Study: More seniors could live longer at home with the right equipment
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 24, 2021
Many elderly Americans lack the basic self-care equipment that could enable them to live at home longer, a study by University of California San Francisco researchers found.
Aging services leaders urge Biden administration to prioritize homebound seniors for vaccines
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 12, 2021
Four leading aging services organizations this week pressed the Biden administration to prioritize certain vulnerable older Americans, such as homebound seniors and home health care workers, in the vaccination...
When it comes to vaccines, many family caregivers feel forgotten
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
While paid home caregivers have been prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine, family caregivers — many of whom are too young to qualify so far — have not. That puts them in a difficult position of having...
Two large health plans forge unique agreements with firms in home care space
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Joe Jancsurak
Liza Berger
Mar 05, 2021
Two major health plans this week disclosed partnerships to provide more services to patients at home. Ready, an on-demand healthcare service, said Wednesday that it now offers at-home healthcare services...
Study: Nurse practitioners drive growth in home care workforce
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Joe Jancsurak
Mar 03, 2021
Nurse practitioners provided more home care visits than Medicare physicians to traditional Medicare beneficiaries from 2012 to 2016, a study in the HealthAffairs journal revealed.
HHS secretary nominee voices clear support for HCBS: Dombi
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 26, 2021
The president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice had high praise for President Biden’s choice for Health and Human Services secretary, Xavier Becerra, after the nominee offered some...
The pandemic is disrupting traditional hospice admission patterns — from senior housing, nursing homes and assisted living facilities — but VITAS Healthcare is weathering some aspects of the storm...
Seniors continue to struggle with vaccine access, some news reports indicate
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 24, 2021
Washington joins a growing number of states where seniors are expressing frustration over not being able to schedule vaccine appointments. As a result, pop-up clinics and mobile vaccine units in underserved...
Lone Star State’s home care workers overcome winter storm to provide care
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 22, 2021
The unprecedented winter storm and power outages that hampered Texas last week presented challenges for home care workers. Locals news reports since have emerged of caregivers going out of their way to...
Senators call for more than $1B in COVID-19 funding for seniors
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Joe Jancsurak
Feb 17, 2021
As the House stands poised to pass a massive COVID-19 relief bill, there is a good chance home care will secure a portion of the package. Senators have proposed various funding measures for home- and community-based...