Home Health Care

MARCH 25, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Personal home care providers have begun to ditch blanket approaches, instead opting for more patient-by-patient specificity. Going further to meet individual client needs enables home care to make a greater impact, while also increasing client satisfaction.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 12, 2024

The pricing increases in home care have again outpaced other long-term care sectors, according to Genworth’s (NYSE: GNW) annual cost of care report. In 2023, the cost of a home care aide increased by 10% to an annual median cost of over $75,000, according to Genworth. from 2022 to 2023, but a total of 18.9%

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Home Health Care

JANUARY 31, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership As the cost for home care rises, some providers are finding that clients have more of a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to mistakes or mishaps in care delivery or care planning. They want to know] if this is a trusted brand,” she told Home Health Care News. “Is

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Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2023

CMS will publish the Nursing Home Affiliated Entity Performance Measures dataset on data.cms.com. Both the changes to Nursing Home Care Compare and the publishing of the Nursing Home Affiliated Entity Performance Measures dataset on data.cms.gov will take place on June 28, 2023.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 7, 2023

While home care providers are working to mitigate headwinds – such as the rising cost of delivering care and staffing challenges – they also have their eye on where the industry goes from here. As 2024 approaches, home care leaders are embracing AI, alternative payer sources, employee-centric solutions and much more.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 21, 2023

In-home care and health assessments give payers and providers the ability to better manage vulnerable populations while addressing social determinants of health (SDoH). In addition to her position as chief nursing officer, Duffey holds the COO role for Optum Home & Community Care, which administers the HouseCalls program.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 23, 2024

BrightStar Care has built a reputation as one of the home care industry’s innovators. Past examples of the home care franchise company’s pioneering spirit include its investment in small-home senior living residences and its educational partnership with Chamberlain University.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 26, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership In a crowded home care ecosystem, companies are constantly looking for ways to stand out. For some that means putting innovative solutions in practice that will enhance operations and care services. We need more creativity around business models.

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Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare Wednesday, September 20, 2023, CMS posted QSO-23-21-NH … Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures. Also, The MDS changes also have implications for 4 of 15 QMs used in the Nursing Home Five Star Rating System.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 3, 2023

Home care company leaders are increasingly being challenged to find creative ways to solve some of the sector’s most persistent issues, while looking to thrive in a space that has more eyes on it than ever. One thing that is on the mind of most home care CEOs is the way they’ve seen billing rates change over the past year or two. “I

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. My wife also works for the same home care agency — Family & Nursing Care. HHCN: What drew you to this industry?

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Most Americans will need some sort of in-home care support as they age. To age in place, seniors either need to be completely independent or have some sort of personal care afforded to them. If they qualify for Medicaid, home- and community-based services are an option. The issue is that many of them cannot afford it.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 29, 2024

The insurance policy management company illumifin has released its 10th annual cost of care study , which saw the cost of home care increase more than other industries. Specifically, the average hourly rate for a home care aide was $30.62 The average per-visit rate for registered nurse was $147.72, a 1.6%

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In some ways, the franchise model can be an additional safety net for entrepreneurs looking to become home care agency owners. At Nurse Next Door, opening the door means the ‘front line to franchisee’ program. Essentially, the aim of the program is to make home care business ownership more accessible to caregivers and nurses.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Well Care Health is divesting its personal home care division to Avid Health at Home. For Well Care Health, it’s an opportunity to capitalize off of the demand for its well-established home care footprint, while also focusing on a new strategic direction moving forward.

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Home Health Care

MAY 17, 2024

Pennant also acquired the Corpus Christi, Texas-based Nurses on Wheels, a provider of hospice services. “We Family Resource Home Care acquires Specialty Service Solutions The Liberty Lake, Washington-based Family Resource Home Care has acquired Specialty Service Solutions. It has over 3,000 team members.

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Briggs Healthcare

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Many aging veterans rely on nursing home care to meet their daily needs. billion for veteran nursing home care provided in state veterans homes. GAO conducted a nationwide survey to collect information on the 153 state veterans homes providing nursing home care.

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Home Health Care

MAY 22, 2024

Members also experienced a 18% reduction in inpatient hospital admissions, a 22% reduction in skilled nursing facility usage and a 5% reduction in outpatient services. The post In-Home Care Support Helps MA Plans Significantly Lower Costs, Study Suggests appeared first on Home Health Care News. 2021 and Aug.

