New 80/20 rule ranks ‘between bad and catastrophic,’ home care entrepreneur says
Apr 25, 2024
Aaron Marcum, an entrepreneur, home care investor and founder of technology firm Home Care Pulse, is not pleased about the 80/20 provision released in the Medicaid Access Rule this week. He ranked the...
Employee retention pays off for award-winning Ingleside at Home
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 22, 2024
Giving clients ownership over their care decisions may be the formula for success for Ingleside at Home (IAH), which recently received two 2024 Home Care Pulse Best of Home Care Awards. Home Care Pulse,...
Hospital-at-home needs to support family caregivers, advocate says
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 15, 2024
As a family caregiver to both her parents before they passed away, ianacare co-founder Jessica Kim is intimately familiar with the hospital-at-home program. She utilized the program for her father’s...
Falls awareness needs to grow, rehab leaders say
Apr 11, 2024
Passage of the Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act, introduced in the House last month, would go a long way toward preventing falls among older adults. The legislation would allow...
Right at Home franchisee pivots from career at HBO
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 08, 2024
In 1982, Sandra Chiles, a former General Mills product manager, accepted a position as an account executive selling and marketing Home Box Office (HBO) in Dallas. This was 10 years after the network first...
Innovative solutions: BrightStar Care delivers customized solutions for healthcare partners
Apr 02, 2024
BrightStar Care is a leader in the rapidly expanding home care industry, renowned for its ability to successfully stand up complex in-home care delivery models, exceptional B2B partner solutions and nurse-led...
Kaiser, Town Hall Ventures launch new PACE program in California
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 01, 2024
Kaiser Permanente and Town Hall Ventures have partnered to launch Habitat Health, a new Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that strives to support older adults aging in place at home.
Eve, new AI companion, provides homebound seniors engagement, friendship
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Foster Stubbs
Apr 01, 2024
Ivan Wicksteed was first drawn to the “gray tech” space through a tragic personal connection. “My grandmother actually took her own life in her 90s,” Wicksteed told McKnight’s Home Care...
Spring offers fresh start for homebound seniors, franchisee offers
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 25, 2024
After surviving the dreary lull of winter, the sunshine and warmth of spring can feel intoxicating. For seniors at home, that breath of fresh air can mean that it is time for a spring cleaning — literally....
Tech alliance aims to improve care transitions for family caregivers
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 18, 2024
Transitioning to care at home after a hospital visit can be a difficult experience — for patients and family caregivers. Fortunately, a collaboration between electronic health record (EHR) provider...