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.
Key Senate Democrats go to the mat for HCBS
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 07, 2021
Two Senate Democrats are fighting aggressively to keep home-and-community-based services from being cut from the Biden administration’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation plan.
Union home care workers exempt from Washington state vaccine mandate
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 06, 2021
Washington state’s unionized home care workers are getting a pass on the state’s vaccine mandate, as thousands of other healthcare workers are racing to meet an Oct. 18 deadline to receive shots.
The secret to becoming a master home care agency? Rely less on private pay, recruit well, expert says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Diversified payer streams, low turnover, better training and top-notch recruitment are what separate the so-called men from the boys in the home care industry.
From transportation to housekeeping, MA plans moving further into the home in 2022
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Medicare Advantage plans are moving more benefits into the home in 2022. In-home primary care, transportation, meals and in-home support are just a handful of new benefits private insurers are offering...
Home care and hospice still in the dark about federal vaccine mandate
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 30, 2021
Frustration is mounting for home care and hospice agencies as they wait for the Biden administration to offer clues about how the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be implemented.
Congress likely to scale back HCBS funding as part of budget compromise
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2021
Home- and community-based services are in the crosshairs as top Democrats look to pare down their ambitious healthcare proposals in the massive $3.5 trillion proposed budget.
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.
Home Care Association of NY asks other states to join its battle against sepsis
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 17, 2021
The Home Care Association of New York State is on a mission to help home care and home healthcare agencies nationwide prevent hospitalizations and deaths from sepsis.