McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards showcase inspirational leaders at inaugural live event
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
More than 200 aging services professionals, business partners and supporters celebrated a “who’s who” of industry veterans in grand style Tuesday night in Chicago during the inaugural McKnight’s...
Did you embrace tech this year? Now’s the time to enter the 2022 Tech Awards
May 23, 2022
Get those entries ready: The 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit is now open for nominations and registrations!
Need to hire? Ditch the cash-only mentality, panelists offer
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Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a key way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.
LHC Group finalizes two new joint venture agreements in Georgia, purchases Colorado hospice provider
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2021
LHC Group, a provider of home- and community-based services in 35 states, has finalized two new joint ventures in Georgia and purchased a hospice provider in Colorado.
PHI initiative aims to improve jobs, reduce turnover among direct care workforce
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 25, 2021
PHI and partners in three states announced Tuesday the launch of a multi-year initiative that aims to improve jobs for direct care workers, particularly those who struggle financially and contribute to...
Home health workers should receive first-round COVID-19 vaccines: NASEM
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2020
Frontline healthcare workers, including home care nurses, would be among the first to receive any approved COVID-19 vaccine, according to a final report released Friday by The National Academies of Sciences,...
Bridges picks up home health and hospice companies in Las Vegas, Los Angeles
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Bridges Health Services Thursday announced several mergers and acquisitions that give the company a bigger presence in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Medicaid expansion filled unmet needs for home health, other long-term care: JAMA
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Broader Medicaid eligibility was associated with a significant increase in the use of long-term care — both institutional and at-home services — according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
Habitat for Humanity urges integration of at-home health, social programs during pandemic and beyond
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Leaders from Habitat for Humanity and other housing and senior advocates are calling for approaches that better integrate health and social services delivered at home.
Home healthcare outpaces skilled nursing in its post-COVID-19 rebound
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 30, 2020
Though home healthcare rolls were devastated in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has rebounded more quickly than its skilled nursing peers, according to a new analysis.