The Medicare Advantage (MA) expansions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this year and in early 2018 open the door to creative applications of non-medical home care services designed to proactively improve individuals’ health. The pair of new rules, with the broader of the two taking effect in 2020, have led […]
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Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organizations were given much-needed operational clarity on Tuesday, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finally announced a new rule to update and modernize program requirements. The new rule — the first major update to the PACE program since 2006 — will likely lead to […]
Thrive is an HHCN series that explores the successes, struggles and strategies of home care owners and operators on the local level. At times, technology-driven home care startup Honor has faced criticism for the way it operates. First, its goal was to be an innovative, tech-savvy provider, which made the San Francisco-based company a competitor […]
At the beginning of May, Always Best Care Senior Services LLP — one of the largest home care franchise companies in the country — announced it had opened a new location in Pasadena, California. The opening came roughly a month after Always Best Care launched another new location in Pompano Beach, Florida, and roughly two […]
About 76% of those 50 and older want to live in their homes as long as possible, according to a 2018 AARP survey. But the current U.S. housing industry isn’t set up for that to happen. As such, home modification among seniors is becoming increasingly popular — and of growing importance to home-based care providers […]
Only 11 days stand between home health agencies and the launch of the dreaded Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) in Illinois. Having quality documentation processes in place and a strong electronic medical record (EMR) partner will be the keys to surviving the upcoming demo, experts caution. But picking the right claims review option will also be […]
A new law designed to help fund long-term care services could mean big business for home care providers down the road. On May 13, Washington Governor Jay Inslee officially signed the Long-Term Care Trust Act into law. The groundbreaking tax could be the first of several of its kind to sweep the nation. The law […]
Despite tenacious rumors, home health owners and operators shouldn’t hold their breath that the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is going to be delayed. All signs still point to a Jan. 1, 2020, implementation date, J’non Griffin, president of full-service consulting company Home Health Solutions LLC told Home Health Care News. “I can’t say definitively because […]
Global private equity firm Advent International has entered a definitive agreement to acquire AccentCare from its current PE-backer, Oak Hill Capital Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is one of six home health PE deals announced so far this year, with fewer industry deals happening at a slower pace than in years past. […]
Thrive is an HHCN series that explores the successes, struggles and strategies of home care owners and operators on the local level. Renee Rand knows all about persevering and moving forward. She lost dozens of clients and caregivers after Camp Fire — the deadly wildfire that swept through Northern California in 2018. Since then, the […]