Senior living less expensive than living at home for those who receive home healthcare
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2024
The cost of living in a home in the greater community can easily exceed the cost of living in a senior living community for older adults using even a modest level of home healthcare, according to a new...
BrightSpring reports robust Q2 earnings as organic growth strategies pay off
By
Adam Healy
Aug 07, 2024
BrightSpring generated significant revenue and profit growth as it continued to build out its home health and hospice capabilities.
Research overwhelmingly points to benefits of smart home health technology
By
Adam Healy
Feb 20, 2024
Research indicates that smart home health technology provides a wealth of benefits for home care patients and older adults aging in place.
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.
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 09, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.
Federal government to investigate private equity’s influence on nursing homes, HCBS, home health
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and Health and Human Services Department have announced plans to jointly investigate private equity’s influence on healthcare.
Pennant Group, John Muir form home health joint venture
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2024
A subsidiary of The Pennant Group will manage the home health business of the Concord, CA-based John Muir Health Center under the terms of a joint venture announced Tuesday. The deal was effective Jan....
Majority of home care providers support tech solutions, new survey shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 07, 2023
A new survey showed that 57% of home care providers believed new technology could help with issues such as reducing costs or delivering better care.
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
CCRC introduces home health program for independent living residents
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 12, 2024
Monarch Landing, a continuing care retirement / life plan community in Naperville, IL, has introduced a Monarch at Home, a home health program “specifically for our independent living residents who need...