Home health earns top scores in key quality reporting measures
By
Adam Healy
Aug 21, 2024
Home health achieved the best results in two quality measures: discharge to community and Medicare spending per beneficiary.
Researcher eyes assisted living as base for testing AI-powered dementia screening technology
By
Adam Healy
Aug 15, 2024
Growing enrollment in Medicare Advantage shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new analysis by KFF.
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
May 16, 2024
Five current or previous McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees shared recruiting and retention strategies in a panel discussion Tuesday.
McKnight’s Spirit Awards to go to 4 inspirational women in long-term care
By
Adam Healy
Josh Henreckson
Foster Stubbs
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2024
Four women have been chosen as the third class of Spirit Award winners as part of the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
Meet Cheryl Wallen, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 25, 2024
Cheryl Wallen, director of LifeMinistries at Givens Communities in Asheville, NC, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Heather Turner, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 24, 2024
Heather Turner, executive director at Timber Ridge at Talus, LCS in Issaquah, WA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
New research uncovers racial inequities in home health patients’ health outcomes
By
Adam Healy
Aug 22, 2023
A study found that patients belonging to minority race populations show less functional improvement as a result of home health than white patients
About 10 percent of Medicare home health providers do not use EHRs, study finds
By
Adam Healy
Jan 05, 2024
Home health agencies that don’t have EHR systems are at a disadvantage, but many still lack this technology, according to a recent study.
Meet Carol Gordon, 2024 Spirit Award winner
By
Adam Healy
Jun 30, 2024
Carol Gordon, resident care associate at Benchmark Senior Living’s The Village at Willow Crossings in Waltham, MA, is a Spirit Award winner in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Seniors cut costs, ease caregiving pressures with new tool that increases their digital health literacy
By
Adam Healy
Nov 01, 2023
Seniors have a new tool to help them connect with care providers: the Papa digital health platform, which now has a digital literacy feature.