If a home care worker could work their shift, come home and take a class to receive certification or more credentialing, which may lead to higher wages, they may be more invested in home care as a profession.
No place like home — even for hospital care
By
Liza Berger
May 13, 2022
t’s hard not to be a little gaga over hospital-at-home, which essentially lets people undergo their hospital stay at home after an in-hospital assessment.
Home care community takes key step on staffing woes
By
Liza Berger
May 06, 2022
If there was ever a time to pull out the stops to tackle home care’s caregiver shortage, it would be now.
Medicare Advantage or taking advantage?
By
Liza Berger
Apr 29, 2022
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the government needs to rein in Medicare Advantage.
Home care providers, brace yourselves for more hits in 2022
By
Liza Berger
Apr 22, 2022
It would be an understatement to say that 2022 has not been an easy year for home care providers. Unfortunately, things may get even tougher.
CMS turns its attention to health equity
By
Liza Berger
Apr 15, 2022
Quantifying and monitoring health equity likely is coming to an agency or facility near you.
First-ever McKnight’s Home Care Online Expo is almost here
By
Liza Berger
Apr 08, 2022
The upcoming, free, all-day event offers a wealth of programming to help cover the developments that affect home care providers on a daily basis.
Informal caregiving comes at a high price
By
Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2022
Patti LaFleur, who was able to care full-time for her mom with dementia, was one of the lucky ones.
The answer to the workforce shortage? Speak millennial
By
Liza Berger
Mar 25, 2022
There appears to be a subtle tension at the heart of the long-term care worker crisis: Is it a question of pay or culture? Increasingly, it is becoming clear that the answer is both.
Gas prices? Medicare cuts? When it rains, it floods for home care
By
Liza Berger
Mar 18, 2022
Feeling a bit of a crunch lately with workforce costs? That is understandable as inflation, gas prices and this persistent caregiver shortage create upward pressure on home care and labor expenses.