Reflections of a former family caregiver: Done with the heartache
By
Dan Shapiro
Sep 14, 2021
I am writing frankly about the experience of being a caretaker over a long period of time and the challenge that presents.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 14
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
El Paso,TX, hospice owner charged with healthcare fraud … Retired seniors left out of Biden COVID-19 vaccination mandate … American Journal of Managed Care says more analysis needed on hospital-at-home...
Vaccine mandate brings relief to home care agencies but raises questions
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 13, 2021
President Biden’s vaccine mandate for workers at healthcare agencies receiving Medicare and Medicaid was the kind of good news Louisiana home care agencies needed.
Biden offers last word on COVID-19 vaccination mandates
By
Liza Berger
Sep 10, 2021
With COVID-19 rates worsening, the fall season projected to be severe and many workers still relentlessly reluctant to get vaccinated, a universal vaccination mandate, the administration felt, had to be...
New York hospitals and home health agencies chart collaborative course
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 10, 2021
A statewide collaboration between New York hospitals and home health agencies could provide a national blueprint for treating patients at home, rather than hospitals or long-term care facilities.
Workers at home health agencies receiving Medicare, Medicaid must get vaccinated: CMS
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 09, 2021
President Biden on Thursday applied excessively more pressure on employees at home health agencies to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Home health workers at agencies receiving Medicaid and Medicare funding...
Home care association demands vaccine mandate
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 08, 2021
An association representing Connecticut home care agencies asked Governor Ned Lamont (D) Tuesday to extend a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for long-term care workers to home care workers in an effort to...
AMA president calls for public COVID-19 vaccination mandate
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 07, 2021
The president of the American Medical Association is calling for mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for the public.
Massachusetts proposes vaccine mandate for home care and hospice workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 03, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations could soon be required for all home care and hospice workers in Massachusetts.
Mandate overreach? Rhode Island offers cautionary tale
By
Liza Berger
Sep 03, 2021
It seems to me that we could use a standardized healthcare policy regarding mandates right about now.