Go West? California providers reimagine caregiver roles, propose guest worker program to fix caregiver...
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 17, 2021
California — the state that has led the nation on everything from environment standards to labor rights — now may be blazing a trail on the caregiver crisis.
Two home care companies, two strategies in fight for caregivers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 19, 2021
Home care and home healthcare providers are emerging from the long war against the COVID-19 virus, only to be confronted with a different battle: the one for talent.
Study: Pandemic increased the number of homebound, isolated seniors
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Diane Eastabrook
Aug 25, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic may have led to more older adults living at home and heightened their risk of infection from COVID-19, according to a new JAMA Internal Medicine study.
Home health reaping dividends from Signify Health’s Transition to Home program
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 23, 2021
Signify Health has become an unexpected advocate for home health since it launched its Transition to Home solution nearly six months ago.
COVID-19 boosters could be in the arms of healthcare workers and seniors by early fall
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 17, 2021
Healthcare workers and older Americans would be among the first to receive COVID-19 boosters as early as fall, according to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D.
Senators introduce bill calling for $1.5B to help seniors cope with the effects of COVID-19
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 26, 2021
In recognition of the soaring demand for senior services during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced on Thursday the Continued...
New CMS effort to vaccinate homebound seniors receives a thumbs-up from home care providers
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 10, 2021
Home care, hospice and other home-and-community-based service providers are applauding the latest move by the Biden administration to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among homebound seniors.
Rural seniors face additional vaccination challenges
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Diane Eastabrook
Mar 10, 2021
In late January, healthcare providers in remote Aroostook County, Maine, needed help getting the word out about the COVID-19 vaccine to its 70,000 residents — about a quarter of whom are elderly. They...
Surge in COVID-19 sparks more in-home testing, calls for mandatory vaccinations
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 28, 2021
Healthcare providers stepped up efforts Tuesday to gain an upper hand on the COVID-19 virus, offering in-home vaccinations and more calls for mandatory shots for all healthcare workers.
Addressing the social needs of seniors during COVID-19
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Andrew Parker
Manik Bhat
Mar 23, 2021
Although social distancing has shown to slow the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic has truly opened the eyes of people throughout the U.S. to the negative impact that being separated from family and friends...