Brookdale’s home health and hospice business takes $15 million hit in third quarter due to pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2020
Revenue in Brookdale Senior Living’s Health Care Services segment, which includes home care and hospice, was flat compared with the second quarter but down 20% year-over-year, Brookdale President and...
37 percent of members with rapid COVID tests from government not using them: LeadingAge survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2020
Approximately two-thirds (66%) of LeadingAge members responding to a new survey said they have received rapid-results antigen tests for COVID-19 from the federal government, but 37% of them have not used...
Earn continuing education credits at McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2021
The McKnight’s Women of Distinction program will return for its third year this May 18 and 19.
Addus powers through the pandemic, but challenges remain
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 04, 2021
Addus HomeCare executives admitted Tuesday the COVID-19 delta variant is challenging the home care industry as it tries to emerge from the 17-month global pandemic.
Telehealth: The new frontier
By
Liza Berger
Mar 19, 2021
Crises have the unique power to both unearth long-simmering problems and unmask raw potential. I think it’s fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic (an indisputable crisis) has managed to do both.
Vitas revenues slip in 2021 1Q following pandemic hit to senior living referrals: execs
By
Liza Berger
Apr 29, 2021
COVID-19’s impact on the hospice business played a role in lower 2021 first quarter revenues for Vitas Healthcare Corp., the hospice division of Chemed, which also owns Roto-Rooter, a plumbing and drain...
Study: At-home PMV may provide viable COVID-19 treatment
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
Offering prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) at home may be feasible and financially beneficial for some COVID-19 patients, according to a report in the February issue of JAMDA, the journal of AMDA...
Should home healthcare be a new focus for Medicare Advantage?
By
Jeff Fox
Apr 20, 2021
Home-based services are not a common, or even widely accepted, part of most Medicare Advantage plans. However, there have been some signs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have begun...
Study shows far fewer COVID-19 cases at home than in nursing homes, assisted living
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 10, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths for home- and community-based services programs pales in comparison with those for nursing homes, concludes a recent study in the JAMDA, Journal of Post-Acute and...
FDA authorizes ‘nation’s first’ at-home COVID-19 molecular test
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
Cue Health Inc., a healthcare technology company, recently disclosed that it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over-the-counter sale of...