.com CEO Todd Walrath.
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.
California’s ‘Master Plan for Aging’ offers strategies for attracting home caregivers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
California’s Department of Aging recently released a 10-year “Master Plan for Aging.” The blueprint aims to guide state and local governments, the private sector and charitable organizations toward...
President’s $400B proposal to invest in Medicaid HCBS represents ‘historic opportunity,’ Democratic...
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2021
Democratic congressmen and long-term care worker advocates beat the drum Wednesday for President Biden’s plan to invest $400 billion in Medicaid home- and community-based services.
Care transitions: Teamwork can help score a win
Jun 17, 2021
To score and win, you must work as a team to get past the 50-yard line. The implications of failing to reach the goal are obviously more serious in post-acute care too.
Survey: Pandemic could increase demand for more in-home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 27, 2021
The pandemic may have shined a light on the need for more in-home care for seniors living alone.
Peer-to-Peer: AccordCare, which dropped anchor on East Coast, now has designs on West
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 13, 2021
Starting AccordCare two months before a global pandemic hit was either the best time or the worst time to launch a personal care company with a unique subset in complex clinical care.
Caregiver retention strategies that work
By
Levi Pavlovsky
Mar 11, 2021
Before we can develop strategies to keep caregivers in the home care field, we need to understand why they are leaving.
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.
Two major home care associations aren’t heeding the call for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 27, 2021
The nation’s two leading home care associations aren’t backing a national push for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare and long-term care workers.