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.
New online platform offers resources, training and community to home care workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 09, 2021
After more than a decade in the making, Evonne Keeler finally got an online platform for home care workers off and running earlier this week.
Move toward home-based care ‘now inevitable,’ DispatchHealth CEO says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 07, 2021
In eight short years DispatchHealth has undergone a transformation. It has grown from an in-home substitute for urgent emergency room (ER) care to a comprehensive model of care that now includes in-home...
Study finds consistent home health staffing reduces hospital readmission for dementia patients
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 29, 2021
Consistency in home health nurses can go a long way in reducing hospital readmissions for dementia patients, according to a study by New York University’s Meyers College of Nursing.
Exec: Humana to continue looking for ways to improve home care offerings
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 21, 2021
Humana hopes to be the rising tide that lifts all boats in the home healthcare industry.
Go West? California providers reimagine caregiver roles, propose guest worker program to fix caregiver...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 17, 2021
California — the state that has led the nation on everything from environment standards to labor rights — now may be blazing a trail on the caregiver crisis.
Home-based care leads Humana’s vision for new healthcare ecosystem
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 16, 2021
Technology and value-based care are driving a new healthcare ecosystem that Humana discussed in detail at an investors day conference on Tuesday.
Humana pushes further into home care with One Homecare Solutions deal
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 15, 2021
Humana extended its reach into home care on Monday, announcing it will acquire One Homecare Solutions from private equity group WayPoint Capital Partners.
Fox Rehabilitation aims to expand in-home geriatric therapy model
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 08, 2021
Veteran physical therapist Tim Fox started the rehabilitation business that bears his name 22 years ago in Cherry Hill, NJ. He said he had grown frustrated with the limited treatment he was providing home...
Bayada Home Health Care partners with VCU on new company
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 08, 2021
Bayada Home Health Care, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home healthcare providers, is teaming up with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) to bring home healthcare and hospice to Richmond, VA.