Existing long-term care pharmacy policy is biased toward institutional care.
Be leery of some third-party promoters of ERCs
By
Angelo Spinola
D. Scott Lindstrom
Will Vail
Nov 29, 2022
In a news release, the IRS warns about third-party firms that work on a contingent basis and promote overly aggressive or unsupportable Employee Retention Credit claims.
The case for expanding home care research
By
J. Mark Baiada
Nov 15, 2022
The Research Institute for Home Care has undertaken research to assess the true effect of HHVBP and of the newly required training for family caregivers. What we learn from this research and future studies…
7 things to know to help aging veterans
By
David Laiderman
Nov 08, 2022
The month of November honors veterans and their families, and home care professionals should be aware of seven ways they can help these wartime heroes navigate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and…
What’s the cost of the ‘I quit’ trend?
By
Julie Rupenski
Nov 01, 2022
For your senior living and care organization to thrive in today’s economic climate, finding and retaining talent is paramount. A revolving door of employees — the “I quit” trend —is costly.
It’s time for an integrated approach to home care
By
Paul Pino
Oct 11, 2022
Despite the many benefits home care can offer, the traditional home care model in the United States requires vast improvements.
Home care has a people problem; technology has the solution
By
Sandy Jen
Oct 04, 2022
Technology can strengthen personal care by helping create job stability and professional development opportunities to invigorate current and future generations of professional caregivers.
Health begins at home. Alas, so do proposed budget cuts
By
Tina Sadarangani, PhD, RN
Sep 20, 2022
Cutting resources to the home and community-based agencies providing these services will simply shift the burde
What is quiet quitting and why is it on the rise?
By
Julie Rupenski
Sep 13, 2022
There’s an emerging mindset in the ever-changing American workforce. Move over Great Resignation. “Quiet quitting” is the latest workforce trend and phenomenon.
Learn from New York: the most age-friendly state in the U.S.
By
Greg Olsen
Sep 06, 2022
New York was designated the first age-friendly state in the country by the AARP and the World Health Organization with dedicated and coordinated efforts to create environments that help individuals of…
The need for RPM in home care
By
Jennifer Lagemann
Aug 30, 2022
We can no longer turn our backs on those who aren’t ready to receive home care services. We need to have something to offer them. And that solution could be remote patient monitoring, or RPM, platforms.
Learnings from the home care community: 100 podcasts later
By
Lance Slatton
Aug 25, 2022
We believe one of the unique aspects of All Home Care Matters is the wide-ranging guests and organizations that we have had the privilege of interviewing and welcoming to the show.
CMS’ home health plan will damage seniors’ quality of life
By
David Grams
Aug 23, 2022
Cutting home health funding would devastate an industry that is working to rebuild amid an ongoing pandemic.
Prescription relief leaves out PACE participants; let’s change that
By
Shawn Bloom
Aug 16, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act inadvertently leaves out similar protection for beneficiaries who wish to be served by Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
Employee Retention Credit allows home care employers to claim $21K
By
Angelo Spinola
D. Scott Lindstrom
Will Vail
Jul 19, 2022
Some good news for home care employers: Congress has expanded a COVID-19-related refundable tax credit. It is known as the employee retention credit (ERC). But there are a few changes for 2021.
Listen up, home care: Take time to understand workers’, patients’ stories
By
Jennifer Lagemann
May 24, 2022
With The Narrative Initiative programming, a caregiver would iask, “what does pain mean to you? And “how does it affect you?”
Hospital-at-home places undue burden on family caregivers
By
Alexandra Drane
Mary Naylor
Becky Preve
Sarah Stephens Winnay
May 10, 2022
During COVID-19, the trend of “hospital-at-home” was fueled by good intentions to get patients out of the hospital and into a safer setting. But it has resulted in sending some patients home without…
Advice for home care operators: Stay client-centric
By
Jennifer Lagemann
Apr 19, 2022
I wanted to share some sales insights with other home care owners and administrators so that they can grow their agencies while remaining client-centric.
Progressive California law grants two types of COVID-19 sick leave
By
Angelo Spinola
Lindsay Ryan
Will Vail
Apr 05, 2022
Bear in mind: While this law only applies in California, it may serve as a template for the rest of the country, particularly if COVID-19 continues to surge again.
The added value of remote patient monitoring for at-home care
By
Jimmy Li
Mar 29, 2022
While RPM can, in theory, be used by anyone, it is most advantageous for those who are dealing with chronic illnesses.
