Home care workers are stressed; here’s how to help
By
Amy Novotney
May 16, 2022
After three years of working amid a global pandemic, healthcare workers, including those working in the home care, home health and hospice industries, are burnt out and experiencing continuing anxiety...
McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast: Margaret Haynes, CEO of Right at Home
May 12, 2022
In this Newsmakers podcast, CEO Margaret Haynes talks about how she is positioning Right at Home for the future, leveraging staffing, data and technology.
Ready, on your mark, get set: National Senior Games return this week
By
Amy Novotney
May 09, 2022
This year’s National Senior Games — the first to be held in person since 2019 — will feature nearly 12,000 athletes aged 50 years and over who will compete in 21 medal sports ranging from triathlon...
The pandemic helped to raise the profile of home care, or personal care, workers. More needs to be done to elevate the field, said Vicki Hoak, CEO of the Home Care Association of America. She talked to...
Griswold’s new scholarship program honors caregivers, founder’s legacy
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 25, 2022
This year, in honor of Griswold Home Care’s 40th anniversary, the Jean Griswold Foundation has launched a National Caregiver Scholarship Program.
McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast: Aaron Gerber, M.D., of Reimagine Care
Apr 21, 2022
Newsmakers podcast, Reimagine Care CEO Aaron Gerber, M.D., talks about the firm’s first pilot and the role home health agencies can play in home-based cancer care.
Hospital-at-home model ‘transforming care,’ speakers say
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked explosive growth in hospital-at-home, mostly thanks to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Without Walls waiver program, which fueled the model by giving...
McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast: Oleg Bestsennyy, Michelle Chmielewski of McKinsey
Apr 14, 2022
The pandemic has served as a catalyst of growth for home care services. By 2025, up to $265 billion worth of services for Medicare beneficiaries may move into the home from traditional facilities. That...
Older woman and want to exercise? Strength train, personal trainer says
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 11, 2022
Alicia Jones has seen firsthand the positive effects daily exercise and taking care of your health can have on older women.
McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast: Ash Shehata, KPMG National Sector Leader of Healthcare and Life...
Apr 07, 2022
Industries as diverse as health insurance and technology are muscling into home care and home healthcare through acquisitions. But despite this new competition, KPMG National Sector Leader of Healthcare...