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.
Home Care briefs for Friday, May 3
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
Pennant acquires Utah home health and hospice provider … DOL recovers $422,000 in back wages, damages for 219 home care workers in Louisiana … CMS drafts updated version of hospice CAHPS...
Despite lower Q1 company earnings, CVS execs project rosy outlook for home care, primary care business...
By
Adam Healy
May 02, 2024
CVS’ earnings plummeted in the first quarter of 2024 as all segments experienced lower profits, while MA trends affected growth.
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...
Walmart to shutter health centers, virtual care platform due to lack of profitability
By
Adam Healy
May 02, 2024
Walmart disclosed it will pull the plug on its health and virtual care delivery products as a result of high operational costs.
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.