Right at Home focuses on engagement to hire 26,000 caregivers this year, CEO, franchisee say
Feb 29, 2024
Due to demand, Right at Home, a firm that focuses largely on personal care, has set a goal of hiring 26,000 nonmedical caregivers in the United States this year. How does it plan to do this? It wants to...
Home care providers play important role in value-based care, consultant says
Feb 22, 2024
Value-based care — the focus on quality over cost — is in full swing. Part of this concept is assuming financial risk with other providers and payers for patients’ care. Given their expertise, home...
CMS must do more to improve MA prior authorization, payment issues, policy experts say
Feb 08, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made progress in improving the Medicare Advantage program. It must continue to challenge MA plans to narrow prior authorization decision-making times, improve...
BrightStar’s new nursing school partnership offers a workforce shortage solution, CEO says
Jan 25, 2024
BrightStar Care, a personal care, skilled care and staffing firm, recently partnered with Chamberlain University, the largest nursing school in the United States, to expose prospective nursing graduates...
‘We are under-resourcing’ home health,’ Compassus CEO says
Jan 11, 2024
The Medicare payment reduction in the home health final rule is making it difficult for providers to operate, David Grams, CEO of Compassus, told McKnight’s Home Care in a podcast. To make...
Innovation helps SYNERGY succeed despite regulatory hurdles, CEO says
Dec 21, 2023
As one of the fastest-growing home care franchisors in the nation, SYNERGY HomeCare has to be nimble to support the needs of both clients and franchisees. The company is constantly updating its product...
For Senior1Care, quality people create quality care
Nov 30, 2023
Maintaining a strong workforce, managing referral sources and cultivating the best clients are challenges that all providers face. Carl Bossung, co-founder and CEO of Indiana-based personal care provider...
Home care firm CareLinx thrives in value-based care world
Nov 09, 2023
CareLinx is a unique kind of home care entity. The digital solution, whose biggest payer is Medicare Advantage, offers a national network of over 450,000 primarily nonmedical in-home caregivers. In spite...
Healthcare finally recognizing role of nutrition in preventing illness, Driscoll, Friedell say
Nov 02, 2023
Food and produce continues to be the biggest nonmedical supplemental benefit in Medicare Advantage. A total of 1,475 MA plans plan to offer this benefit in 2024. Why is it so popular? Food insecurity is...
Hoak on her time as HCAOA chief: ‘I left it in a better place’
Oct 19, 2023
Vicki Hoak, who recently departed as CEO of the Home Care Association of America, believes that one of her legacies is the elevation of the home care worker profession. As she embarks on her first national...