Welltower, CareMore collaboration aims to position senior living as low-cost care setting of choice in...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2019
CareMore’s clinical programs and onsite care models will be integrated at some Belmont Village and SRG Senior Living independent and assisted living communities in Welltower’s portfolio.
Pandemic leads to underutilization of plans and higher profits for Humana
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 05, 2020
Humana announced adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $327 million in its Healthcare Services segment in the third quarter, compared with $283 million in the third...
Race/ethnicity-linked differences seen in type 1 diabetes management
Dec 23, 2021
Insulin pump use higher among white versus Black and other Medicare beneficiaries.
Senior living employers get a chance to turn the tables
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2020
For years, senior living operators could do little more than watch as food service outlets lured away frontline staff. But as it has done elsewhere, COVID-19 is reversing this reality.
Survey: Most seniors approve of healthcare worker vaccinations
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
A newly released poll of seniors suggests most are giving a thumbs-up to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
Long-term care operators can’t compete with service industry wages: speakers
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 20, 2020
The perception that nursing home work is dangerous due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with persistently low wages, has made it more difficult than ever to hire caregivers within New Hampshire’s...
Judge blocks federal ‘conscience rule’ from going into effect
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2019
A judge on Wednesday blocked a federal rule that would have allowed healthcare workers and organizations to decline to provide care that conflicted with their religious and moral beliefs or mission. The...
How states ‘way beyond crisis’ should invest in direct care workforce: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2021
Given the recent actual — and potential — federal investment in federal Medicaid programs, a panel of experts has laid out the current landscape and key opportunities for states that are “way beyond...
Feds offering new risk assessment tool
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
In an age where personal information is increasingly at risk of being exposed and stolen, protecting that data from brazen interlopers has become a monumental challenge.
Home care at a tipping point: Agency offers perspective on field’s tremendous growth
By
Liza Berger
Feb 23, 2021
Many players in the home care market have thrived in the past year as the pandemic steered seniors to remain at home for long-term care services versus enter senior care facilities. HomeWell Care Services,...