To expand into new service lines or stand pat, that is the question. Some home-based care providers believe expansion is necessary, while others are doubling down on their current offerings. Choice Health at Home is a provider that falls into the former category. The Tyler, Texas-based Choice Health at Home is a home health, hospice, […]
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH) is still facing headwinds brought on by a difficult labor environment. Its leaders said that has been one of the key challenges the company has faced on its road to growth. “Our business model offers a preferred work setting that is mission driven, providing a deep sense of purpose for […]
To thrive and survive in a value-based care world, post-acute care providers need to be able to partner – and pivot – on the fly. Convincing payers of their worth is undoubtedly the first step, however. Quality home-based care providers have significant worth, they just need to be able to show it. But where providers […]
Amid a strategic review that could end in a merger or sale, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) leaders are happy with the company’s progress, specifically on the labor and clinical outcome fronts. Enhabit CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer refrained from diving into much detail on the strategic review, but did say that “discussions with interested parties are ongoing.” […]
Diving into value-based arrangements with payers always sounds good, in theory, for home health providers. But it is easier said than done. Providers have to commit to value-based care, but even before that, they need to do their homework to be successful over the long haul. Moving away from fee-for-service and moving toward risk through […]
For home care leaders, determining the wages of salespeople, caregivers and other contributors is a major undertaking. It is part art, part science, and hard to perfect. At the Home Care Association of America’s (HCAOA) annual conference last month, providers offered a peak behind the curtain on how those determinations take place. Hillendale Home Care […]
Access to home- and community-based services (HCBS) has increased over the last few years. But, despite some of the spotlight that the current administration has shone on HCBS, there is still a lot of work to be done to unlock the full potential of these services. “The reality of the funding aspect of Medicaid does […]
Gentiva officially acquires ProMedica’s home health, palliative and hospice business Gentiva has closed on its $710 million deal for ProMedica’s home health, palliative and hospice business. The deal was first announced in February. Now that it is finalized, the Atlanta-based Gentiva will boost its location count from 380 to 500, and its patient census by […]
As the number of individuals living with dementia continues to rise, it’s a given that those working in the home care space will end up serving seniors who are living with the condition. Pansy Homecare, however, has made delivering non-medical support for seniors living with memory damage the main focus of its business in recent […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its CY 2024 home health final payment rule Wednesday. It comes with an estimated aggregate increase to 2024 home health payments of 0.8%, or $140 million, compared to 2023 aggregate payments. But that doesn’t tell the entire story, with sharp rate cuts also finalized. “The $140 […]
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