46 assisted living communities named in $4.5 million home health kickback settlement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Forty-six assisted living communities have been named as recipients of alleged illegal kickbacks that were the focus of a $4.5 million settlement reached between the federal government and a group of home...
‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...
Americans would have difficulty paying for a year of long-term care: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2023
The majority of adults say that it would be “impossible” or “very difficult” to pay for long-term care, according to the results of a survey by KFF, published last week.
Care-related visits remained steady as family visits fell during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2022
Care levels at senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities remained constant during the pandemic, even as family visitation levels plummeted, according to a new analysis.
Providers applaud new Choose Home Care Act legislation in House
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 11, 2021
Home care and senior service organizations cheered the introduction of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday that expands access to in-home care.
OIG audit gives home health industry a passing grade with room for improvement
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2021
Six out of eight home health agencies had infection control policies and procedures in place that met Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requirements.
$17 million settlement resolves kickback allegations tied to senior living operator’s sale of 2 home...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2021
The 2014 sale of two home health agencies by a national senior living provider is at the center of a recent $17 million settlement to resolve False Claims Act kickback allegations.
Home care providers rally around CDC booster shot decision; CMS to pay for third shot
By
Liza Berger
Sep 27, 2021
Home care providers were pleased after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday signed off on a third Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older and people at increased risk for...
In-home booster preparations underway at some home care agencies
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 24, 2021
Even before another federal agency’s panel approved booster shots for seniors, the wheels were in motion at some home care companies to get COVID-19 boosters into the arms of their clients.
Vaccine mandates affecting home health workers likely to spur more legal challenges
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 21, 2021
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate affecting home healthcare workers is likely to draw a number of legal challenges, especially when it comes to medical and religious exemptions.