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.
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.
Adults who provide home care for parents gain court victory
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 24, 2021
A recent court ruling likely will lead to a substantial expansion in the number of homes transferred to the owners’ child caregivers in New Jersey, according to a story in The National Law Review journal.
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.
OSU researchers to develop AI technology to keep seniors safe at home
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 16, 2021
A team of researchers from the Oregon State University are developing artificial intelligence technology that will help seniors with mild cognitive impairment age in place.
Ellume receives $230M government contract to ramp up production of at-home COVID-19 test
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 04, 2021
More older Americans at home and their caregivers now will be able to test for COVID-19. That is because the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense recently awarded Ellume,...
Better Care Better Jobs Act may be antidote to infrastructure compromise that leaves out home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 28, 2021
Home care and aging services providers are optimistic the care economy will get the funding it needs, despite being left out of a new infrastructure deal between the White House and a bipartisan team of...