4 Changes to Strengthen Home Care in the Future

There were more than 300,000 home care aides in New York in 2015, according to the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI), making it one of the state’s largest workforce groups. However, with low pay and a growing need for these workers, home care leaders are hoping to find better solutions to address patient needs and boost […]

Proposed Minimum Wage to Cost Home Health $1.7 Billion

Health care associations are fighting back against a proposed $15 minimum wage that could cost hospitals, nursing homes and home health companies at least $2.9 billion annually. The Healthcare Association of New York (HANY), which is composed of 500 not-for-profit and public hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies and other health care organizations, testified during […]