It’s National Nurses Week (May 6-12), a time to give a nod to nurses everywhere.
Coalition wins $10M grant to promote care economy
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2021
A coalition of groups advocating for home care workers scored a $10 million five-year grant to increase women’s equality by bolstering the care economy.
New York Visiting Nurse Service snags $3.4M grant
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 19, 2021
A $3.4 million grant will help The Visiting Nurse Service of New York Center for Home Care Policy & Research examine the psychosocial well-being of those who have undergone gender reassignment (sex change)...
$275K LeadingAge grant targets long-distance caregivers of seniors with dementia
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 22, 2021
A $275,000 National Institute of Health grant could help senior service nonprofit LeadingAge extend lifelines to long-distance caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Volunteer agencies use $2.85M in federal funds to fill in gaps in home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
Home care and home healthcare agencies could indirectly benefit from a $2.85 million federal grant to 33 volunteer agencies that help struggling caregivers and seniors.
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 13
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 13, 2021
Help at Home closes on two acquisitions … Study finds anxiety and depression soared during pandemic … Fabric could become the next form of wearable technology … LifeBio gets NIH grant to focus...
Home Care briefs for Friday, July 23
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 23, 2021
Palmetto GBA to return $17,513 in lookback payments related to hospice cap calculations … Biden expects FDA to quickly approve COVID vaccines … Happify Health launches a new app to treat depression...
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 29
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2021
Sens. Casey, Collins introduce Guardianship Accountability Act to protect seniors, people with disabilities from abusive guardians… Monitoring blood pressure at home more acceptable for adults …...
Mental health services for adult Medicaid recipients fell 22% last year, CMS reports
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 18, 2021
Adult Medicaid beneficiaries have foregone millions of primary, preventive and mental health care visits during the pandemic, according to new data by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
New home sensor technology helps relieve stress of dementia caregivers, studies find
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 02, 2021
New eye-in-the-sky sensors could help alleviate anxiety, depression and social isolation among dementia caregivers.