‘Vision’ for home care leadership emerges at landmark conference
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 22, 2022
The pipeline to better develop home care and other long-term and post-acute care leaders took another big step forward Tuesday in Chicago with the announcement of the Vision Centre: Leadership Development...
Let’s find ways to fix the caregiver problem
By
Liza Berger
Feb 04, 2022
The home care worker shortage is beyond a crisis point for the field. It’s now a federal emergency.
Manchin reportedly signs onto Choose Home
By
Liza Berger
Dec 06, 2021
A key senator reportedly has lent his political muscle to the Choose Home Care Act of 2021: Joe Manchin (D-WV).
Greater use of unpaid caregivers post-hospital raises questions about shift to home care, study suggests
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2021
As the use of post-hospital care has moved away from institutions and toward the home, more older adults are receiving help for activities of daily living (ADLs) at home after discharge, a new JAMA study...
We need more long-term care options and we need them today
By
Pamela Jung
Oct 28, 2021
Seniors deserve the autonomy to live comfortably at home, and health-related services should supplement their life, not become the focal point of it.
Should home healthcare be a new focus for Medicare Advantage?
By
Jeff Fox
Apr 20, 2021
Home-based services are not a common, or even widely accepted, part of most Medicare Advantage plans. However, there have been some signs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have begun...
Realities of long-term care are not so funny, John Oliver says
By
Liza Berger
Apr 16, 2021
What makes John Oliver’s comedic bit so disturbing is the undeniable realism that lies at the heart of it.
For 2021, home care looks for expanded Medicaid and Medicare coverage, solutions to staffing shortage
By
Liza Berger
Feb 03, 2021
As the pandemic has shined a light on the capabilities of home care and home health, associations are looking for the Biden administration to expand Medicaid and Medicare coverage in the space this year.