Elara Caring, cited in death of visiting nurse Joyce Grayson, vows to contest violation
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the Department of Labor, cited Elara Caring for failing to provide adequate safeguards to protect visiting nurse Joyce Grayson from workplace...
BrightSpring, which recently went public, posts loss in Q1 on higher sales
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
Home- and community-based health and pharmacy firm BrightSpring lost $46.3 million while generating robust sales growth in Q1.
Cost, quality of home care top older adults’ health-related concerns, study finds
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
The costs of aging care, specifically home care, is most older adults’ greatest concern when it comes to health-related issues.
McKnight’s Home Care wins Gold in Hermes Creative Awards program
By
Liza Berger
May 03, 2024
McKnight’s Home Care earned two honors including a Gold award in this year’s Hermes Creative Awards program.
80/20 rule ‘seems like a top-down, one-size-fits-all mandate,’ lawmaker says at hearing
By
Liza Berger
May 02, 2024
The deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP faced criticism and tough questions this week from some U.S. representatives regarding the 80/20 rule, a controversial provision...
Home Care briefs for Thursday, May 2
By
Adam Healy
May 02, 2024
Representatives reintroduce bill to expand access to telehealth for rural Americans … Older adults experience largest increase in mental health diagnoses between 2019 and 2023, report finds...
Noncompete ban could make ‘no-poach’ agreements harder to enforce: Polsinelli
By
Adam Healy
May 01, 2024
FTC’s ban on noncompete agreements threatens to undermine common tactics used by home care agencies to prevent client poaching.
HHS, DOL spearhead initiatives to enhance direct support workforce
By
Adam Healy
May 01, 2024
The departments announced that 20 states will receive technical assistance to bolster recruiting, training and retention initiatives.
Study: People with opioid use disorder less apt to get palliative care before dying
By
Kristen Fischer
May 01, 2024
People with opioid use disorder were less likely to receive palliative care during their last 90 days of life, a study published Monday in Canadian Medical Association Journal found.
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, May 1
By
Adam Healy
May 01, 2024
HHS releases final rule to protect individuals from discrimination in healthcare … Congressmen send letter to GAO requesting investigation into CMMI and its effect on federal budget … AccentCare names...