With pandemic easing up, it’s time for home care providers to practice self-care, doctor offers
By
Liza Berger
Apr 12, 2021
As the pandemic wanes, home care providers and their patients can practice self-care to recover from the emotional toll the public health emergency has taken
Mayor to operators: Undergo COVID-19 testing or face possible ‘homicide’ charges
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Liza Berger
Apr 16, 2020
The mayor of Carmel, IN, has taken COVID-19 testing a step further. He has told local assisted living and nursing facility leaders that they are opening themselves up to negligent homicide charges if they...
The new world of home health will center around hospital-at-home, SNF-at-home, experts say
By
Liza Berger
Aug 04, 2021
The pandemic has helped to give rise to innovative models such as hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility (SNF)-at-home.
HHS to disburse $25.5B in COVID-19 relief funding
By
Liza Berger
Sep 10, 2021
Home care providers soon may be able to take advantage of a new round of COVID-19 relief funding. The Department of Health and Human Services disclosed Friday that $25.5 billion will be available on Sept....
CMS issues guidance to states on how to use enhanced Medicaid HCBS funding from stimulus package
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Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
States can only use enhanced Medicaid funds from the recently passed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package to strengthen their home- and community-based services, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
CDC gives green light to COVID-19 booster shots for seniors, healthcare workers
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Liza Berger
Sep 24, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention early Friday recommended giving the COVID-19 Pfizer booster shot to seniors, people with underlying medical conditions and healthcare workers.
President’s $400B proposal to invest in Medicaid HCBS represents ‘historic opportunity,’ Democratic...
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2021
Democratic congressmen and long-term care worker advocates beat the drum Wednesday for President Biden’s plan to invest $400 billion in Medicaid home- and community-based services.
Long-term care should include more HCBS, panelists assert
By
Liza Berger
Mar 12, 2021
The long-term care system in coming years should include an expansion of home- and community-based services (HCBS), policy, advocacy and consumer experts said during a virtual roundtable discussion Thursday...
InnovAge grows members, centers in latest quarter as ModivCare weathers pandemic with personal care acquisition
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Liza Berger
May 14, 2021
InnovAge, a new publicly traded company that contracts with Medicare and Medicaid through the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), experienced signs of pandemic recovery in the fiscal...
When it comes to combating vaccine hesitancy, it’s ‘science, science, science,’ home care provider...
By
Liza Berger
Mar 25, 2021
Explaining the science behind the development of the COVID-19 vaccinations as well as the community benefit of getting vaccinated helped EvergreenHealth, a home care provider in Washington State, attain...