During a time when payment rates and the staffing crisis are stifling home care growth, Homewatch CaregGivers is thriving. During the first quarter of 2023, the company, which offers both medical and nonmedical...
Annual report takes deep dive into home care workforce crisis
By
Liza Berger
May 26, 2023
If you want to get a sense of the scale and scope of the workforce shortage across the home care continuum — home care, home health and hospice — check out the 14th edition of the Benchmarking Report...
Addus Q1 profits soar on strong personal care, home health sales
By
Liza Berger
May 02, 2023
Addus HomeCare, a personal care, home health and hospice firm, earned $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2023, a whopping 49.6% increase over the year-earlier quarter. Sales grew by 11% to $251.6 million.
Casey introduces bill to increase funding for direct care workforce
By
C. Max Bachmann
Apr 28, 2023
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), chair of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced a bill Wednesday that would increase funding and training for direct care workers and caregivers, bolstering the HCBS...
HCAOA’s Hoak stepping down from CEO post in October
By
Liza Berger
Apr 26, 2023
Vicki Hoak, the CEO of the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA), one of the country’s major home care associations, is resigning from the organization. Her last day is Oct. 24, following the association’s...
UnitedHealth Group completes $5.4B purchase of LHC Group
By
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 22, 2023
UnitedHealth Group closed Wednesday on its $5.4 billion acquisition of LHG Group. The development comes nearly a year after the massive health insurance firm announced a deal to buy the major Louisiana-based...
Amedisys sells personal care division, discloses palliative care partnership
By
Diane Eastabrook
Feb 15, 2023
Amedisys announced two major deals late Wednesday as it reported fourth quarter 2022 earnings.
Longtime human services group offers support for Holocaust survivors
By
Foster Stubbs
Feb 06, 2023
On Jan. 27, the world observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day to honor those who lost their lives during the genocide. For those in Selfhelp’s Holocaust Survivor Program, the observance is a...
Home care workers win health insurance stipend, time off, bonus
By
Liza Berger
Dec 21, 2022
In an end-of-the-year gift for home care workers in Connecticut, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved federal funding for the home care personal care attendant (PCA) contract. This will...
Gift card drive brings goodwill, gratitude — and an unexpected $27K
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 19, 2022
Becky Reel, executive director of For Papa’s Sake Home Care in Arlington Heights, IL, which recently held a gift card drive, personally knows that simple generosity can make a big difference during the...