Home healthcare industry already prepared for COVID-19 booster
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 19, 2021
Some home healthcare providers already had the ball rolling on preparations for COVID-19 booster vaccinations — even before the Biden administration announced Wednesday afternoon they would be offered.
Aging innovation pilots target healthcare gaps to impact social isolation, loneliness
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2021
A Louisville, KY-based healthcare council is piloting two innovations in senior living communities to debut its Healthcare Innovation Engine.
Most Americans want health insurance companies and Medicare to pay for long-term care: poll
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 16, 2020
Compared with 2018, fewer Americans now think individuals and families should be responsible for paying for their aging loved ones’ care. Instead, more believe that health insurance companies and Medicare...
Telehealth pilot programs gain traction
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 09, 2020
Wake Forest Baptist Health’s pilot program launched with Scanwell will equip at-risk patients with an mHealth platform to test for antibodies associated with the coronavirus while at home. Approximately...
An innovative temperature-taking approach that protects staff members has won CareOne a Gold in the Safety category in the Senior Living track 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Report: Supply of home health aides increases in 5 states, but patient transitions, hospitalizations...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
Five states have grown their supply of home health aides by 20% or more, with most of the nation holding steady even as demand increases, according to the 2020 Long-Term Services and Supports State Scorecard.
COVID-19 could lead to billions in long-term healthcare costs: experts
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 04, 2020
More than 18 million people have been infected by coronavirus worldwide, about a quarter of them in the United States. And healthcare experts say it will likely be years before the costs for those who...
$5 billion ‘Masks for All Act’ would cover senior living residents, healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2020
Every senior living resident in the country would receive three reusable masks at no charge under legislation introduced Tuesday by more than three dozen members of Congress, all Democrats.
Older family caregivers report more positive interactions with loved ones’ healthcare professionals
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2018
Older family caregivers, including relatives of senior living residents, rate the quality of their interactions with loved ones’ healthcare professionals more positively than do younger caregivers, according...
Older adults have mixed views of telehealth for consultations, chronic care, poll finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2018
More than half of older adults in a recent poll said they would be comfortable using a live video service such as Skype for a medication consultation or for ongoing management of a chronic condition, although...