President Donald Trump signed the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 into law Wednesday. By doing so, the president reauthorized the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA provides funding for services to thousands of agencies and organizations to help seniors maintain dignity and keep them out of nursing homes and hospitals. Originally enacted in 1965, […]
Meals on Wheels
As the health care system continues to move toward a value-based model, at-home care providers are eager to show their worth. Many hope to do that in part by coordinating with clinical and community partners to deliver holistic care and improved patient outcomes. But despite those ambitions, care coordination is easier said than done. “Projects […]
Sometimes a name doesn’t tell the full story. That’s the case for Arlington, Virginia-based Meals on Wheels, a meal-delivery service that does more than its name suggests. “In addition to a whole array of nutrition services, [Meals on Wheels] programs are doing in-home assessments,” Lucy Theilheimer, chief strategy and impact officer at Meals on Wheels, […]
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is seeing Medicare Advantage (MA) growth like never before, a point that contributed to its strong second quarter performance. The home-focused health insurance giant only expects membership to continue to boom in the months to come, executives predicted on a Q2 earnings call Wednesday. In Q2, Humana’s group MA membership was […]
What’s the best way to get to the heart? Through the stomach, according to new research that shows delivering meals to homebound seniors can have a positive impact on feelings of loneliness. Food is an important issue for homebound seniors and getting adequate nutrition can be a challenge. Up to 24% of low-income seniors were food […]
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