Feds outline details for fast-tracked COVID vaccine deliveries … CMS launches 2020 flu season campaign … Caregiver Homes of Indiana announces care management pilot … The Pennant Group buys Texas...
Home care briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 15
By
John O'Connor
Sep 15, 2020
Data digitization aids home care’s growth … More terminally ill to opting for home care in Japan … Making home care as easy as hailing a ride
A simple goal: Make work less grueling for home health aides
By
John O'Connor
Sep 14, 2020
The work performed by home health aides can be exhausting and overwhelming. Cornell University researchers hope to provide relief in both areas.
Two ways home care can address racial inequality?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 11, 2020
George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis and the resulting national uprisings have raised awareness of racial inequality in America. A Health Affairs blog appearing Thursday suggests two ways home care operators...
Senate vote imminent on ‘skinny’ coronavirus relief plan
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2020
Senate lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a coronavirus relief measure that could affect the home care field in several ways.
Home care briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 9
Sep 09, 2020
Study sees market and technical barriers as challenge to home care expansion … CMS makes home health tip sheet available … Column addresses plight of home care aides
Here’s the news: There’s no place like home
By
John O'Connor
Sep 09, 2020
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Can senior living breathe new life into struggling commercial real estate?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 13, 2020
Many parking garages, shopping malls and other commercial real estate structures were struggling before COVID-19. The pandemic’s spread has made things that much worse.
Occupancy numbers hit historic lows: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the second quarter, units in the senior living sector emptied out as never before. Occupancy levels declined by 2.8% to 84.9%, according to the National Investment...
As pressures for live union elections mount, NLRB lays out new protocols
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board has created new measures that its regional agency officials should take when conducting in-person union elections. The notice comes amid pressure from many businesses...