Deepening consumer home care preference presents long-term challenge for facility-based providers: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 11, 2022
The pandemic accelerated a shift in consumer preference toward home care, presenting a longer-lasting challenge for senior living communities and other facility-based providers in regaining consumer confidence,...
Service line diversification offers growth opportunities for senior living: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2022
As senior living operators consider strategic opportunities for growth in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, service line diversification offers a variety of options, according to specialty investment...
Covenant Woods ‘ups game’ with expansion into home care for CCRC residents
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 21, 2021
Richmond, VA-based Covenant Woods has undergone an expansion, not of its physical plant, but of at-home care options for residents of the life plan community and Central Virginia neighbors within a 50-mile...
Addus Home Care joins vaccination reward program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 13, 2021
A partnership between Addus Home Care and the National Minority Health Association could result in thousands more COVID-19 shots in the arms of residents living in medically underserved communities.
McKnight’s Home Care undergoes digital transformation
By
Liza Berger
Oct 05, 2021
McKnight’s Home Care is growing up this week.
Peer-to-Peer: Help at Home adds value with HealthyMatch program
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
As more care moves into the home, keeping seniors healthy and safe is paramount for both providers and payers.
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...
Tips for caregivers during Mental Health Screening Month
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Oct 04, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on caregivers. Work and personal stress and fatigue have resulted in another crisis in the United States — one related to mental exhaustion. Just last week, a study...
When it comes to understanding slips, don’t fall for the myths, home care expert says
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Sep 27, 2021
Many people dismiss falls as a normal part of aging. That couldn’t be further from the truth, according to Stephanie Wierzbicka, manager of strategic health programs at ComForCare, an Illinois-based...
A new sheriff in town, to home care’s dismay
By
Liza Berger
Sep 24, 2021
In terms of pay and employment issues, the current president has not exactly been a friend of the program.