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
Advocacy group urges CMS to grow Medicare dental plan coverage
By
Liza Berger
May 20, 2021
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Congress to expand dental plan coverage under Medicare.
Mentorship programs could help reduce high turnover among caregivers, experts offer
By
Liza Berger
Jun 16, 2021
Low salary and lack of job growth are the two leading reasons that home caregivers leave their jobs, according to a new survey by the tech company Medflyt.
Finalists announced for 2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards
Jul 02, 2021
A panel of expert judges has determined the short list of finalists for the 2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards competition.
A major home care company got a little bit bigger this week. Advocate Aurora Enterprises, a new subsidiary of the Midwest-based health Advocate Aurora Health, said on Thursday that it is acquiring Senior...
Following OSHA COVID-19 safety rule will ‘help us down the road,’ home care expert says
By
Liza Berger
Sep 24, 2021
It is in home care’s best interest to adhere to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s temporary standard related to COVID-19, an expert on the standard said Thursday.
‘Right person at right time’: Winthrop Marshall, first Black LeadingAge chair, dies
By
Liza Berger
Dec 08, 2020
Winthrop Marshall, the first Black chair of the organization formerly known as the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, passed away last week.
Caretel Inns grabs Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards with smart nurse call light system
By
Liza Berger
Oct 09, 2019
Caretel Inns seized Gold in the category of High-High, High-Touch in the Senior Living track of the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for creating its own smart nurse call light system.