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The Growing, Troublesome Issues Around Non-Solicitation Agreements In Home Care

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In August, Comfort Keepers was fined $500,000 and forced to remove language from its contracts restricting caregivers from accepting positions with home care clients up to one year after terminating employment. They are applying a law that applies to non-compete agreements with employees to a client service agreement,” he said.

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With Medicaid Access Rule Finalized, Home Care Providers Enter ‘Wait-And-See’ Mode

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Amid Medicaid changes, the most relevant news to home care providers is the aforementioned 80-20 provision, which will force HCBS providers to direct 80% of reimbursement to direct care workers. “We National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. There have been multiple D.C.

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‘It’s Now for the Wealthy’: Regulation Creating Cost Barriers for Live-In Home Care Services

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Mostly, though, the Obama-era regulation has ended up decreasing the amount of live-in care that home care agencies provide. Live-in care used to be a less expensive way of getting 24-hour care,” Georgetown Home Care (GHC) CEO John Bradshaw told Home Health Care News.

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Aging-in-Place Company Homethrive Raises $20M, Plans ‘Aggressive Expansion’ in Payer Marketplace

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In that scenario, Homethrive could additionally help family caregivers find professional services in their market, including home health and home care agencies. One of the most common things [we do] is we help people understand the differences between ‘skilled’ and ‘non-skilled’ home care, helping them access that,” Jacobs said.

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As On-The-Job Violence Rises, Mitigation Is Up To Home-Based Care Organizations 

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Over 75% of workplace violence victims in 2024 worked in health care and social assistance, and 48% of nonfatal injuries due to workplace violence are experienced by health care workers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are a lot of causes; mental health is certainly one.

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‘This Final Rule Is A Double Whammy’: What Home-Based Care Providers Should Know About FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

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His remarks focus on hospitals, but the sentiments could apply to the home health, home care and hospice markets as well. Some home-based care employers use non-compete agreements to discourage former executives from sharing company secrets or starting a new business of their own.

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The Biggest Regulatory, Policy ‘Wins’ for Home-Based Care in Recent Memory

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Trade groups, providers and individuals have always advocated on behalf of the home health and home care sectors. Not many fight for legislative and regulatory causes as much as the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). 1 priority remains the Choose Home Care Act of 2021.