MA plan partners with home healthcare agency, underscoring care shift
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 13, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped forge an alliance between a Medicare Advantage company and a provider of post-acute-home-based care (PAHC). Miramar, FL-based onehome is partnering with Waltham, MA-based...
DispatchHealth expands its reach in Florida
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 03, 2021
One of the nation’s largest health systems is bringing medical care into patients’ homes through a new partnership with DispatchHealth.
Medicare Advantage benefits that help seniors age in place may be underutilized
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 28, 2021
While more Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are offering supplemental benefits to help seniors age in place, many beneficiaries aren’t using them.
Smart home and medical alert systems help seniors stay protected and connected with caregivers from afar
By
Andy Droney
Sep 17, 2021
For caregivers who are unable to physically visit their patients or loved ones, smart home technology can be a unique solution as they allow caregivers to check in remotely and even help recognize when...
Mission Healthcare loses HCAP Partners, gains Vistria Group
By
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 firms urged to take active role in advancing home modifications
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 27, 2021
Home modifications — from grab bars to ramps — can go a long way toward keeping seniors healthy and remaining in their homes, and reducing the number of home care workers’ injuries.
Telehealth program focuses on COVID-positive patients discharged from hospitals
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-positive patients at some Texas hospitals now can be treated and monitored at home throughout their recoveries as part of a program through Dallas-based TheraCare Home Health, part of the Cantex...
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, May 26
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 26, 2021
LHC Group purchases Heart ‘n Home Hospice, expanding hospice footprint in Oregon, Idaho … In-home medical care company Dispatch Health partners with two Connecticut Health systems … Healthcare workers...
A home-health patient monitoring innovation: Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) radar
By
Steven Plunkett, M.D.
Mar 01, 2021
As I became increasingly concerned about the health of my mother and aunt, I searched for an effective way to monitor them in a reliable, unobtrusive way.
Mental health among seniors deteriorated during pandemic, national poll finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 06, 2021
An estimated 1 in 5 older adults currently suffer from depression, anxiety, insomnia, substance abuse or another mental health disorder, according to the new National Poll on Healthy Agin