Seniors without social support, internet lag in race to get COVID-19 vaccines: news report
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 03, 2021
When it comes to seniors receiving the COVID-19 vaccines, there’s a growing divide between those who have social support and the ability to access the internet and those who don’t, a news article finds.
Home care providers hopeful about COVID-19 vaccine access, support under President Biden
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 21, 2021
Joe Biden’s pledge to deliver 100 million COVID-19 vaccinations in the first 100 days won’t be easy as questions persist concerning how much vaccine states will receive and when, which groups get priority...
NY, CA home care workers to receive COVID-19 vaccines soon
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Joe Jancsurak
Jan 06, 2021
Home care workers in New York state and Los Angeles soon can be vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials have announced.
Relief bill provisions complicate care for homebound patients
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 06, 2021
The $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill signed into law by President Trump Dec. 27 offers Medicare coverage for telemental health and rural hospitals and funding for broadband connectivity, but criticism...
Home care workers, although a top priority group for COVID-19 vaccines, continue to wonder and wait
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 21, 2020
As nursing home and assisted living community residents and employees remain poised to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, home care providers are curious to find out when it will be their turn.
Mission Healthcare loses HCAP Partners, gains Vistria Group
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 18, 2020
HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm and nationally recognized impact investor, disclosed Thursday that it has exited its investment in Mission Healthcare, a home health and hospice services...
Home care providers, lawmaker hail FDA-approved COVID-19 at-home diagnostic test
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 16, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a new over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test has won praise from the home care community and lawmakers.
Direct care workers speak candidly about COVID-19 in PHI story project
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 15, 2020
Erika Honan has adequate personal protective equipment but is concerned about getting someone sick. Zulma Torres does her best to be careful. What do these two people have in common? Both are home care...
Long-term care financing: Much work remains
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 11, 2020
From expanding Medicare Advantage plans, to better integrating the healthcare system, to developing government-assisted private insurance options to expand long-term care coverage for a rapidly aging middle-class...
Chains growing in importance in home health: research
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 08, 2020
Multi-agency chains are playing a growing role in the home health sector, with important implications, according to a study published Monday in Health Services Research.