Home care settings offer a few defining factors that give those providing a unique opportunity to help advance health equity.
CareCar company moves into fast lane as home health data hub
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 02, 2021
Partnerships with home healthcare firms have helped CareCar stay ahead of the curve since the transportation benefit management company launched in 2017.
Peer mentoring in home health feels good and does good
By
Don Spiers
Apr 27, 2021
Setting up a peer mentoring and coaching program doesn’t have to be a major undertaking.
New OSHA COVID-19 inspection and whistleblower program targets home healthcare, among other providers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 16, 2021
Home healthcare services are part of a long list of businesses under scrutiny by the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration program.
Rethinking the healthcare workforce amid COVID-19
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2020
Healthcare organizations around the nation are scrambling to stay on top of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many facilities are finding that adequate staffing — a hurdle in the best of times — has become...
Trilogy Health Services commits $10 million to high school training program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 03, 2020
Louisville, KY-based Trilogy Health Services will invest $10 million in its home state to train high school students for healthcare careers, the organization announced at a Friday press conference.
Paul Ryan talks healthcare, immigration at NIC in first post-Congress speech
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2019
The Medicaid and immigration programs will be reformed, and senior living and long-term care providers can help shape the outcome, former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said during Thursday’s...
Labor Department announces $200 million in grants for apprenticeships in nursing, hospitality, other...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2024
The US Department of Labor has announced the availability of almost $200 million in grants to support public-private partnerships that “expand, diversify and strengthen” registered apprenticeships...
More news for Thursday, Jan. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
LCS approved to take over financially troubled CCRC … Senior living provider establishes workforce development endowment … Protecting heart health may prevent dementia … Daily learning test can detect...
Nursing profession in ‘desperate need’ of support: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2023
The nursing profession is in “desperate need of sustained support” lest the workforce continue to decline. That’s according to the results of a mental health and wellness survey released this month...