Home care, hospice leaders mourn the loss of industry champion Walorski
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2022
Home care and hospice leaders are mourning the loss of Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN), who was killed Wednesday in a car accident.
CVS to mull home health as area for acquisition this year
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 04, 2022
CVS Health executives confirmed Thursday home health is one of three acquisition targets the company is considering this year.
LHC Group’s profits plummet 68% in Q2
By
Liza Berger
Aug 04, 2022
Another major home health company struggled in the second quarter of 2022.
Addus Q2 earnings fall short of forecasts
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2022
Addus Home Care disappointed Wall Street analysts in the second quarter, despite growing revenues 8.7% for the quarter.
Avamere Health Services hit by data security breach
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2022
For the second time this year, a data security breach is roiling the home care industry.
Home care offers unexpected career path for legally blind caregiver
By
Liza Berger
Aug 01, 2022
Being a home care caregiver can offer a new lease on life. It did for Michelle Lindsay, a 53-year-old visually impaired immigrant from Jamaica.
Violence in the workplace is getting worse, but we can make it better
By
Emily Killham
Jul 28, 2022
When you talk to healthcare workers on the front lines, one truth keeps surfacing: their workplaces can often be very dangerous.
Amedisys earns lower 2Q profits, sounds off on proposed home health cut
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 28, 2022
Amedisys President and CEO Chris Gerard used the company’s disappointing second quarter earnings to blast Medicare’s proposed 7.69% home health payment cut.
Senior Helpers’ Ross explains firm’s new data assessment tool
Jul 28, 2022
Data can be a valuable tool to elevate home care’s stature in the healthcare continuum, according to Senior Helpers CEO Peter Ross in a new Newsmakers podcast.
Unique New Mexico program turns immigrants into caregivers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 27, 2022
Sarai, a Mexican immigrant, has found a job that she truly loves: home care. Five years ago, the undocumented 32-year-old — who asked to withhold her last name — switched from working as a housekeeper...
