Bipartisan Credit for Caring Act provides financial boost to family caregivers
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 21, 2021
Bi-partisan legislation providing up to a $5000 nonrefundable federal tax credit for eligible working family caregivers is now winding its way through Congress.
Indiana gives a boost to legal guardians of homebound seniors
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 23, 2021
Indiana is expanding its Structured Family Caregiving (SFC) program, now allowing the legal guardians of older adults to get additional support for care in their homes.
New poll: Seniors want to age at home with caregiver support
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 07, 2021
A new AARP poll finds voters over age 50 overwhelmingly want to age in their own homes with caregiver support.
Home care agencies push for Medicaid caregiver funding while association lobbies for end to Medicare...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 16, 2021
As home care helps to drive home the need for Congress to increase Medicaid funding, providers on Thursday made two key Medicare-related requests.
Senior Helpers franchise now offers free caregiver training for community, staff
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 01, 2021
A Senior Helpers franchise is opening a state-of-the-art training center in Mesa, AZ, to better prepare the local community of caregivers and its own staff for the rigors of in-home care.
Home care advocates keeping an optimistic eye on $3.5T budget deal
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
The devil is still in the details, but senior services groups and caregiver advocates are optimistic about the $3.5 trillion budget passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives.
White House pulls out all the stops to promote care economy plan
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 13, 2021
On Thursday, the White House initiated a full court press for its $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that would provide billions of dollars for home- and community-based services, higher caregiver wages and...
Home care agencies are losing a third of their business to the ‘gray market,’ new study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 22, 2021
Nearly a third of Americans who paid for care for an older adult or a dementia patient recently did not hire workers through a regulated agency, a new study from policy think tank RAND Corporation found.
Volunteer agencies use $2.85M in federal funds to fill in gaps in home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
Home care and home healthcare agencies could indirectly benefit from a $2.85 million federal grant to 33 volunteer agencies that help struggling caregivers and seniors.
Home care lauds new legislation that would create national long-term care insurance plan
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 02, 2021
A new bill before Congress would help seniors pay for long-term care at home. On Thursday, Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act.