Biggest challenges for home care agencies? Shortage, turnover, survey finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 06, 2022
More than one-third of home care agencies surveyed in the latest benchmarking report by Home Care Pulse said the caregiver shortage had an extremely negative impact on their businesses last year compared...
LHC Group weathers difficult Q1
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 05, 2022
Ongoing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a tough quarter for home health giant LHC Group.
Addus CEO offers rosy forecast for home care industry
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 04, 2022
The chairman and CEO of Addus HomeCare offered a Goldilocks outlook for his company and the home care industry as they emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and now face a possible U.S. economic downturn.
Study: Telehealth hospital follow-ups comparable to inpatient visits during pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 04, 2022
A new study has found that patients receiving care for a new health condition through telehealth fared just as well as those who consulted with a provider through inpatient visits.
Home health, hospice staff maintained access to senior care facilities during pandemic, firm finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 04, 2022
Home health and hospice visits to skilled nursing and senior living facilities remained steady during the pandemic while family visitations plummeted, according to new data from Accushield.
RN workforce shrank nearly 2% during pandemic: study
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 02, 2022
The number of registered nurses in the U.S. declined 1.8% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
Encompass to spin off Enhabit July 1
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 29, 2022
Encompass Health executives said Thursday the company will officially split off its home health and hospice business, Enhabit, on July 1, 2022.
Amedisys and Encompass exceed Wall Street forecasts, despite tough Q1
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 28, 2022
Battling continued headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, national home care firms Amedisys and Encompass beat Wall Street expectations for the first quarter of 2022.
CDC advisory panel raises concerns over ‘booster fatigue’
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 25, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee said public health agencies need to define the purpose of COVID-19 booster or run the risk of Americans getting “booster fatigue,”...
Nurses cite ‘moral distress’ in study about COVID-19 pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 21, 2022
Nurses from across the country told researchers they felt moral distress in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.