It’s here! ‘McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards ceremony is tonight; Forum is Wednesday
By
Liza Berger
May 18, 2021
The third annual 2021 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum is taking place today and Wednesday.
Celebrate ‘McKnight’s’ Women of Distinction Tuesday
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2021
The third annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards program is finally here!
Bayada grants wishes during National Nurses Week
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 10, 2021
It’s National Nurses Week (May 6-12), a time to give a nod to nurses everywhere.
Humana 2021 1Q profits expand as company accelerates home health strategy
By
Liza Berger
Apr 29, 2021
The Medicare Advantage (MA) program helped boost Humana’s profits to $6.39 diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the previous year’s diluted earnings per share of $3.56.
COVID-19 gives boost to hospital-at-home model: experts
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 20, 2021
If the COVID-19 pandemic has a silver lining, it is the success and expansion of the hospital-at-home model (HAH). That is the overwhelming consensus among speakers at the World Hospital At Home Congress...
Casey introduces legislation to expand PACE
By
Liza Berger
Apr 16, 2021
In a sign of the growing momentum to increase home- and community-based services (HCBS) Sen. Bob Casey, chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, on Thursday introduced legislation to expand...
Private equity’s Pharos Capital Group secures another home health deal
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 14, 2021
In another sign that mergers and acquisitions are heating up, Dallas and Nashville-based private equity firm Pharos Capital Group has added another hospice and home healthcare agency to its stable of businesse
In move that may serve to grow its workforce, California’s Mission Healthcare purchases university...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 07, 2021
One of California’s largest home health, hospice and palliative care providers continues to expand. Mission Healthcare has announced the acquisition of Loma Linda University Medical Center Home Health.
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 26
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 26, 2021
Home care workers in 16 cities Thursday demand Biden invest $450B in caregiving … Novus Hospice CEO pleads guilty to healthcare fraud … University of Cincinnati researchers invent telehealth...
Winning the tug-of-war with home health staff development
By
Don Spiers
Mar 18, 2021
It’s a huge advantage for home health to have more patients and wider access to a variety of referral streams. But we have seen some difficulties related to that shift too.