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Home Health Care

MAY 18, 2022

This is what the members of the newly formed Home Care Workforce Action Alliance are banking on with the announcement of the Voices for Care at Home campaign. The Home Care Workforce Action Alliance is the byproduct of some of the biggest industry stakeholders on the trade association side.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 7, 2021

While most states have seen an increase in the size of their home care workforce, the nursing home workforce has experienced a slight decrease, a new analysis shows. The study examines trends in the long-term care workforce across the U.S. This growth and decline took place between 2009 and 2021.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 16, 2024

In 2023, there were 7 Medicaid home care transactions, which was the same amount of deals that took place the previous year. The private-duty nursing space checked in at 29 deals in 2023, compared to 37 in 2022 and 53 in 2021. In 2021, this sector saw 16 transactions.

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Healthcare It News

AUGUST 23, 2022

If they meet certain criteria to be safely cared for at home, they will receive two in-person nursing visits per day. To enroll, patients must have been seen in an emergency department and evaluated. They can connect with a dedicated clinical team, just as they would in a hospital.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A lot of personal home care providers have been conducting business the same way for decades. One of the biggest opportunities out there is collaboration with your competitors in your local market,” HomeWell Care Services CEO Crystal Franz said during Home Health Care News’ FUTURE event in Nashville.

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Home Health Care

APRIL 9, 2024

President Joe Biden made remarks on the care economy – including home care – in a speech Tuesday at Union Station in Washington, D.C. You know, take home care,” he said. The cost of long-term care for aging loved ones and people with disabilities rose 40% in the last decade. It’s amazing. Think about it.”

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership Around 2019, Medicare Advantage (MA) was all the rave among home care providers. Included in those were plenty of areas of opportunity for personal home care providers to step in and become more involved with the Medicare dollar. “We’re

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Home Health Care

JULY 26, 2023

One of the biggest challenges adult day faced during those years was the inability to collect federal funds in the same way home health, hospice and home care providers did. As home care providers’ billing rates rise, a smaller portion of the population can pay for services. in 2021 was $1,690. “I

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Comfort Keepers, a division of Sodexo, is an in-home care franchise that has over 700 locations across the world. Prior to being named the CEO of Comfort Keepers, Abdine served as the global head of corporate development and asset management with Sodexo Worldwide Home Care. The organization is an affiliate of St.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Before other states start to consider minimum wage increases for home care workers, it would be beneficial for them to understand what has – and hasn’t – gone well in New York. In the spring of 2022, New York legislators passed a law that gave home care workers an extra $1 per hour above the state’s $15 minimum wage.

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Home Health Care

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Gentiva – the company comprised of the hospice and personal home care assets of what was formerly Kindred at Home – has reportedly agreed to acquire ProMedica’s Heartland home care and hospice assets for $710 million. Led by the former CEO of Kindred, David Causby, Gentiva is backed by both Humana Inc.

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Jason Lee is joining the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) at a pivotal time for the personal home care industry. HCAOA is comprised of over 3,500 home care organizations. Statistically, most people want to be at home, as opposed to going to a nursing home or elsewhere.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

SeniorBridge is a home-based care organization that offers complex chronic care management for seniors. The organization’s care management team includes nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers and caregivers. (NYSE: HUM) plans to close shop at most of its SeniorBridge locations before the end of year.

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Home Health Care

DECEMBER 19, 2021

This year saw home care providers further build on the spotlight the public health emergency placed on the industry. As part of our annual tradition, Home Health Care News caught up with eight home care leaders to document their predictions on trends, challenges and opportunities for the coming year.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 3, 2022

A Los Angeles-based health system is teaming up with a home care provider to give patients an easier path in their pursuit of aging in place. PIH Health announced Thursday it is teaming up with 24 Hour Home Care and adding a customized service called “PIH Health at Home.” year over year.

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

With more eyes than ever on the home care industry, experts are trying to read the tea leaves to determine if greater standardization will eventually follow. Once considered the “youngest kid” in the larger health care continuum, home care has been ushered into the spotlight over the past couple of years.

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Home Health Care

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Home care executives are expecting a few separate things to shake up the market in the coming years. Consolidation in home care has lagged compared to home health care. One of the reasons why is that PE involvement in personal home care has also lagged. Sorrenti, CEO of Best Life Brands.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 7, 2023

In an attempt to branch out, more personal home care agencies are looking to acquire companies in other sectors. A prime example is Best of Care Inc., Best of Care is a Quincy, Massachusetts-based personal home care agency. The company also has a care management division, TUCKed In Eldercare.

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Home Health Care

JUNE 30, 2023

That, in turn, is a promising sign for more at-home care opportunities in the future. As the report notes, that should open the door to more care-at-home opportunities. And the innovations happening in home-based care are expected to drive increased utilization across the board.

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