If you work for a home care agency and are reading this, chances are your firm is running afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). At least, that is what the Department of Labor (DOL) believes.
Survey uncovers caregiver, patient frustrations with hospital-to-home care transitions
By
Liza Berger
May 19, 2023
Some 31% of patients and caregivers, respectively, blame each other when there is a delay in receiving home-based medical equipment. Another 59% of patients received unreliable or poor-quality medical...
Group for home care docs unveils market intelligence platform
By
Liza Berger
May 17, 2023
The Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI), a national nonprofit that aims to educate primary care physicians about in-home care, has launched a platform to help doctors target patients in need of their services.
‘Sky is falling’ under weight of home health cuts, NAHC’s Dombi says
By
C. Max Bachmann
May 16, 2023
The healthcare industry is nearing a breaking point due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 3.925% behavioral rate cut enacted in January, home care leaders said recently.
Released from all sanctions, InnovAge looks to new chapter
By
Liza Berger
May 16, 2023
With its sanctions lifted, InnovAge is poised for growth, the CEO said recently.
New federal bill would reauthorize Registered Apprentice program
By
C. Max Bachmann
May 16, 2023
House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced a bill last week that would reauthorize the Department of Labor’s Registered Apprentice program.
Home care providers look to key workforce bills in Congress
By
C. Max Bachmann
May 15, 2023
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice and the Home Care Association of America discussed the direct workforce crisis and the joint report released in March. They also shared proposed legislation...
As pandemic ends, other home care challenges await
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2023
No sooner does one problem end than another one begins. That’s the theme this week from McKnight’s Home Care.
How health tech is redefining what it means to age in place
By
Lawrence Margolis
May 11, 2023
Americans are living longer and having fewer children than ever before. This leads to a rapidly evolving, and aging, United States population. Many of these aging individuals are considering their retirement...
Home care represents ‘longer-term opportunity,’ Humana CEO says
By
Liza Berger
May 10, 2023
Humana’s CEO reiterated the company’s investment in home care Tuesday during an investor conference.